Fathom

Eoghan is a sound recordist who is returning to Ireland for the first time in 15 years. He has been given an unusual task: to find and record places without man-made sound. His journey takes him away from towns and villages, into remote terrain, to places free from the thumb-print of man.

The life story of traditional Irish folk singer Joe Heaney, who is estimated to have recorded in excess of 500 traditional Irish sean nós ('old style') songs. Heaney moved from Ireland to the UK, and then on to New York City, where he settled shortly after performing at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

Thrillingly documenting the creation of a new dance show by Michael Keegan-Dolan, acclaimed Irish filmmaker Pat Collins reveals a work that is expressive and exhilarating.