'The Prophet'

A moral tale of why it always pays to be nice. THE PROPHET tells the story of Flynt, a mean and twisted astro-miner, who rescues a mysterious Old Man from an apocalyptic planet. Remembering an ancient legend, Flynt decides to put the man, and the myth, to the test.

THE PROPHET is a 4 minute sci-fi. It is the fifth short film by writer/director Ian Power and is produced by Brian Halford.

THE PROPHET features Ned Dennehy, (‘The General’, ‘Veronica Guerin’ and ‘Reign of Fire’) as Flynt and veteran actor Jer O’Leary (‘Michael Collins’, ‘My Left Foot’, ‘In the Name of the Father’ and ‘Ordinary Decent Criminal’).

THE PROPHET is an independent film and was filmed on location in February 2002. It premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh on Saturday 13th of July 2002 and has since screened at the Cork Film Festival and the Foyle Film Festival.

Voice-over - John Hurt

'Flynt' - Ned Dennehy

'Shankai Nom' - Jer O' Leary