SXSW Film 'Song Of Granite' Yields Opportunity To Celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Irish Heritage

AUSTIN, TX — A final screening of the SXSW-featured film "Song of Granite" offers an opportunity to commemorate St. Patrick's Day.

The film focuses on the life of traditional Irish singer Joe Heaney, a contemporary of fellow musician and compatriot Liam Clancy. The harsh landscape of his upbringing coupled with the myths, fables and songs of his Connemara childhood shaped the artist's complex character. But Heaney's intense devotion to his art came with a profound personal cost.

The final screening of this fill takes place on Saturday, March 18, at 12:15 p.m. at the Alamo Lamar theater.

SONG OF GRANITE

Directed by: Pat Collins

Written by: Pat Collins, Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde, Sharon Whooley

Starring: Macdara Ó Fatharta, Mícheál Ó Confhaola, Jaren Cerf, Pól Ó Ceannabháín, Colm Seoighe

Executive Producers: Philip King, Tina Moran, Keith Potter

Producers: Alan Maher, Jessie Fisk, Martin Paul-Hus

Cinematographer: Richard Kendrick

Editors: Tadhg O'Sullivan

Sound Designer: Sylvain Bellemare

Music: Delphine Measroch

Running Time: 104 minutes

Rating: Not yet rated

Language: Irish and English with English Subtitles

>>> Film still image courtesy of Prodigy PR