Song of Granite

Song of Granite is a 2017 Irish biographical drama film directed by Pat Collins. It was selected as the Irish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^[1]

Song of Granite
Film poster
Directed by	Pat Collins
Written by	Pat Collins Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde Sharon Whooley
Produced by	Alan Maher Jessie Fisk
Starring	Mícheál Ó Confhaola Colm Seoighe
Cinematography	Richard Kendrick
Edited by	Tadhg O’Sullivan
Distributed by	Wildcard Distribution (Ireland)
Release dates	12 March 2017 (2017-03-12) (SXSW) 11 July 2017 (2017-07-11) (Ireland)
Running time	104 minutes
Countries	Ireland Canada
Languages	Irish English

Plot

The origins and rise of sean-nós singer Joe Heaney are charted.

Cast

• Colm Seoighe as Joe 1
• Mícheál Ó Confhaola as Joe 2
• Macdara Ó Fátharta as Joe 3
• Leni Parker as Mrs. Rosenblatt
• Alain Goulem as Alan Lomax
• Jaren Cerf as Rosie

See also

• List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Irish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. Clarke, Stewart (8 September 2017). "'Song of Granite' Is Ireland's Entry in the Foreign-Language Oscar Race". Variety. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

External links

• Song of Granite at IMDb