A film produced by two Galway brothers Luke and Jake Morgan will have its TV premiere on TG4 tonight December 23. Froggie is an independent comedy feature film about two brothers set in Galway. The film premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh and took the Best Film prize at Worcester Film Festival 2024.
Brothers Fiachra (36 ) and Tadgh (34 ) peaked when they appeared on TV singing with their homemade puppet, “Froggie”. 25 years later, they are still singing the same ol’ song when their show gets cancelled. The world is pulling the brothers apart.
Tadgh plans to marry his rich fiancé, while Fiachra secretly lives in the storage bunker that contains the contents of their childhood home. Fiachra knows his biggest fear is close – his brother will abandon him, and he will have to take a dreaded “9-5”.
Suddenly, to make matters worse, Froggie is stolen. A ransom video appears online of their puppet gagged with duct tape and holding up a placard with demands. And so, Fiachra and Tadgh team up to rescue their childhood puppet from the anonymous thief. Froggie becomes an unexpected celebrity.
While working together, Tadgh and Fiachra remember the simple joy of brotherly camaraderie. But there are unresolved issues between the brothers that have yet to come to the fore.
The stage is set for an explosive, hilarious adventure about the struggles of the artistic journey. Cast includes Seán T Ó Meallaigh (Vikings ); Carrie Crowley (An Cailín Ciúin ); Gearoid Kavanagh (Ros na Rún ); Lucia Evans (Fair City ); and Paul Oakley Stovall (Hamilton ).
The Morgan brothers are award-winning creative producers from Galway whose projects are ambitious in scope, yet love is at the centre of everything they do.
“We are a bilingual company and are passionate about the Irish language. Our short film “The Boat” is currently on the festival trail worldwide, and has already won several awards, including the prestigious Gran Prix Irish Short Award at Cork Film Festival, and the Light in Motion Award at Foyle Film Festival (Academy Award®-Qualifying for 2025 ),” said Luke.
But above all, “Froggie” is an honest, quirky story about brotherly love. Froggie will be shown on TG4 on 23rd December at 9.30pm.
