To mark the release of song of Granite on 2nd April, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.
Directed by Pat Collins, a critically-acclaimed biopic charting the rise of traditional Irish folk singer Joe Heaney and how the songs of his west of Ireland childhood helped shape his complex character.
Enigmatic and complex, Joe Heaney was one of the traditional Irish singing (sean nós). Shaped by the myths, fables and songs of his upbringing in the west of Ireland, his emergence as a gifted artist came at a personal cost.
Featuring performances from Colm Seoighe, Macdara Ó’Fátharta, Jaren Cerf, Lisa O’Neill, Damien Dempsey and sean nós singers Micheál O’Confhaola and Pól Ó Ceannabháin and beautiful black and white cinematography, Song Of Granite is a distinct portrait of Heaney’s life and a marvellous exploration of music and song.
Please note: This competition is open...
Directed by Pat Collins, a critically-acclaimed biopic charting the rise of traditional Irish folk singer Joe Heaney and how the songs of his west of Ireland childhood helped shape his complex character.
Enigmatic and complex, Joe Heaney was one of the traditional Irish singing (sean nós). Shaped by the myths, fables and songs of his upbringing in the west of Ireland, his emergence as a gifted artist came at a personal cost.
Featuring performances from Colm Seoighe, Macdara Ó’Fátharta, Jaren Cerf, Lisa O’Neill, Damien Dempsey and sean nós singers Micheál O’Confhaola and Pól Ó Ceannabháin and beautiful black and white cinematography, Song Of Granite is a distinct portrait of Heaney’s life and a marvellous exploration of music and song.
Please note: This competition is open...
- 3/26/2018
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"The songbirds of the air listened in wonder to this song, the most beautiful song in life." Oscilloscope Laboratories has debuted an official Us trailer for a film titled Song of Granite, which is Ireland's entry into the Academy Awards this year. This film is about an Irish singer named Joe Heaney, who was one of the greats of traditional Irish singing (also known as sean nós). Similar to I'm Not There in a way, this seems to involve various musicians and actors playing Heaney, and it's shot in stunning B&W which seems to make it all the more mesmerizing. Starring Colm Seoighe (as young Joe Heaney), Mícheál Ó Chonfhaola (as Joe Heaney, 40s), Macdara Ó Fátharta (as Joe Heaney, 60s) & Jaren Cerf (as Rosie). This looks like a very soulful, moving film full of some exceptional Irish singing and captivating cinematography. See below. Here's the first official Us...
- 11/3/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– IFC Films has acquired the U.S rights to director Jamie M. Dagg’s thriller “Sweet Virginia,” starring Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, Imogen Poots, Rosemarie DeWitt and Odessa Young. The film, which premiered at the recent Tribeca Film Festival, was written by Ben and Paul China from their Black List script, and was produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones for Automatik, Chris Ferguson for Oddfellows and Fernando Loureiro and Roberto Vasconcellos for Exhibit, who also financed.
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– IFC Films has acquired the U.S rights to director Jamie M. Dagg’s thriller “Sweet Virginia,” starring Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, Imogen Poots, Rosemarie DeWitt and Odessa Young. The film, which premiered at the recent Tribeca Film Festival, was written by Ben and Paul China from their Black List script, and was produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones for Automatik, Chris Ferguson for Oddfellows and Fernando Loureiro and Roberto Vasconcellos for Exhibit, who also financed.
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Xyz Films is currently handling international sales and will screen the film at the upcoming Marché du Film at Cannes. “Sweet Virginia” is a riveting thriller that...
- 5/12/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
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