ASL
2024
A confident gay guy from rural Ireland faces a rock hard choice: reject a problematic stranger or seize the opportunity to fulfil his own desires.
cal freeman
writer • director
SOMETHING YOU CANNOT NAME
2022
An experimental film exploring dual Irish nationality by blending self-shot choreography and BBC archive footage.
HOLD THE SAUSAGE
2022
- The City Eye Southampton
- The Voices Film Programme London
- Colony Shorts Pride Manchester
- Superbia Queer Screening Pride Manchester
- BBC Upload Festival Manchester
- Filmed Up HOME Manchester
- Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival
- London Irish Film Festival
- Indie Short Fest LA (USA) Best Comedy Short & Best Actress Winners
2021
- Prodigy Film Festival Best TV Episode & Best Actor Winners
- London Irish Film Festival Oct
- Liverpool Irish Festival Screening, Newspaper Cover & Article
- REPRESENT ME Manchester
- Film Feels Hopeful
2021
Comedy meats chaos as Saoirse's granny accidentally learns of her new lifestyle choices.
About
Cal is an award-winning film writer director drawn to humourous stories that explore Irish culture, queer identities and pride.
His debut comedy HOLD THE SAUSAGE was selected for a BBC X ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND filmmaking program and is available to watch on iPlayer when you get a minute — or like now? SOMETHING YOU CANNOT NAME is a BBC 100: MAKING FILM HISTORY experimental archival film exploring dual Irish nationality. ASL is a crowdfunded raunchy comedy that tickled many festivals including BAFTA QUALIFYING SQIFF 2025!
Cal is developing his gays-and-girls driven comedy horror DEAD ON with Irish-led London production company AnyOther. Since Cal’s wit doesn’t yet pay his bills, he freelances as a PA for commercials like SharkNinja, Burger King & Tesco. What can’t he do?
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