Noel Pearson

A candid and revealing insight into the private life and public career of Richard Harris. One of the most remarkable actors of his generation, the documentary explores Harris’s complex and, at times, contradictory character. Each of his three sons — Jared, Jamie and Damian — brings their own perspective to bear as they summon the ghost of their late father to the screen.

Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.

Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.

A young woman, struggling with the direction of her life, spends Christmas watching over a retirement home filled with demanding residents.

A young woman, struggling with the direction of her life, spends Christmas watching over a retirement home filled with demanding residents.

The quirky story of a young boy's adventures growing up with his stunningly beautiful mother and the two very different men who love her.

The quirky story of a young boy's adventures growing up with his stunningly beautiful mother and the two very different men who love her.

The name of the documentary comes from Drew's recording of "September Song", the Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson song made popular through recordings by a number of artists. With the founding of his revolutionary folk band, The Dubliners in 1962, Ronnie Drew has become synonymous with his native Dublin. September Song (2008) is an intimate portrayal of the legendary singer in which he recalls growing up in his granny's house in Dun Laoghaire, the founding of The Dubliners in O'Donoghue's pub on Merrion Row, his days of touring the world, the poignant loss of his wife of forty years, and his own battle with cancer. Featuring interviews with son Phelim, daughter Cliodhna and friends and fans Bono, Billy Connolly and Damien Dempsey.