Press
“Incredible story of Irish labourer buried alive in coffin
for 61 days told in new documentary”
“An extraordinary documentary…
Tells a story that lingers long after the credits roll”
“An exhilaratingly quirky tale relayed with considerable charm”
“A really beautiful Documentary…
really cleverly made as well as telling a compelling story”
Daire Collins’s superb bilingual documentary has
enormous warmth and poignancy”
“A delightful yarn told through terrific British and Irish film and TV footage, animation, and the recollections of Mick’s daughter Mary.”
— Irish Film Institute
“One of the most quietly compelling
Irish documentaries of recent years”
— Nenagh Live
“A film that is at once playful in form
and piercing in its emotional clarity.”
— Tipperary Star
“Beo Faoin Bhfód tells Meaney’s unique story, but it also gives us a glimpse into the lives of Irish immigrants in London.”
— The Journal.ie