Since the beginning of her career, Sinéad O’Connor has used her powerful voice to challenge the narratives she was surrounded by while growing up in predominantly Roman Catholic Ireland. Despite her agency, depth and perspective, O’Connor’s unflinching refusal to conform means that she has often been patronized and unfairly dismissed as an attention-seeking pop star.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
Documentary, Music, Drama
Release:
September 2022
Production:
Tara Films, Ard Mhacha Productions, Field of Vision, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen
Cast:
Sinéad O'Connor, John Reynolds, Margo Harkin, Kathleen Hanna, Brian D'Arcy, Jeannette Byrne, Paul Byrne, Clodagh Latimer, Mike Clowes, Kate Garner, Peaches, John Maybury, John Grant, Bill Coleman, Elaine Schock, Chuck D, Roisin Ingle, Jerry Stafford, Claire Lewis, Sinead Kennedy, Marco Pirroni, Skin, Gay Byrne, Pope John Paul II
Tags:
child abuse, musician, political activism, biography, domestic abuse, rock music, ireland, price of fame, catholic church, singer-songwriter, social activism, rise to fame, irish music, gaelic music, irish catholic, music documentary, artistic legacy, child sexual abuse, documentary, the consequences of fame