TADHG MCSWEENEY, PAINTER
An intimate portrait of a unique Irish artist, who continues to find extraordinary beauty in the absolutely ordinary, while illuminating a whole other way of looking at the world around us, in the process. Winner of The Cork Shorts Award – Cork Film Festival, 2014 “We are delighted to award filmmaker Dónal Ó Céilleachair for the outstanding way in which he captures the talent and spirit of this artist.” – The Festival Jury Commissioned by The Arts Office of Cork County Council ___________________________________________________________________________________ The Muskerry West Cork Gaeltacht has a legendary reputation for its traditional music and for its poetry. But amongst the community there are also a flourishing and growing number of artists working there, inspired by the magic of the surrounding landscape and it’s cultural heritage. Described by Con Houlihan as “one of our leading painters”, Tadhg McSweeney was born here in 1936. He is a well-traveled artist - having trained in Dublin, London and in Italy - and he has held solo exhibitions throughout the world; honing and perfecting his craft for over 50 years. But despite the lure of the greater world, Tadhg continues to reside in the area, finding apparently endless inspiration in the natural landscapes and themes of his home surroundings. Brian Lynch writes ‘The simplicity, the stubbornness, the freshness, and the joy he finds in nature are facets of an ongoing self-portrait, expressions of the soul of an original artistic personality. He is in the tradition of Irish genius, but there is no genius like him. Tadgh McSweeney is unique’. This film is an intimate portrait of a unique Irish artist, who continues to find extraordinary beauty in the absolutely ordinary, while illuminating a whole other way of looking at the world around us, in the process. ___________________________________________________________________________________ If you enjoy this film you can watch more films from the ANÚ ONLINE CINEMA here: vimeo.com/anupictures/vod_pages Plus you can now get an Unlimited Access Pass to all of the ANÚ ONLINE CINEMA (unlimited at 50% off individual title rates) http://www.anupictures.com/product/anu-online-cinema-unlimited-access/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Further info. on this and other Anú Pictures films on: http://www.anupictures.com/
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An intimate portrait of a unique Irish artist, who continues to find extraordinary beauty in the absolutely ordinary, while illuminating a whole other way of looking at the world around us, in the process. Winner of The Cork Shorts Award – Cork Film Festival, 2014 “We are delighted to award filmmaker Dónal Ó Céilleachair for the outstanding way in which he captures the talent and spirit of this artist.” – The Festival Jury Commissioned by The Arts Office of Cork County Council ___________________________________________________________________________________ The Muskerry West Cork Gaeltacht has a legendary reputation for its traditional music and for its poetry. But amongst the community there are also a flourishing and growing number of artists working there, inspired by the magic of the surrounding landscape and it’s cultural heritage. Described by Con Houlihan as “one of our leading painters”, Tadhg McSweeney was born here in 1936. He is a well-traveled artist - having trained in Dublin, London and in Italy - and he has held solo exhibitions throughout the world; honing and perfecting his craft for over 50 years. But despite the lure of the greater world, Tadhg continues to reside in the area, finding apparently endless inspiration in the natural landscapes and themes of his home surroundings. Brian Lynch writes ‘The simplicity, the stubbornness, the freshness, and the joy he finds in nature are facets of an ongoing self-portrait, expressions of the soul of an original artistic personality. He is in the tradition of Irish genius, but there is no genius like him. Tadgh McSweeney is unique’. This film is an intimate portrait of a unique Irish artist, who continues to find extraordinary beauty in the absolutely ordinary, while illuminating a whole other way of looking at the world around us, in the process. ___________________________________________________________________________________ If you enjoy this film you can watch more films from the ANÚ ONLINE CINEMA here: vimeo.com/anupictures/vod_pages Plus you can now get an Unlimited Access Pass to all of the ANÚ ONLINE CINEMA (unlimited at 50% off individual title rates) http://www.anupictures.com/product/anu-online-cinema-unlimited-access/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Further info. on this and other Anú Pictures films on: http://www.anupictures.com/
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1:18:09Aisling Gheal (Bright Vision)
Aisling Gheal (Bright Vision)
Documentary2026
