Innovate Limerick / Film in Limerick / ENGINE Shorts presents

Directed by Alex Gill 

Writing Team Maeve Stone, Alex Gill, Arianne Mallari and Nakai Mudiwa 

Production Team Maeve Stone and Anna Matushkina

CAST

Maria - Anne Cruzado 

Jasmine - Cristin Dieza Limpahan 

Jasmine's Friends: Cliff Archibold, Amelia Jurkowska, Margot Archibold, Cobhan O'Brien, Ailbhe O'Brien

Sarah's Mom - Jacinta Sheerin

CREW

DOP Shane Serrano

Editor Philip Shanahan

Casting Director Shauna Griffiths 

1st AC Andrew Gallivan

2nd AC  Shane Joyce

DIT Alfie Hollingsworth

Camera Trainee Lily Sheehan 

Gaffer Wojciech Kwiatkowski

Best Boy Nathan Campion

Runner Cliff Archibold

1st AD Darragh O'Flanagan 

2nd AD Lily Christopher

Production Assistant Emmanuel Stone

Shadow Director Nakai Mudiwa

Sound Mixer Padraig Ryan

HMU Alex Fitz Leahy

Composer Arianne Mallari

Photography James Skerritt 

Costume Standby Amelia Jurkowska

Colourist Shane Serrano

Assistant Editor Scott Shanahan

Sound Design Ronan Mitchell

Chaperones Gabrielle Fahy and Fiona Archibold

ABOUT

The origins of this project grew from a curiosity about the generation gap for young people who feel disconnected from their parents because of new technologies, changing norms around identity and escalating global crises that promise to disinherit them of a safe future. We were lucky to workshop these questions with two young second generation Irish women who we had met through Rising Tide, Arianne Mallari and Nakai Mudiwa, over the course of 2024. Their experience of Covid as teenagers was really acute and gave us huge insight into these themes. This unique development process was supported through Arts Grant Funding from the Arts Council.

STORY

On the surface, Panganay is a Mother and Daughter two hander as Maria and Jasmine are locked in the kinds of conflict that are the same the world over. But dig a bit deeper and we find the nuance of experiences for a second generation Irish kid who is trying to juggle family expectations that are bound to a different culture. We were really drawn to the socio-political aspect of a narrative that explores the sacrifices that care workers in Ireland make when it comes to their own families, and the invisible pressure this puts on their oldest children as proxy parents. These small daily sacrifices are what shore up our creaking health system. Their absence at home is what guarantees elderly and sick Irish people are never alone in their most vulnerable moments. In light of a growing anti-immigrant sentiment in Ireland I can’t imagine a simpler way to highlight the critical and altruistic role that many immigrants - and particularly Filipino people - play in Irish society. Panganay reflects our commitment to making work that is both locally grounded and universally meaningful. Panganay was funded through Engine Short Film Scheme and shot in 2025.

SYNOPSIS

Maria, an overworked Filipino nurse and Jasmine her Irish-born teenage daughter. Maria is in her car frantically searching for Jasmine after she failed to return home to look after her siblings. When Maria finds her hanging out with friends the action unfolds in real time as they battle traffic, misunderstandings, a generation gap and each other in a bid not to be late for work.