Song of Granite

Name: Song of Granite
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: November 15, 2017
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Alain Goulem, Chelsea Goldwater, Colm Seoighe, Damien Dempsey, David Ryan

2017

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Soda Pictures | Release Date: November 15, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Alain Goulem, Chelsea Goldwater, Colm Seoighe, Damien Dempsey, David Ryan, Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhride, Griogair Labhruidh, Jaren Cerf, Kate Nic Chonaonaigh, Leni Parker, Lisa O'Neill, Macdara Ó Fatharta, Marcelo Arroyo, Michael O'Chonfhlaola, Peadar Cox, Pól Ó Ceannabháin, Zach Fraser

Summary: Enigmatic and complex, Joe Heaney was one of the greats of 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,Enigmatic and complex, Joe Heaney was one of the greats of 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 Mícheál Ó Chonfhaola and Pól Ó Ceannabháin, and beautiful black and white cinematography, Song of Granite is a distinct portrait of Heaney’s life and a marvelous exploration of music and song.… Expand

Director: Pat Collins

Genre(s): Biography, Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 104 min

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Fionnuala Halligan

Dec 7, 2017

Layering the life of Irish folk singer Joe Heaney through a flickering lens and leaning on the natural, unadorned voice of the sean nos [old style] singer, this doc/feature hybrid film isn’t perfect, but it is quite perfectly-made. Read full review

IndieWire Steve Greene

Nov 16, 2017

For an artist whose work in a proud and robust tradition carried a recognizable grace, Song of Granite is a stirring, solemn tribute. Read full review

Stephen Dalton

Dec 7, 2017

Collins has crafted a mesmerizing modernist memorial to ancient Celtic traditions, even if its determinedly slow pace and diffuse narrative will likely leave some viewers unsatisfied. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Nov 16, 2017

Pat Collins’ echoing, elegiac evocation of the spirit of Irish sean nós singer Joe Heaney is most interested in his haunted vocal gift, letting the troubled life that weathered it show through only in glimmers between the gorgeous songs. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Dec 7, 2017

More than the story of an individual, the film is a stirring tribute to endangered folk traditions. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Nov 15, 2017

Mr. Collins doesn’t shed light on what makes his subject tick, and the arty shards never cohere. Read full review

Mark Matousek

Nov 14, 2017

It's funny that the film spends so much time caught up in Joe Heaney's feelings of displacement, because it produces a similar sensation in viewers by forgoing the work of narrative and character development in favor of a stark, elliptical style that becomes tiresome. Read full review

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