A selection of profile & social justice films
A selection of profile & social justice films
Dick Farrelly - A Quiet Man / RTÉ Lyric FM
Over Christmas one year, as we listen to a vinyl record of the band of An Garda Siochána, my father-in-law (who was the percussionist) casually mentions he knew the composer of one of the songs.
And that he had lived not too far away...my curiosity was piqued.
In 1949, a Garda writes a song on a bus journey. Two years later, Bing Crosby makes it a world-wide hit, while John Ford uses its melody as the main musical theme his iconic film, The Quiet Man.
This Lyric feature documentary explores the influence The Isle of Innisfree had on Ford's film The Quiet Man and charts the musical and personal life of its quiet composer, Dick Farrelly.
A selection of award-winning short films.
A selection of award-winning short films.
BAFTA | Best Children's Drama 2012
Gráinne Gavigan - Film & Television Editor
THE LIGHTHOUSE
Three singers in multiple roles explore the psychological state of the fractious men, relive an official investigation and project a supernatural explanation. The composer, who based the structure of the opera on the Tower of the Tarot, leaves no simple answers. Based on an actual event in December 1900.
By Peter Maxwell Davies
70 min Opera Film | 2021
Director: Edwina Casey
Producer: Richard Bolger | Hail Mary Pictures | Irish National Opera