Project Detail

At Home With The Clearys

Synopsis

Buried under concrete and controversy on the outskirts of Dublin lie the remains of Ireland's pop star priest - Father Michael Cleary. In 1991 as a student Alison Millar moved into his house and started filming him. Fifteen years on, using her unseen archive, this film is the story of the secret life of a man who fooled her, his family and an entire nation.

Details

Year: 2008
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 7'2 mins
Format: DigiBeta
Director: Alison Millar
Editor: Brad Manning
Director of Photography: Seamas McCracken
Sound: Derek Hehir
Music: Danny Todd, Jeremy Vass

Genre

Northern Irish Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Tern Television Productions Ltd

1st Floor, Cotton Court
38-42 Waring Street
Belfast BT1 2ED
Northern Ireland

T +44 (0)28 9032 6061

belfast@terntv.com

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www.terntv.com

Sales Company

Suzanne McKenna

BBC Worldwide,
Room E107,
Woodlands,
80 Wood Lane,
London, W12 OTT
UK

T +44 (0)20 8433 1725

Suzanne.McKenna@bbc.com

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www.bbcworldwide.com

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