Abbie Stacey, a 17-year-old from Glenshane in Tallaght who has won a Best Young Actress award in the Cannes World Film Festival.Abbie plays the lead in a 15-minute short film called Wanna Hang Out, a performance which has landed the Mount Seskin Community College student the Best Young Actress in a Short Film award.
Wanna Hang Out also picked up the award for Best Narrative in a Short Film.The double gong short was written by 18-year-old Cormac O’Toole from Ballymun, who penned the script, which focuses on how vulnerable young people are online.
Abbie, who has Down syndrome, plays a young girl called Beth who accepts a friend request from a stranger, a story line which highlights the dangers young people face online.