On a hot summer’s day, Aggie, a woman with Down Syndrome, offers shelter to a young girl, Lucy, when her homelife is not so welcoming.
Director biographical note
Mia’s short documentaries, including “Mother & Baby” and “Throwline”, have received awards from international festivals such as Aesthetica, Flickers’ Rhode Island, Galway Fleadh and São Paulo. In 2018 she received the Discovery Award from Dublin Film Critics’ Circle for her body of work, and went on to direct a number of TV documentaries. Mia’s debut short drama “The Passion” was nominated for an IFTA in 2022, and “Safe As Houses” is Mia’s second short drama.