We are proud to screen as the opening film for the Full Moon Film Festival 2020 this warm and elegant tribute to the much-loved Nobel Prize-winning poet, Seamus Heaney.
It boasts a wealth of rare archive footage, charmingly wistful reminiscences and poignant readings, all interwoven together to paint a portrait of Heaney as he truly was - a bardic storyteller in the classic tradition. Originally broadcast on BBC2 as a feature-length Arena special, this beautiful documentary charts the life and loves of this charismatic and beloved writer, and is a touching, eloquent epitaph to the man and his works.
Tinged with sadness, it is a moving and very human tribute, as befits a talent of his stature and modesty
