Pat Collins is an Irish film director. He is best known for his three dramatic feature films, Silence (2012),[2] Song of Granite (2017),[3] and That They May Face the Rising Sun (2023).[4] He is also a prolific director of documentary films.
Pat Collins | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1999–present |
In 2017, Song of Granite was selected as Ireland's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.[5] In 2024, That They May Face the Rising Sun won Best Irish Film at the Dublin International Film Festival.[6]
Filmography
editFeature films
edit- Silence (2012)
- Song of Granite (2017)
- That They May Face the Rising Sun (2023)
Documentaries
edit- Michael Hartnett: A Necklace of Wrens (1999)
- Talking to the Dead (2000)
- Idir na Línte [Between the Lines] (2001)
- Oileán Thoraí [Tory Island] (2002)
- Abbas Kiarostami: The Art of Living (2003) (co-directed with Fergus Daly)
- Frank O'Connor: The Lonely Voice (2003)
- Marooned (2004)
- Beyond the Mountain (2005)
- Cathair Corcaigh [Cork City] (2005)
- Domhnach in Éireann [Sunday in Ireland] (2005)
- John McGahern: A Private World (2005)
- David Marcus: A Conversation with Dermot Bolger (2006)
- Rebel County (2006)
- Ar Thóir Logainmeacha [In Search of Placenames] (2007)
- Na Duganna [Docks] (2007)
- Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill: Taibhsí i mBéal na Gaoithe [Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill: Ghosts in the Mouth of the Wind] (2007)
- Loch Dearg (2008)
- Pilgrim (2008)
- Famine in Ireland: Remember Skibbereen (2009)
- Loch Hyne (2009)
- What We Leave in Our Wake (2010)
- Tim Robinson: Connemara (2011)
- Into the Light: Nettle Coat (2012)
- Fathom (2013)
- What Remains (2013)
- Ballade (2014)
- Tommy: To Tell You the Truth (2014)
- Living in a Coded Land (2014)
- William McKeown: Idir Neamh Agus Talamh [William McKeown: Between Heaven and Earth] (2016)
- Twilight (2017)
- Henry Glassie: Field Work (2019)
- All That Is, Is Light (2021)
- Songs of the Open Road (2022)
References
edit- ^ "Cork director takes the quiet approach to adapting John McGahern's last novel". irishexaminer.com. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Back to the land: Pat Collins on Silence". BFI. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Song Of Granite: Pat Collins on his remarkable sean nós biopic". rte.ie. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Carroll, Rory (6 May 2024). "'It's not that I'm against story. I like films with stories': Pat Collins on directing a tale without a plot | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Stewart Clarke (8 September 2017). "'Song of Granite' Is Ireland's Contender for Foreign-Language Oscar". variety.com. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Making John McGahern's That They May Face the Rising Sun into a movie: 'I remember joking that it's almost unfilmable'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
External links
edit- Pat Collins at IMDb