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Wendy Brooking
- Sep 4, 2022
SHORT FOCUS 2022: Throw Your Heart Over First [Mark McAuley, Ireland, 2021]
āThrow your heart over first and the rest will follow, he used to say. I wanted to make him proud; I hope he is,ā says Dave, a bereaved actor fighting for an audition on the day of his dadās funeral. As we watch his struggle, he looks back at us, challenging, appealing. Yet all we can do is observe, powerless to steer the unfolding situation. Propelled by raw emotion, Throw Your Heart Over First challenges our assumptions, as Dave wrestles to control himself and focus on his