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Pat Collins (director)

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Pat Collins
Born
OccupationFilm director
Years active1999–present

Pat Collins is an Irish film director. He is best known for his three dramatic feature films: Silence (2012);[2] Song of Granite (2017);[3] and That They May Face the Rising Sun (2023).[4] He is also a prolific director of documentary films.

In 2017, Song of Granite was selected as Ireland's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.[5] In 2024, That They May Face the Rising Sun won Best Irish Film at the Dublin International Film Festival.[6]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Documentaries

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References

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  1. ^ "Cork director takes the quiet approach to adapting John McGahern's last novel". Irish Examiner. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Back to the land: Pat Collins on Silence". BFI. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Song Of Granite: Pat Collins on his remarkable sean nós biopic". RTÉ. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  4. ^ Carroll, Rory (6 May 2024). "'It's not that I'm against story. I like films with stories': Pat Collins on directing a tale without a plot | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. ^ Stewart Clarke (8 September 2017). "'Song of Granite' Is Ireland's Contender for Foreign-Language Oscar". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Making John McGahern's That They May Face the Rising Sun into a movie: 'I remember joking that it's almost unfilmable'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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