Experiencing Interruptions?

Brightness of Brightness

Aogán Ó Rathaille is on course to become an Irish bard when a controversial poem lands him in exile.

Angered by evictions and the felling of Sliabh Luachra's forests in the wake of Cromwell's invasion of Ireland, Aogán Ó Rathaille writes a poem to insult the local landlord. In 1704, he is exiled to a life of poverty by the sea near Castlemaine Harbour. There he writes poems that live on in Irish culture long after his death.

  • Marcella O'Connor
    Director
  • Marcella O'Connor
    Writer
  • Marcella O'Connor
    Producer
  • John Kelly
    Key Cast
    "Aogán Ó Rathaille "
  • Natasa Paulberg
    Original Score
  • Marcella O'Connor
    Sound Design
  • Sarah Tully
    Narrator
  • Claire Cassidy
    1st Assistant Director
  • Marcella O'Connor
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    history, arts, literature
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English, Irish
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Marcella O'Connor

Marcella O’Connor is an documentary filmmaker best known for James Joyce: Framed in Cork (2020) and The Lament for Art O’Leary (2019), which won Best Documentary at the 2020 Film and Video Poetry Symposium in Los Angeles. In 2022 she took up an appointment as Filmmaker in Residence with Kerry County Council.

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