Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
A feature documentary on the life and music of Phil Lynott, telling the story of how a young black boy from working class 1950s Dublin became Ireland’s greatest Rock Star. As lead singer of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott was a songwriter, a poet, a dreamer, a wild man. Told extensively through the words of Lynott himself and focusing on some of his iconic songs, the film gets to the heart of Philip, the father, the husband, the friend, the son, the rock icon, the poet and the dreamer.
Directed by Emer Reynolds
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Carl Shaaban Phil Lynott -
Huey Lewis Self -
James Hetfield Self -
Adam Clayton Self -
Eric Bell Self -
Phil Lynott Self (archive footage) -
Suzi Quatro Self -
Midge Ure Self - Caroline Crowther Self (as Caroline Taraskevics)
- Sarah Lynott Self
- Cathleen Lynott Self
- Monica Lynott Self
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