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
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Wicklow
June 14, 2024 - 8:00pm
Screening, Mermaid Art Centre,
Bray, Co Wicklow -
Offaly
May 30, 2024 - 1:00pm
Screening, Esker Arts Centre,
Tullamore -
Cavan
May 19, 2024 - 3:00pm
Screening + Q&A, Cavan Arts Festival,
Big Top Tent, Con Smith Park -
Portlaoise
May 18, 2024 - 2:00pm
Screening + Talk by BirdWatch Ireland Laois Branch, Bealtaine Festival, Dunamaise Arts Centre -
Tipperary
May 16th, 2024 - 2:00pm
Screening, Cloughjordan Cine Club at the Thomas MacDonagh Museum, Cloughjordan, Tipperary -
Kilkenny
May 9th, 2024 - 7.30pm
Screening, Bealtaine Festival,
Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny -
Belfast
May 4, 2024 - 2.00pm
Screening + Q&A,
Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival,
the Avenue Cinema -
Letterkenny
May 4, 2024 - 1:00pm
Family Screening + Talk by NatureNorthWest’s
Aengus Kennedy, Sound! Soundtrack Film Festival,
the Regional Cultural Centre -
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