‘Room Taken’ Director TJ O’Grady Peyton On Navigating A “Hopeful Message That Division Is Not The Answer” For His Disability And Unhoused Awareness Themed Oscar-Qualifying Short Film
deadline.comThe plight of unhoused people and the growing epidemic of elderly loneliness and disability hardship are at the center of TJ O’Grady Peyton’s Room Taken.
The short film, written by Michael Whelan and executive produced by Colin Farrell, centers on Isaac (Gabriel Adewusi), a newly arrived immigrant to Ireland from Nigeria who struggles to find a stable place to lay his head.
He then comes across Victoria (Brid Brennan), a recently widowed elderly blind woman who lives alone and takes the opportunity to secretly stay at her home unnoticed as he awaits news of better accommodations.
In its 17-minute runtime, Room Taken navigates humanist themes such as the hardship faced by asylum seekers and the lack of proper services for the unhoused population in Ireland.
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