Nead an Dreoilín/The Wren's Nest
6 x 4 mins and 1 x 26 mins | 2008 | Created to be viewed either as individual films or as one continuous piece, Nead an Dreoilín is an unique and beautifully crafted collection of short films exploring the poetry of six living Irish language poets. A fresh and innovative piece of work, these films present poetry to the viewer in a way that is at once powerful and poignant.
Image and sound are richly interwoven, as beautifully shot contemporary footage combines with carefully chosen archive footage, to lyrically and poetically reflect the themes explored in each of the poems.
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Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
Biddy Jenkinson
Gearóid Mac Lochlainn
Louis de Paor
Máire Mhac an tSaoi
Mícheál Ó Cuaig
Credits:
- Director / Producer: James Kelly
- Editor: Saidhbh Ní Dhúlaing
- Executive Producer for TG4: Proinsias Ní Ghráinne
- Camera Mark Garrett, Michael Kelly, James Kelly
- Photography: Michael Kelly
- Sound mix Giles Packham
- Sound (Béal Feirste) Davy Kilpatrick
- Colourist: Eugene McCrystal
- Online Editor: Dominic Lord
- Poetry Consultant: Louis de Paor
- Composition: Rory Pierce, Michael McLoughlin, Giles Packham
Archive courtesy of:
- The Irish Film Archive of the Irish Film Institute
- Gael Linn
- Fáilte Ireland
- Gill Donnellan
- The Desmond Egan Collection
- The John Benignus Lyons Collection
- The John Kelly Collection
- The Kevin Murray Collection
- The Seán McEntee Collection
Thanks to:
Manus MacManus, Sunniva O’Flynn, Diarmuid Breathnach, Maura Kennedy, Fionnula Sweeney, Brendan McCarthy, Dee Collier, Ronan Coyle, Ailbhe Kenny, Olwen Coughlan, Aoife Coughlan, Máire Harris, Tom O’Doherty, Fergus Ó hÍr @ Raidió Fáilte, Caoimhín Mac Giolla Catháin, Fintan Fegan, Mark Morris, Kathy McKissock, Karen Wall, Jenny Morris.
Translations:
Gabriel Fitzmaurice, Gréagóir Ó Dúill, Louis de Paor, Juliette Saumande, Saidhbh Ní Dhúlaing, Stiofán Ó Deoráin, Áine Ó Súilleabháin