Ó BHĖAL
Sunday, March 3 • 11:00 AM • T3
Documentary | North American Premiere | Woman Director, Writer & Producer | Irish Language
Generously sponsored by Dennis Houlihan and Mimi Conway
Ciara Nic Chormaic's documentary is a cinematic exploration of the rise of Hip Hop and Electronic music artists in Ireland embracing the oral traditions of folklore, ancient poetry and sean nós singing to create a new fusion sound and indigenous subgenre. An ensemble piece, featuring Irish language rappers Mory and Oisín Mac, producer and multi-instrumentalist Fehdah and Limerick rapper Strange Boy, this beautiful black and white film delves deep into these four artists' practice and how they are breaking new ground in Irish music. Through insightful interviews, intimate portrayals of the creative process of each artist as they work on tracks in studio, and visceral live performances, Ó BHĖAL tells the story of an exciting moment in time in the Irish contemporary musical landscape.
Tá léargas sa scannán faisnéise freisin, ó Chiara Nic Chormaic, ar an mborradh atá faoi hip hop agus ceol leictreónach faoi láthair in Éirinn agus é faoi thionchar an bhéaloidis, na filíochta, amhranaíocht sean-nóis agus chultúr dúchasach na tíre. Tá mír chomhcheoil den scoth ann le na rap-amhránaithe Mory agus Oisín Mac, ina bhfuil an stiúrthóir agus ceoltóir ildána Fehdah i gcomhar leis an rapamhránaí as Luimneach Strange Boy, ag tabhairt faoi stíl úrnua cheoil a bhfuil blas dúchasach uirthi. Feictear na healaíontóirí i mbun a gceirde agus léiritear tréimhse rí- spéisiúil i bhforbairt ceoil sa tír faoi láthair. Tá agallaimh sa scannán le na healaíontóirí thuasluaite agus déantar scagadh ar a gcuid modhanna agus geáitsí ceoil. Insíonn ‘Ó Bhéal’ scéal na linne seo faoi cé chomh bríomhar, beo, báúil is atá ceol comhaimseartha na hÉireann.
Credits
Director and Screenwriter: Ciara Nic Chormaic
Producer: Jennifer Healy
Cast: Seán ‘Mory’ Ó Muirgheasa, Oisín Mac, Fehdah, Strange Boy
Ireland, 2022, b&w, 98 min. NOT RATED.
Reviews
"Ó Bhéal provides a cinematic, frenetic energy with a well-structured narrative focusing on the four artists, helped by great direction by Ciara Nic Chormaic and some really good editing."--Irish Cinephile, July 2023
"A profound and surprising new engagement with traditional music is stylishly explored by Ciara Nic Chormaic in this quietly compelling documentary."-- The Irish Independent, November 2023
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Ciara Nic Chormaic is a filmmaker based in Dublin. Her most recent feature documentary Ó Bhéal looks at the how hip-hop artists are drawing on the rich tradition of sean-nós, poetry and the Irish language as a source of inspiration. It had a world premiere at Galway Film Fleadh 2023.
She is a co-director of Farran Films, an independent film company. In 2022 she directed Clouded Reveries/Aisling Trí Néallaibh, an intimate exploration of acclaimed writer Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s world and creative process. The film was funded by The Arts Council and TG4 through the Ildána Award. In 2020 her debut feature documentary on the life and work of the iconic fashion photographer Perry Ogden, entitled Skin+Soul was the recipient of the Reel Art Award and premiered at Dublin International Film Festival 2020. Prior to becoming a director she was an award-winning producer for over fifteen years.
