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NOTHING COMPARES Director Talks Sinéad O'Connor on SOUNDS OF FILM
NOTHING COMPARES Director Kathryn Ferguson Talks Sinéad O'Connor on Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
Directed by Kathryn Ferguson (Taking the Waters, Space to Be), NOTHING COMPARES charts Sinéad OʼConnorʼs phenomenal rise to worldwide fame and examines how she used her voice at the height of her stardom, before her iconoclastic personality led to her exile from the pop mainstream. Focusing on O’Connor’s prophetic words and deeds from 1987 to 1993, the film presents an authoritative, richly cinematic portrait of this fearless trailblazer through a contemporary feminist lens.
The archive-led documentary features era-defining music videos and concert performances alongside previously unseen footage from this period. The film is underpinned by a new interview with O’Connor herself, in which she reflects on events in her own words from a present-day perspective. Intimate first-hand contributor interviews add to the tapestry with additional insights from contemporary artists, musicians and social commentators introducing broader themes of Irish history, politics and global activism, all the while reflecting on O’Connor’s artistry, impact and legacy.
Belfast-born Ferguson is an innovative and boundary-pushing director who has focused on short-form work centered on identity, gender politics and community. NOTHING COMPARES is her documentary feature directorial debut and was an official selection in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The film has gone on to win various awards at film festivals this year, including Best Irish Documentary at Galway Film Fleadh, the Audience Award for Best Documentary at Aegean Film Festival, and the Audience Award at Docs Ireland.
About the The Sounds of Film
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‘The Sounds of Film’ is the nation’s longest running film and music themed radio show. For the past 30 years, the program has delivered a popular mix of interviews and music to listeners all over Long Island,NY, parts of Connecticut and streaming live worldwide on the internet. Past interviewees include Chuck D., the Weather Underground’s Bill Ayers, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Bob Geldof, Michael Moore, Kurtis Blow, the Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel, Laurie Anderson, Mike Leigh, Rob Reiner, and Cornel West.
Worldwide listeners of the SOUNDS OF FILM can tune into the internet livestream on Thursday at 6 pm EST at wusb.fm.
