Troubled

Name: Troubled
Director: Patricia Wagner
Released: 2023

Patricia Wagner 2023

TROUBLED explores the lasting impact of the conflict in Northern Ireland on people from three different generations. Without the use of a narrator, the film offers an intimate portrait of a former paramilitary reflecting on guilt, a survivor paralyzed in a sectarian shooting and a young woman searching for identity in a post-conflict society. Their stories reveal how trauma is silently carried forward long after the ‘Troubles’ officially ended, shaping the lives, relationships and community identities of the people in Northern Ireland today.

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Running Time:

21 min.

Spoken Languages:

English

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Patricia Wagner

Producers:

Patricia Wagner

Cinematographers:

Patricia Wagner, Karin Moser, Marta Faye

Editors:

Patricia Wagner

Production Companies:

Wagner Films

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Troubled: An Interview with Patricia Wagner

This interview on the Tokyo Short Film Festival website features Patricia Wagner discussing her filmmaking background: born in Zurich, Switzerland; living in Galway, Ireland since 2002; trained as a film editor with Swiss Television in 1989; worked on over 150 documentaries as editor and, since 2012, as writer and director. In 2023 she founded Wagner Films. Troubled is her first documentary that she produced, directed, and edited.

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Festival Participation

Venice Shorts (Los Angeles) - 2024
Winner Best Short Documentary
Miami Women Film Festival - 2024
Winner Best Producer
Hollywood Discovery Awards - 2024
Winner Best Female Director
Florence Film Awards - 2024
Winner
Hollywood Gold Awards - 2024
Winner
Accolade Global Film Competition - 2024
Award of Merit - Winner Documentary Short / Best Female Director
Impact DOCS Awards - 2024
Award of Merit - Special Mention Documentary Short
LA Sun Film Fest - 2024
Winner
London Movie Awards - 2024
Winner Best Short Documentary
New York Movie Awards - 2024
Winner Best Producer (Short Doc category slate)
London Director Talents Movie Awards - 2025
Winner
New York Film & Cinematography Awards - 2025
Honorable Mention
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival - 2025
Honorable Mention
Milan Gold Awards - 2024
Honourable Mention (Silver Award) Best Short Documentary
Boston Indie Film Festival - 2024
Nominee

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