Film produced by Longford company and starring Paul Mescal is now available on Disney+

A film by Granard production company Harp Media is now available to stream on Disney+.

Drifting is a 2020 drama short directed by Granard's Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney.

Harp Media took to social media to say: “Delighted to announce that ‘Drifting’ is now available to stream on Disney+! Big thank you to everyone who made it possible.”

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Set in Longford it tells the story of Cian and Pat who have been joined at the hip since they were kids and have the run of their small town in the midlands.

Cian is content to coast through a life of booze and casual hook-ups while Pat has grown weary of his surroundings.

The film stars Paul Mescal, Dafhyd Flynn, Lorcan Cranitch, Simone Collins, Jarlath Tivnan and Oisin Robbins.

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The short film was produced with Chris Higgins, Jason Gaynor and Tomas Devaney. It was shot on location in Granard, Longford.

Writer/director Robert Higgins said: “We’re delighted that ‘Drifting’ is now available to screen on Disney+.

This film was a real passion project for us from the beginning and a formative project for us when it came to our film making.

“It was a pleasure to work with such an amazing array of hometown talent and excited that it'll now be able to reach a large audience via the platform.”

Patrick McGivney, who is also the writer/director of the short said: “‘Drifting’ is a very personal film for both of us and bringing it to life with such a talented cast and crew was an incredible experience.