Pat Collins (director)

Pat Collins is an Irish film director. He is best known for his three dramatic feature films: Silence ; Song of Granite ; and That They May Face the Rising Sun. He is also a prolific director of documentary films.
In 2017, Song of Granite was selected as Ireland's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. In 2024, That They May Face the Rising Sun won Best Irish Film at the Dublin International Film Festival.

Filmography

Feature films

Silence Song of Granite

''That They May Face the Rising Sun''

Documentaries

Michael Hartnett: A Necklace of Wrens Talking to the Dead Idir na Línte Oileán Thoraí Abbas Kiarostami: The Art of Living Frank O'Connor: The Lonely Voice Marooned Beyond the Mountain Cathair Corcaigh Domhnach in Éireann John McGahern: A Private World David Marcus: A Conversation with Dermot Bolger Rebel County Ar Thóir Logainmeacha Na Duganna Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill: Taibhsí i mBéal na Gaoithe Loch Dearg Pilgrim Famine in Ireland: Remember Skibbereen Loch Hyne What We Leave in Our Wake Tim Robinson: Connemara Into the Light: Nettle Coat Fathom What Remains Ballade Tommy: To Tell You the Truth Living in a Coded Land William McKeown: Idir Neamh Agus Talamh Twilight Henry Glassie: Field Work All That Is, Is Light

''Songs of the Open Road''