Village by the Sea

In the early stages of World War I, New Zealand artist Edith Collier joined a group of women artists who left London to capture Ireland on canvas. Their destination: Bunmahon, a poverty-stricken fishing village on Ireland’s southern coast. Michael Heath’s second documentary on Collier sees him visiting Bunmahon with cameraman Stephen Latty. Guided by Collier’s paintings and sketches, they talk to locals about her visit, and life in Ireland 100 years ago. They also capture persuasive evidence of their own, attesting to the area’s often melancholy beauty.

Edith preferred Bunmahon because she had an eye for the cottages that were left empty now by the miners, having to leave. [...] That appealed to her: the wildness of the place, and the tumbled down look of it. And she just pictured them exactly.

– Local Jim Cullinan

Key Cast & Crew

Michael Heath

Director, Writer, Narrator

Bhim Singh Chouhan

Producer

Krishna Chouhan

Producer

Shyam SR Upadhyay

Post-Production Supervisor (India)

M Prashant

Composer

Adil Behram

Composer