My Life with Thomas Quain: I used my savings to make a sci-fi movie

Thankfully, an audience doesn’t care if your film cost €10m or the price of a packet of crisps

Thomas Quain, Film Maker & Animator, at his home in Glounthaune, Co. Cork.

While some people use their savings to travel the world, I opted to make a sci-fi movie instead.

For as long as I can remember, film has always been a passion of mine. When my sister and I were children, we would put on countless theatre and puppet shows at our home. After being gifted a video camera as a confirmation present, my family did everything they could to nurture my passion. We went from staging puppet shows to making Scream movies in our kitchen. Dad played the killer on the loose while my sister shone in her role as the murder victim.