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Behind the Closed Eye

A documentary exploring the relationship between the Irish composer Michael McGlynn, “Behind the Closed Eye” features the work of Irish Great War poet Francis Ledwidge, with participation from ANÚNA, Apollo5, Cantus and The Ulster Orchestra. Interviews with Eric William Barnum, Clare Stewart and Rory Musgrave. Composed, produced, directed and edited by Michael McGlynn.

  • Michael McGlynn
    Director
  • Michael McGlynn
    Producer
  • Michael McGlynn
    Key Cast
  • Clare Stewart
    Key Cast
  • Lucy Champion
    Key Cast
  • Brian Masterson
    Key Cast
  • Eric Barnum
    Key Cast
  • Rory Musgrave
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    52 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Michael McGlynn

Irish composer Michael McGlynn has been making long-form documentaries since 2008. His first effort, "Invocations of Ireland", was released on DVD on DV1 (Australia) and Columbia (Japan) and broadcast on Sky Arts TV.

His full length concert feature "ANÚNA : On a Cold Winter's Night" was broadcast on Sky Arts TV New Zealand and TG4 Ireland on Christmas Eve 2020, 21 & 22. It also appeared on SVT2 across the Nordic Countries December 2021 & 22. He has created numerous feature length music documentaries including "Songs of the Earth" (2021) for Tampere Vocal Music Festival and made shorts and promotional films for M’ANAM, ANÚNA and in 2021 Wexford Opera Festival commissioned the full length feature documentary "Momenti Musicali" featuring the cream of Irish opera soloists.

Michael's short films “Shadows of the Lowlands” and “Dreams of the Past, Memories of My Soul” were used to promote the release of the video games Xenoblade II (Nintendo 2018) and Chrono Cross : The Radical Dreamers Edition (Square Enix 2022).

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Director Statement

This documentary is a labour of love. I came across Francis Ledwidge at a strange time in my life. This was a pretty magical experience for me to have have made, revisiting the ideas behind something that was so precious to me at the time. it has helped me find that pathway again, so many years later.