Ireland, 2022
Director/writer Luke McManus; cinematography: Paddy Jordan, Richard Kendrick, Evan Barry, Jamie Goldrick, Luke McManus; editing: John Murphy; producers: Luke McManus, Elaine Gallagher; production company: Madhouse Films. Irish location: Dublin
With John Francis Flynn, Séan Ó Túama, Eoghan O’Ceannabháin, Ian Lynch, Gemma Dunleavy
Running time: 85’
SYNOPSIS
North Circular is a documentary musical that travels the length of Dublin’s North Circular Road, exploring the history, music and streetscapes of a street that links some of the country’s most beloved and infamous places. The film evokes many narratives from the history of the city and nation, from colonialism, to mental health, to the struggle for women’s liberation while also engaging with urgent issues of today. The film also includes musical performances from artists local to the North Circular.
DIRECTOR
Luke McManus is a filmmaker based in Grangegorman, just off the North Circular Road. Luke has produced and directed award-winning documentary projects for NBC, Netflix, RTÉ, Virgin Media Television, TG4, NDR/ARD, Al Jazeera and Channel 4, winning four IFTAs, one Celtic Media Award and the Radharc Award in the process. His debut feature as producer was The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid (Irish Film Festa 2019), which won the George Morrison Award for Best Feature Documentary at the Irish Film & Television Awards and the Best Irish Film Award at the Dublin International Film Festival. North Circular is his debut feature documentary as a director.
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