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:
Disappear Here Film Festival October 2025
Galway Film Fleadh July 2025