Pat Collins
Pat Collins is an Irish filmmaker, known both for his prolific documentary output and for his three dramatic feature films, "Silence" (2012), "Song of Granite" (2017) and "That They May Face the Rising Sun" (2023).
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Song of Granite
Born in a remote village on Ireland's west coast, Joe Heaney conquered the shyness of his youth to become one of his country's most revered traditional vocalists, as chronicled in this lyrical biopic.
That They May Face the Rising Sun
Based on internationally acclaimed Irish author John McGahern's award winning novel of the same name, That They May Face the Rising Sun is a vivid evocation of nature, humanity and life itself, set in a 1980's rural community in I...
Henry Glassie: Field Work
The worldwide travels and unique cultural finds of renowned American folklorist Henry Glassie are enthralling chronicled in this portrait by director Pat Collins.