The Axe Forgets

Production Country: Ireland
Running Time: 19mins
Year: 2025

Inspired by a true story. The Axe Forgets plunges into the fractured mind of James Jameson, a man torn between his genteel Irish life and the unspeakable atrocities he witnessed, and perhaps orchestrated in the Congo.

FILM CREW:
Director: John Christopher
Producer: John Christopher
Exec Producer: John Christopher
Writer: John Christopher
DOP: Naoise Kettle
Editor: Joe Rigby
Sound Design: Ben J. Connolly
Composer: Ben J. Connolly
Production Design: Victoria Alexandra Carney
Costume Design: Anna O'doherty
Hair & Makeup: Roisin Murphy
VFX: Lauren Van Rensburg, Jack Mason, Aden Beaver

Cast: Harry Butler, Aine Collier, Bosco Hogan, Ana O'Halloran, Nomsa Siziba, Grace Doyle Flaherty, Deangelo Massah, Aaron Katambay


FESTIVALS:
Woods Hole Film Festival July 2026
Wyoming International Film FestivalJuly 2026
Pasadena International Film FestivalApril 2026
Waterford International Film FestivalNovember 2025
Underground Cinema International Film FestivalNovember 2025
Dingle Distillery International Film FestivalNovember 2025
Disappear Here Film FestivalOctober 2025
Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film FestivalOctober 2025
Guernsey Film FestivalOctober 2025
Cut International Short Film Festival September 2025
Oil Valley Film FestivalSeptember 2025
Louth International Film FestivalSeptember 2025
Galway Film FleadhJuly 2025