- Film And TV
- 09 Dec 21
New Seán Ó Riada documentary from TG4 to air on Stephen's Day
Centred on his grandaughter, musician and broadcaster Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, the new film will examine all perspectives on the celebrated cultural figure.
A brand new documentary celebrating the life and work of one of Ireland's most acclaimed composers of the last century, Seán Ó Riada, will air on TG4 this holiday season.
Playing on the night of St. Stephen's Day, Seán Ó Riada - Mo Sheanathairfollows the artist's granddaughter; musician and broadcaster Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, as she "resolves to find out more about this divisive and iconic figure."
Described as a "moving tribute to this giant of Irish cultural life", the film will also feature performances from the likes of Barry Douglas, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Nell Ní Chróinín, Steve Cooney, Cormac McCarthy, Cór Chúil Aodha as well as Doireann Ní Ghlacáin herself.
It traces Ó Riada's life from his college days in UCC to the jazz bars of Paris and back to the Irish Gaeltacht of West Cork and Kerry.
A plot description from the press release notes that the feature will also present an "alternative view of Ó Riada's legacy, in particular from the perspective of his wife Ruth Ní Riada who also died tragically, just 6 years after Ó Riada."
Táin Media produced the new documentary alongside multi-Oscar nominated Executive Producer Jim Sheridan for TG4, with support from Northern Ireland Screen's Irish Language Broadcast Fund and University College Cork.
Seán Ó Riada - Mo Sheanathairairs the night of December 26 on TG4.
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