A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF THE SEAN-NÓS SINGING TRADITION This film follows the women singers of the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) region of West Cork on a journey to the heart of the Sean-nós singing tradition with a focus on the relationship between acclaimed singer and teacher Máire Ní Chéileachair and the 11-year old Shahira Apraku - a young student of German/Ghanese heritage. Selected to represent Ireland at the 2013 EU Film Festival of India & Nepal. "Utterly Beguiling From Beginning to End" (Ross Whitaker - Stranger than Fiction Documentary Film Festival) ___________________________________________________________________________________ Sean-nós (unaccompanied traditional Irish singing) is considered to be the holy grail of Irish Traditional Music and the Sean-nós singer is the living embodiment of a tradition that stretches back, in an almost unbroken lineage, to a time before the fall of the Gaelic nobility. The oldest Sean-nós songs come from the aisling or "vision" songs in which a poet has a vision by a river of a Spéirbhean (a sky-woman) symbolising Ireland. Aisling Gheal (Bright Vision) is one of the most revered songs from this tradition and is also the name of the organization responsible for helping to bring the tradition to the next generations through it’s school and after-school programmes run by the women in the film. In a world of iTunes and YouTube it may seem like an impossible task to maintain interest in this complex, and fiercely protected, tradition but somehow they’re helping to keep it alive and attracting young protégés all the time. Amongst the young singers is the 10-year old Shahira Apraku (a daughter of African/German parents) who attends the local Gaelscoil and embodies an entire new upcoming generation of Irish-speakers. Shahira’s journey, the struggles of the women, the songs of the Sean-nós and the flow of the Sullane river provide parallel intersecting narrative vehicles for this documentary, yielding insights into this very precious part of our culture in the course of its unfolding, and challenging some of our key contemporary notions of ‘Irishness’ in the process. ____________________________________________________________________________________ This is the 2nd film in Dónal Ó Céilleachair’s ‘An Irish Music Trilogy’ that includes: 3-TRIÚR (2012), Aisling Gheal (2013) & From Coolea to Iona (2014). Use the code AIMT50 to get An Irish Music Trilogy at half price here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/anirishmusictrilogy ____________________________________________________________________________________ If you enjoy this film you can watch more films from the ANÚ ONLINE CINEMA here: vimeo.com/anupictures/vod_pages Plus you can now get an Unlimited Access Pass to all of the ANÚ ONLINE CINEMA (unlimited at 50% off individual title rates) http://www.anupictures.com/product/anu-online-cinema-unlimited-access/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Further info. on this and other Anú Pictures films on: http://www.anupictures.com/
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1:17:55Bridge of the Gaels (Droichead na nGael)
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Bridge of the Gaels (Droichead na nGael) is a unique event, that took place on the legendary island of Iona, bringing together representatives from the Gaelic speaking nations of Ireland and Scotland to share in a dialogue of shared language, heritage, spirituality and culture in the year that marked the 1,450th anniversary of the founding of Iona Abbey. ____________________________________________________________________________________ In July, 2013, the Gaels of Ireland and Scotland were called together to bridge the globally scattered Gaelic Nation of today, by bearing witness to their shared history, language, spirituality, creativity and heritage on the occasion of the celebration of the 1,450th anniversary of Colmcille’s first landing on the sacred Isle of Iona. The occasion was organised by Peadar Ó Riada and the Fódhla Foundation trust, with the support of Colmcille-Éirinn is Alba and the Iona Community. Both wings of the Gaelic Nations of Ireland and Scotland were present at the gathering, including representatives of the poets and musicians, spiritual and public leaders, singers and choirs, all in the presence of the President of Ireland. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Le linn Iúil 2013, gairmeadh Gaeil chun oileán ársa Í chun droichead do thógáil idir an Náisiún Gaelach pé áit áit ina bhfuilid scaipithe ar fuaid an domhain, trí áireamh is cúntas do thabhairt ar a stair, a dteanga, a spioradálthacht, a gcruthaitheacht, is a n-oidhreacht fónta ar ócáid cheiliúradh 1450 bliain ar chéad theacht Cholmcille chun an Oileáin. B’é Peadar Ó Riada agus Iontaoibheas Fódhla a ghairm an ócáid le cúnamh ó ‘Colmcille – Éire is Alba’ agus Pobal Í. I láthair bhí aíonna ó dhá eite an Náisiúin Ghaelaigh ó Éirinn agus Albain; ina measc bhí ionadaithe Spioradáltha is Poiblí, Filí is Ceoltóirí, Amhránaithe is Córacha agus Uachtarán na hÉireann. ____________________________________________________________________________________ If you enjoy this film you can watch more films from the ANÚ ONLINE CINEMA here: vimeo.com/anupictures/vod_pages Plus you can now get an Unlimited Access Pass to all of the ANÚ ONLINE CINEMA (unlimited at 50% off individual title rates) http://www.anupictures.com/product/anu-online-cinema-unlimited-access/ Use the code 50OFF to get From Coolea To Iona at half price here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fromcooleatoiona ____________________________________________________________________________________ Further info. on this and other Anú Pictures films on: http://www.anupictures.com/
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36:08Vernissage
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29:06Butterfly Light (Peidhleacán Solais)
