This year I started playing “Petanque”, in Spain for the first time, and I found the people were wonderful and welcoming. I embraced it like a family.
What a life! Family again.
And then I watched as all the different characters emerged.
And soon I suspected, maybe, I could see a dark secret in the glint of an eye.
I made a short video for the club and then I realized this might not be all that it seems…
So I wrote “Petanque was never so much fun!” and I uncovered deeper secrets than anyone could ever believe.
So I called Interpol…
La Vida de La Cala Pétanca
Writer Biography
Zeff Lawless
Zeff Lawless is an Irish writer, director, filmmaker, and actor. His SHORT FILMS include: The Dark Comedy short film “GOLF – Tee Shot” won 18 Best Comedy Awards plus 33 further Accolades in International Film Festivals.
His PsychoDrama short film “ETHER” won 6 Best Short Film Awards plus 8 further Accolades in International Film Festivals.
His Dark Comedy short film “BINGO!” won 9 Best Comedy Awards plus 11 further Accolades in International Film Festivals.
His Dark Comedy short film “Double or Nothing” won 1 Best International Short Award plus 9 further Accolades in International Film Festivals.
His SCREENPLAYS include: The Dark Comedy/Fantasy/SciFi Feature script “Kerry Cowboys” won 12 Best Feature Screenplay Awards and 24 further Accolades in International Film Festivals.
His Dark Comedy/SciFi TV series (6x30) screenplay “2021 – A Space Oddity” won 3 Best TV Pilot Script Awards and 2 further Accolades at International Film Festivals.
His Dark Comedy/Fantasy/SciFi TV series (4x40) screenplay “Kerry Cowboys – New Beginnings” won 4 Best TV Pilot Script Awards in International Film Festivals.
His short Dark Comedy/LBGTQ+/Musical screenplay "Hallelujah" won 17 Best Short Script Awards as well as 12 further Accolades in International Film Festivals.
The short Thriller screenplay "Safe House" won 7 Best Short Script Awards as well as 6 further Accolades in International Film Festivals.
The short Dark Comedy screenplay "Petanque was never so much fun" won 15 Best Screenplay Awards as well as 2 other Accolades in International Film Festivals.
The short Horror script “The Curse of Leap Castle”, a screenplay from a story by Derek Carroll, won 9 Best Short Script Awards and 5 further Accolades at International Film Festivals.
The short Thriller screenplay "Safe House" won 7 Best Short Script Awards as well as 7 further Accolades in International Film Festivals.
The short screenplay "Bang Bang" won 8 Best Short Script Awards as well as 3 further Accolades in International Film Festivals.
The short Horror screenplay "Like Mother, Like Daughter" won 4 Best Short Script Awards as well as 8 further Accolades in International Film Festivals.
The short Comedy script “The Ventriloquist’s Assistant” has won 7 Best Short Script Awards and 3 other Accolades at International Film Festivals.
His short Dark Comedy script “The Wooden Leg” has won 7 Best Short Script Awards and 3 other Accolades at International Film Festivals.
He also has a series of eight Award Winning Comedy short films, “The Adventures of Paddy & Paulie” featuring that incredibly intelligent duo Paddy & Paulie!