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Song Of Granite (2017)
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Song Of Granite (2017)

Genre
Drama, Biography
Release Date
November 15, 2017
Studio
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Genre
Drama, Biography
Release Date
November 15, 2017
MPAA Rating
-
Duration
104 minute(s)
Production Budget
-
Studio
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Official Site
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Director
Pat Collins
Producer
Jessie Fisk, Alan Maher
Screenwriter
Pat Collins, Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhride, Sharon Whooley
Starring
  • Colm Seoighe
  • Macdara O Fatharta
  • Jaren Cerf
  • Lisa O'Neill
  • Damien Dempsey
  • Micheal O Chonfhaola

In the stark, windswept beauty of Ireland's west coast, a voice emerges from the stone, carrying the soul of a nation. Song of Granite is a lyrical and haunting portrait of Joe Heaney, one of Ireland's most revered and enigmatic traditional singers, brought to life through a mesmerizing performance by Colm Seoighe. Directed with poetic vision by Pat Collins, the film is not a conventional biopic but a profound meditation on art, identity, and exile. It weaves together three distinct periods of Heaney's life—his childhood in Connemara, his middle years as a performer in Glasgow and London, and his later life in America—exploring how the very culture that forged him also created a man forever caught between worlds. With supporting turns from Macdara O Fatharta, Jaren Cerf, and musical contributions from artists like Lisa O'Neill, the film immerses the viewer in the raw power of sean-nós singing, where every note feels carved from the landscape itself. This atmospheric drama delves into the central conflict of an artist whose profound gift is both a deep connection to his heritage and a burdensome, isolating force, asking what is lost and what endures when a man becomes the living vessel for a disappearing tradition.