Holden Bros.

17/10/2024

We are beyond thrilled to announce that ‘Dear Imelda’ will make its Irish Premiere at the Oscar®️& BAFTA-qualifying Foyle Film Festival!

It’s an absolute honour to be part of such an incredible lineup of films, and we couldn’t be more excited to share this moment with you.

Foyle Film Festival runs from November 22nd to December 1st. Stay tuned for more updates and join us in celebrating this special occasion!

Foyle Film Festival

17/08/2024

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“Perhaps one of the finest shorts to come out this year”

What a phenomenal five star review of Dear Imelda 👏🏼

Perhaps one of the finest shorts to come out this year, Director/editor Arón Holden’s Dear Imelda set in a bucolic countryside of Ireland, explores the relationship between the eponymous Imelda (Rosemary Henderson) and her unwelcome grandson Ciaran (Declan Curran). That he is unwelcome becomes ev...

07/07/2024

🌟 A wonderful review by 🌟

★ ★ ★ ★

✏️ Declan Curran
🎵 Tara Howley Music & Faliq Auri

Dear Imelda film review by UK film critic Jason Knight. Starring Declan Curran, Rose Henderson directed by Aron Holden.

03/04/2024

22/03/2024

OFFICIAL TRAILER | Dear Imelda (2024)

Written by Declan Curran
Directed by Árón Holden

Starring Declan Curran & Rose Henderson

DOP - Raditya Santosa
1st Assistant Director - Elliott Woodley
1st Assistant Camera - Natasha O'Neill
Camera / Lighting Assistant - Peter Allen
Unit Stills / Poster - Nathan Magee

Sound Recordist - Matteo Di Cugno
Boom Operator - Erin Rebecca Gregg

Production Designer - Catherine Trainor
Standby Props - Laura Graham
Costume Designer - Katie Ireland
Hair / Makeup Designer - Debbie Mckibbin
Script Supervisor - Katie Goody

Colourist - Ross McKinney
Editor - Árón Holden
Sound Mixer - Feargus Magill

Original Soundtrack - Tara Howley Music featuring Faliq Auri

Follow for more updates

18/03/2024

Toronto! will screen this Sunday 11:30am at TIFF Lightbox. See ya then. Toronto Irish Film Festival Holden Bros.

02/03/2024

We are pleased to announce that has been officially selected to screen in Toronto at Toronto Irish Film Festival later this month.

The festival will run March 22nd - 24th.

08/02/2024

Director, Árón Holden, with cousin and Actor, Declan Curran, sit down for an exclusive chat with The Irish Star US to talk all about their upcoming short film - Dear Imelda.

Declan Curran and Árón Holden are traveling to New York and Chicago to premiere their film Dear Imelda

25/01/2024

Very exciting collaboration 👀🎥

What an experience to work with Kilfenora Co. Clares’s very own, the incredible Tara Howley Music 🎻☘️

We cannot wait to share this with ya!



🎥 Holden Bros.

15/12/2023

We are absolutely delighted to announce that our short film, Dear Imelda, will make its World Premiere at the 25th Anniversary of Chicago Irish Film Festival in 2024.

The festival will run from February 29th - March 3rd.

Follow on X and Insta for further updates.

10/12/2023

We are so excited to reveal the official poster for 'Dear Imelda'.

Starring Declan Curran & Rose Seymour

Written by Declan Curran
Directed by Árón Holden

We can't wait to share some upcoming festival news very soon!

For further updates, follow on Instagram & Twitter.

29/06/2023

Super excited to announce my short film True Colours has been distributed by Million Youth Media, a short film YouTube community with over 400k subscribers.

Check out the film below!

True Colours is the powerful new drama on MYM. After discovering that his girlfriend has been cheating on him, Joel courageously decides to confront her as ...

31/12/2022

After discovering that his girlfriend has been cheating on him, Joel courageously decides to confront her as he endures her physical and mental abuse. ...

21/12/2022

https://youtu.be/qlZ8tNuQlZ0

This is by far my favourite part of the filmmaking process, releasing the finished film into the wild. A massive thank you to everyone who helped tell this important story. You’re all beautiful people.

Here is True Colours, a short film about a man who confronts his abusive partner.

CAST:
Joel - Matthew Sharpe
Katy - Megan McArthur

CREW:
Producer: Lisa Service
Writer/Director/Editor: Arón Holden
DOP: Conor Losty
1st AC/Focus Puller: Mark Ferris
2nd AC: Tim Zoltie
Production Sound Recordist: Stevie Lennox
Sound Mix/Foley: Arón Holden
Colourist: Ross McKinney
Production Designer: Sian McAfee
Stills Photographer: Lu Cro
Composer: Millar McIlwain

After discovering that his girlfriend has been cheating on him, Joel courageously decides to confront her as he endures her physical and mental abuse. ...

07/03/2022

Excited to finally release the poster for my next short film, True Colours.

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Producer: Lisa Service
Writer / Director: Arón Holden
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2nd AC: Tim Zoltie
Sound Recordist:
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After discovering that his girlfriend has been cheating on him, Joel courageously decides to confront her as he endures her physical and mental abuse.

Special thanks to everyone at for supporting this one 🙏🏼