The First Saturday of May

Directed by Ethan McDowell · Starring Kevin Glynn, Jacob McCarthy, Kathleen Ryan, Eoin Lynch · 2019

A respected Irish Traveller father pushes his son to become the next great man of the McDonagh family, widening the rift between them.

A rarely seen glimpse inside Irish Traveller life, where family pride collides with a son's identity.

The First Saturday of May is a short film that follows the story of an Irish-Traveller father as he struggles to raise his son to be the man he was destined to be. As a well-respected figure in his community, Paddy yearn

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