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160 Students come together to make a short experimental film in the tradition of Stan Brakhage’s historical film ‘Mothlight’ from 1964. World Premiere of the 35mm print at the The 38th International Film Festival, Rotterdam, The Netherlands January 2009 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Inspired by Stan Brakhage’s historical film Mothlight (1964), filmmaker Dónal Ó Céilleachair conducted cinema workshops in the five national schools of the Irish speaking areas of West Cork as part of the 2008 Súil Lán Film Residency at Ionad Cultúrtha, Baile Mhúirne. In the workshops 160 students (ages 5 up to 12) were given 24 frames (1 second long) of clear 35mm film each, which they decorated with local flora and the wings of deceased butterflies. By joining together each strip of film from the students the resulting film is 160 seconds long (5 minutes long projected at half-speed). This film includes a documentary on the making of the film. ____________________________________________________________________________________ If you enjoy this film you can watch more films from the ANÚ ONLINE CINEMA here: vimeo.com/anupictures/vod_pages Plus you can now get an Unlimited Access Pass to all of the ANÚ ONLINE CINEMA (unlimited at 50% off individual title rates) http://www.anupictures.com/product/anu-online-cinema-unlimited-access/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Further info. on this and other Anú Pictures films on: http://www.anupictures.com/
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54:043-Triúr (In Search Of Musical Form)
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A JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC 3TRIÚR (In Search of Musical Form) follows the ongoing collaboration between three of Ireland’s most distinguished traditional musicians, Peadar Ó Riada, Martin Hayes & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, in a swirling exploration of the creative process. The work “sees the three musicians in a sublime communion with the music . . . that achieves such an orchestral sound (it) may echo for years to come" (Irish Times Review). ____________________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1st film in Dónal Ó Céilleachair’s ‘An Irish Music Trilogy’ that includes 3-TRIÚR (2012), Aisling Gheal (2013) & From Coolea to Iona (2014). Use the code AIMT50 to get 'An Irish Music Trilogy' at half price here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/anirishmusictrilogy ____________________________________________________________________________________ If you enjoy this film you can watch more films from the ANÚ ONLINE CINEMA here: vimeo.com/anupictures/vod_pages Plus you can now get an Unlimited Access Pass to all of the ANÚ ONLINE CINEMA (unlimited at 50% off individual title rates) http://www.anupictures.com/product/anu-online-cinema-unlimited-access/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Further info. on this and other Anú Pictures films on: http://www.anupictures.com/
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53:42From Coolea To Iona (Ó Chúil Aodha go hOileán Í)
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A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF THE MENS SINGING TRADITION This intimate documentary follows the life of Coolea Men's Choir over an 8-week period; charting its weekly trials and tribulations culminating in a historical visit to the renowned island of Iona in Scotland with President Michael D. Higgins in the year of the choir’s 50th anniversary. 'A work of great creative synergy, intimacy (with) a meditative aura' Matt Micucci, Cinecola ___________________________________________________________________________________ Founded by legendary Irish composer Seán Ó Riada in 1963 - and continued after his death in 1971 to this day by his son Peadar - Cór Chúil Aodha (The Coolea Men’s Choir) occupies a legendary place in Irish music and embodies the spirit of an area that is historically rich in both poetry and music. With current members that include local farmers, carpenters, teachers, civil servants and businessmen, fathers, sons and grandchildren; the choir represents a vibrant cross-section of the community and a diversity of authentic contemporary voices. ____________________________________________________________________________________ This is the third film in Dónal Ó Céilleachair’s ‘An Irish Music Trilogy’ that includes 3-TRIÚR (2012) Aisling Gheal (2013). and From Coolea to Iona (2014) Use the code AIMT50 to get 'An Irish Music Trilogy' at half price here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/anirishmusictrilogy Also if you'd like to see the full ceremony on Iona use the code 50OFF to get 'Bridge Of The Gaels' at half price here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fromcooleatoiona ____________________________________________________________________________________ If you enjoy this film you can watch more films from the ANÚ ONLINE CINEMA here: vimeo.com/anupictures/vod_pages Plus you can now get an Unlimited Access Pass to all of the ANÚ ONLINE CINEMA (unlimited at 50% off individual title rates) http://www.anupictures.com/product/anu-online-cinema-unlimited-access/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Further info. on this and other Anú Pictures films on: http://www.anupictures.com/