Film shot in Offaly to get national screentime

A QUIRKY short film called “Wormhole in the Washer” is to get national screentime later this year.
“We are delighted to announce,” said the film's makers, “that Wormhole in the Washer, our short sci-fi comedy starring Elliot James, will have its broadcast debut on RTÉ later this year on Shortscreen! It will also be available to stream on the RTÉ Player for an extended period.”
Wormhole in the Washer was one of seven exceptional films, which were all connected with Offaly in some way, that were shown to a very appreciative audience in Birr Theatre & Arts Centre during the OFFline Film Festival in October, 2021.
Wormhole in the Washer was directed by Paireac Keane and is a whacky and charming comedy.
Shot in Loughton House Moneygall, it focuses on an eccentric writer, a sci-fi novelist (excellently acted by Elliot James) who wears bow ties and woollen cardigans but who suffers from an exaggerated self-regard and an anger management problem. One day when his socks go missing in the wash, he notices a wormhole at the back of his clothes washing machine. He goes through it and enters a parallel dimension where he meets his doppelganger. This portal to a parallel universe seems to have introduced him to a better version of himself, or so it seems.
“WormholeInTheWasher,” say the filmmakers, “is a hilarious sci-fi comedy for anyone who has ever pondered the mystery of vanishing socks. Shot in County Offaly, this award-winning film had a fantastic festival run, entertaining audiences at Aesthetica, IndieCork, Offline, Dublin Comedy Film Festival, and the Richard Harris International Film Festival, to name but a few.”

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