The Good Farmer and the Failed Son
Director: Ailill Martin
Producer: Peter Kilmartin
Premiere Status: North American Premiere
Screenwriter: Ailill Martin
Cinematographer: Ailill Martin & Naoise Kettle
Cast: Jack Rogers, Brian Rogers
Release Year: 2025
Language: English (United Kingdom)
Subtitle: English (United Kingdom)
Country: Ireland
Jack, a performance artist, drag queen and only son is next in line to inherit the family farm. This film follows Jack as he returns home to create live art inspired by his relationship with farming, while also investigating his role as the only boy in the family and the future of farming in Ireland. Conversations about responsibility, guilt, pressure, sexuality, gender, uncertainty and questions of lineage are sparked by Jack and his art as he explores every aspect of a life spent farming.