About the film

Ornithologist Seán Ronayne from Cobh, Co. Cork is on a mission to record the sound of every bird species in Ireland – that’s nearly 200 birds. Often joined by his partner Alba, he travels to some of the country’s most beautiful and remote locations to capture its most elusive species and soundscapes: the busy seabird colony of Skellig Michael; a native woodland free from road noise in the Burren; the corncrake stronghold of Tory Island; a solitary nest in the Donegal uplands. Along the way we get to know Seán, whose hypersensitivity to sound has proven both a struggle and a strength. At once inspiring and cautionary, Seán’s journey illustrates the beauty and importance of sound, and what listening can tell us about the state of our natural world.

BIRDSONG is a 52-minute documentary film directed by Kathleen Harris and produced by Ross Whitaker and Aideen O’Sullivan for True Films.

Screenings

  • Wicklow

    June 14, 2024 - 8:00pm

    Screening, Mermaid Art Centre,
    Bray, Co Wicklow

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  • Offaly

    May 30, 2024 - 1:00pm

    Screening, Esker Arts Centre,
    Tullamore

    TICKETS

  • Cavan

    May 19, 2024 - 3:00pm

    Screening + Q&A, Cavan Arts Festival,
    Big Top Tent, Con Smith Park

    TICKETS AT THE DOOR

  • Portlaoise

    May 18, 2024 - 2:00pm

    Screening + Talk by BirdWatch Ireland Laois Branch, Bealtaine Festival, Dunamaise Arts Centre

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  • Tipperary

    May 16th, 2024 - 2:00pm

    Screening, Cloughjordan Cine Club at the Thomas MacDonagh Museum, Cloughjordan, Tipperary

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  • Kilkenny

    May 9th, 2024 - 7.30pm

    Screening, Bealtaine Festival,
    Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny

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  • Belfast

    May 4, 2024 - 2.00pm

    Screening + Q&A,
    Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival,
    the Avenue Cinema

    SOLD OUT

  • Letterkenny

    May 4, 2024 - 1:00pm

    Family Screening + Talk by NatureNorthWest’s
    Aengus Kennedy, Sound! Soundtrack Film Festival,
    the Regional Cultural Centre

    TICKETS

  • Kerry

    April 26, 2024 - 7:30pm

    Screening + Q&A,
    Wild Mind festival,
    The Barn, Fenit, Co Kerry


    SOLD OUT

  • DUBLIN

    March 25, 2024 - 8.30pm

    Screening + Introduction by Seán Ronayne,
    Irish Film Institute, Temple Bar

  • Dublin

    March 25, 2024 - 6:30pm

    Screening + Q&A,
    Irish Film Institute, Temple Bar

    SOLD OUT

  • Galway

    March 24, 2024 - 6:00pm

    Screening + Q&A,
    the EYE Cinema, Galway

  • CORK

    March 20, 2024 - 7.45pm

    Screening + Q&A,
    the Arc Cinema, Cork city

    SOLD OUT

  • Cork

    March 20, 2024 - 6:00pm

    Screening + Q&A at
    the Arc Cinema, Cork city

    SOLD OUT

  • Dublin

    February 29, 2024 - 8:30pm

    Screening + Q&A,
    Dublin International Film Festival,
    Light House Cinema, Smithfield

    SOLD OUT