WRITER MINI-PROFILE

Susie Fallon directs on mini-feature on Colum McCann. Born in Dublin, McCann is the author of 'Songdogs', a novel and 'Fishing the Sloe-Black River', a story collection, which received the Rooney Award for Irish Literature.

'This Side of Brightness' moved away from the Ireland of his previous work and is set in New York, where he now lives with his wife and family.

The highly acclaimed novel takes on the building of New York, specifically the tunnels beneath the city, from the men who dug them at the turn of the century to the homeless people who live in them today. We explore the tunnels with McCann as he seeks out old friends.


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Running Time: 10mins
Year Made: 2000
Price: €20 - PAL (European), €30 - NTSC (US) plus P&P