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South Wind Blows South Wind Blows Ltd. is an independent film and television production company based in Ireland.

We are best known for creating a decade of the internationally acclaimed music television programme 'Other Voices'. We are best known for creating a decade of the internationally acclaimed music television programme 'Other Voices' ... but that's not all we do. Here's a list of our 2012/2013 productions:

- Amy Winehouse: The Day She Came To Di**le
- Silence (Feature Film)
- Notre Dame: A Welcome Home
- Glaoch: The President's Call

13/11/2024

We're back at Guinness Storehouse for the fifth edition of Other Voices Home 🖤.

Maykay will bring us a night of incredible performances which celebrate the Ireland of here and now. We'll have The Mary Wallopers, Tolü Makay, Just Mustard, a special performance from Niamh Regan & SOAK, and Uilleann Piper Pádraic Keane coming to you live from the heart of The Liberties.

30/08/2024

"...You are neither here nor there,
A hurry through which known and strange things pass"

11 years since we lost the incomparable Seamus Heaney.

Preceded by Liam O'Flynn on the pipes, Heaney performs his poem Postscript for The Poet & The Piper.

Lovely to have That They May Face The Rising Sun represented at the  this week!And delighted to be among such fine compa...
11/07/2024

Lovely to have That They May Face The Rising Sun represented at the this week!

And delighted to be among such fine company this morning’s panel discussion ‘Riding the Green Wave from Leitrim to Sundance: New Irish Stories’ 🇮🇪

Lovely to have That They May Face The Rising Sun represented at the Galway Film Fleadh this week!And honoured to be amon...
11/07/2024

Lovely to have That They May Face The Rising Sun represented at the Galway Film Fleadh this week!

And honoured to be among such fine company this morning's panel discussion 'Riding the Green Wave from Leitrim to Sundance: New Irish Stories' 🇮🇪

"A film that unwraps its mysteries slowly, revealing under its quiet surface the human condition writ delicate but deep....
25/04/2024

"A film that unwraps its mysteries slowly, revealing under its quiet surface the human condition writ delicate but deep."

Another 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 review for 'That They May Face The Rising Sun' - this time from Financial Times!

Irish director Pat Collins’s meditative film measures life’s disappointments against the enduring presence of nature

Thanks to Tara Brady for the ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of   in the ! After picking up Best Film at both the ’s and  it finally h...
24/04/2024

Thanks to Tara Brady for the ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of in the !

After picking up Best Film at both the ’s and it finally hits screens across Ireland from tomorrow 🎬 Very excited to share this special film with you all!

Book your tickets now at our link in bio.

Over the moon to share that  was crowned Best Film at last night’s  awards 💫Such an honour & testament to all the hard w...
21/04/2024

Over the moon to share that was crowned Best Film at last night’s awards 💫

Such an honour & testament to all the hard work of our cast, crew and co-producers 🫶

Bualadh bos mór to all of last night’s other winners and nominees!

31/03/2024

Ireland 100 returns to RTÉ One tonight ✨

Tune in at 10.30pm as An Old Song are-Sung presents inspiring performances by some of our greatest artists including Dermot Kennedy, Lisa Hannigan, Martin Hayes, Denise Chaila, The Scratch & many more! Plus Tolü Makay honours Sinéad O’Connor with a sensational performance 🌹

Enjoy the story of Ireland this Easter Sunday through the songs and stories of Ireland’s finest voices 🇮🇪

was produced in partnership by South Wind Blows and RTÉ with support by Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under the Programme, 2012-2023.

This Sunday night, highlights of the wonderful  : An Old Song Re-Sung will hit TV screens 🕊️ Enjoy the story of Ireland ...
27/03/2024

This Sunday night, highlights of the wonderful : An Old Song Re-Sung will hit TV screens 🕊️ Enjoy the story of Ireland from 1923-2023, told by some of our country's very best through songs, stories and dance.

Stream the show in full worldwide now on the RTÉ Player or enjoy highlights this Sunday on RTÉ One from 10:30pm 💫

🎬 H U G E  N E W S 🎬That They May Face The Rising Sun has been nominated for 11  awards!!!We're feeling very proud to be...
14/03/2024

🎬 H U G E N E W S 🎬

That They May Face The Rising Sun has been nominated for 11 awards!!!

We're feeling very proud to be nominated among such incredible Irish talent, and massive congratulations to all of this year's nominees.

“Pat Collins’s That They May Face The Rising Sun is a perfectly pitched adaptation of John McGahern’s final novel” ⭐️⭐️⭐...
05/03/2024

“Pat Collins’s That They May Face The Rising Sun is a perfectly pitched adaptation of John McGahern’s final novel” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thrilled to receive such a glowing review from Donald Clarke in The Irish Times!

📰 Full review at our link in bio

In cinemas 25 April 📅

“Pat Collins's That They May Face The Rising Sun is a perfectly pitched adaptation of John McGahern’s final novel” ⭐️⭐️⭐...
05/03/2024

“Pat Collins's That They May Face The Rising Sun is a perfectly pitched adaptation of John McGahern’s final novel” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thrilled to receive such a glowing review from Donald Clarke in The Irish Times!

📰 Full review: http://bit.ly/3P6wOa7

In cinemas 25 April 📅

Over the moon to share that 'That They May Face The Rising Sun' was crowned ‘Best Irish Film’ at the Dublin Internationa...
03/03/2024

Over the moon to share that 'That They May Face The Rising Sun' was crowned ‘Best Irish Film’ at the Dublin International Film Festival last night 🏆

Endless thanks to all our fantastic cast & crew! If you missed last night’s sold-out premiere, don’t worry - it hits cinemas nationwide on 25 April 🎬

That They May Face The Rising Sun North American Premiere 🎬We were delighted to be in California for two Santa Barbara I...
12/02/2024

That They May Face The Rising Sun North American Premiere 🎬

We were delighted to be in California for two Santa Barbara International Film Festival screenings this weekend and so nice to see friends from Embassy & Consulates of Ireland USA while we’re here 🇮🇪

Thanks to Culture Ireland

03/02/2024

Following a hugely successful showing at the BFI London Film Festival last year, That They May Face The Rising Sun will have its US premiere next weekend 🌾

Co-produced by South Wind Blows, the film adaptation of John McGahern’s final novel will be shown on 10 & 11 Feb as part of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California 🎬

Full details: sbiff.org/

13/11/2023

Two weeks since we shared with the world.

The inimitable Denise Chaila gave us one of the most powerful moments of the whole show with a performance of her original spoken word piece 'Dual Citizenship' 💙

You can stream the full show now on the RTÉ Player

Watch: https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/ireland-100-an-old-song-re-sung-e1/459043879980

Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

30/10/2023

Three of Ireland's finest voices, Lisa Hannigan, Loah & Caimin Gilmore come together for an extraordinary performance of Anahorish tonight as part of ✨

Stream the full show worldwide on RTÉ Player at 9.30pm with highlights available on RTÉ One & RTÉ Radio 1

Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

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