Pat Collins

Joe and Kate Ruttledge have returned from London to live and work among the small, close-knit community near to where Joe grew up. Now deeply embedded in life around the lake, the drama of a year in their lives and those of the memorable characters around them unfolds through the rituals of work, play and the passing seasons as this enclosed world becomes an everywhere.

Joe and Kate Ruttledge have returned from London to live and work among the small, close-knit community near to where Joe grew up. Now deeply embedded in life around the lake, the drama of a year in their lives and those of the memorable characters around them unfolds through the rituals of work, play and the passing seasons as this enclosed world becomes an everywhere.

Thrillingly documenting the creation of a new dance show by Michael Keegan-Dolan, acclaimed Irish filmmaker Pat Collins reveals a work that is expressive and exhilarating.

A chronicle of the worldwide travels and unique cultural finds of renowned American folklorist Henry Glassie.

Pat Collins narra la vida del gran cantante folk irlandés Joe Heaney, con una hermosa Irlanda en blanco y negro como trasfondo.

Pat Collins narra la vida del gran cantante folk irlandés Joe Heaney, con una hermosa Irlanda en blanco y negro como trasfondo.

‘William McKeown: Idir Neamh agus Talamh’ is a meditation on the work of Irish artist William McKeown (1962-2011), who developed a body of work that has had a radical and fundamental effect on our understanding of the age-old relationship of art to nature, steering our attention not to the distant sky but to the air around us, to the openness of nature, the feeling of our emergence into light and our proximity to the infinite.

'Living in a Coded Land' is a poetic and imaginative film essay that makes unexpected links between events and locations, history and contemporary life. The film revolves around the notion of a sense of place and stories associated with place, reflecting on the subterranean traces of the past in the present and probing themes such as the impact of colonialism, emigration, the famine, land, housing and the place of art in society. Making extensive use of archive from RTÉ and the IFI, the film seeks to explore the more elusive layers of meaning that make up this country.

'Living in a Coded Land' is a poetic and imaginative film essay that makes unexpected links between events and locations, history and contemporary life. The film revolves around the notion of a sense of place and stories associated with place, reflecting on the subterranean traces of the past in the present and probing themes such as the impact of colonialism, emigration, the famine, land, housing and the place of art in society. Making extensive use of archive from RTÉ and the IFI, the film seeks to explore the more elusive layers of meaning that make up this country.

'Ballade' is a four minute film commissioned by the Trailblazery and RTÉ which was shown as part of 'We Need to Talk about ireland', a 90 minute show on what it means to be Irish in 2014.

Eoghan es un grabador de sonido que regresa a Irlanda por primera vez en 15 años. Su razón para regresar es una oferta de trabajo: para buscar y grabar sonidos hecho por el hombre en lugares públicos. Su búsqueda lo lleva lejos de las ciudades y pueblos en lugares remotos. A lo largo de su viaje, se introduce en una serie de encuentros y conversaciones que desvían gradualmente su atención hacia un silencio más intangible, que está ligada a los sonidos de la vida que había dejado atrás. Influenciado por los elementos del folclore y de archivo, el silencio se desarrolla con una intensidad tranquila, donde las imágenes poéticas revelan una meditación absorbente sobre temas relacionados con el sonido y el silencio, la historia, la memoria y el exilio.

Eoghan es un grabador de sonido que regresa a Irlanda por primera vez en 15 años. Su razón para regresar es una oferta de trabajo: para buscar y grabar sonidos hecho por el hombre en lugares públicos. Su búsqueda lo lleva lejos de las ciudades y pueblos en lugares remotos. A lo largo de su viaje, se introduce en una serie de encuentros y conversaciones que desvían gradualmente su atención hacia un silencio más intangible, que está ligada a los sonidos de la vida que había dejado atrás. Influenciado por los elementos del folclore y de archivo, el silencio se desarrolla con una intensidad tranquila, donde las imágenes poéticas revelan una meditación absorbente sobre temas relacionados con el sonido y el silencio, la historia, la memoria y el exilio.

Documentarian Pat Collins adopts cartographer Tim Robinson's memoirs of his time in Connemara, exploring the ill-defined boundaries of the region through scenic imagery and hushed narration.

What We Leave in Our Wake is a filmic essay which unfolds as a series of conversations on Ireland, exploring themes such as emigration, mythology, consumerism, socialism, the place of the church in Irish life, the central role of land in Irish history and the sense of a civic society. Combining images of contemporary Ireland with an evocative blend of archive, What We Leave in Our Wake questions what persists rather than the temporary fluctuations and trends, and talks to some of those uniquely placed to comment on how this country has evolved.

Each year on the last Sunday of July one of the oldest pilgrimages in Ireland takes place. Pilgrims come from the surrounding countryside to ascend the 2,510 feet of Croagh Patrick. It has been traditional for certain people to climb the mountain at night and this is where the film begins.

On March 30th 2006, after a life-time of dedication to his art, John McGahern, one of Ireland's most distinguished writers, sadly passed away after a long illness. Since the publication of his first book in 1963, John McGahern was at the cultural heart of Irish life. He was in the happy position of being universally praised by the critics and equally loved by the reading public. John McGahern: A Private World was filmed in 2004 just prior to the publication of his memoirs and these memoirs form the backbone of the documentary. Through intimate interviews, a strong and compelling sense of the man emerges, offering a rare insight into the creative process.

Through an interview with Kiarostami in the Aran Islands and interviews with film critics and scholars at Cannes, the director examines Kiarostami's themes and methods. The director also profiles Kiarostami as a poet and a photographer.

Tory Island, nine miles off the coast of Donegal is the most remote inhabited island off Ireland. Its notorious inaccessibility and unforgiving landscape has not deterred 150 people from making this island their home. Óílean Thoraí captures, over the course of eighteen months, the changing patterns of life on Tory. It’s an intimate portrayal, exploring the lives of the islanders, their character and community.

Filmed the year before his death, Necklace of Wrens is a documentary profile on the life of one of Ireland’s leading poets, Michael Hartnett. The documentary includes contributions from poets Seamus Heaney, Paul Durcan and Liam O Muirthile, artist Graham Knuttle and musician Sean Tyrell.

Dramatic adaptation of J.M. Synge's 1907 collection of journal entries regarding the geography and people of the Aran Islands.

Dramatic adaptation of J.M. Synge's 1907 collection of journal entries regarding the geography and people of the Aran Islands.