"The Lonely Stag" (www.lonelystag.com) is a beautiful and inspiring film about Ireland. It tells the story of Ireland's famine and its peoples' struggle to survivor. "The Lonely Stag" is a powerful work that uses poetry and dance to tell the story of people who were forced to leave their communities to seek a better life elsewhere.
Their spirits are called back to rest in their beloved homeland by a majestic stag that keeps a permanent vigil for them; calling out across the Atlantic from a towering cliff top in Bantry Bay in Cork. A story with modern day echoes to today's era of mass migration.
The film features top Irish singer Tommy Fleming and haunting tracks composed by music industry legend Mike Moran. Local people perform throughout to tell the story of their ancestors’ experiences and their desperate attempts to free themselves from famine and poverty.
This unique film is based on a poem by Linda Burrage, who was inspired into writing it after placing a bronze statue of a stag on a promontory outside her home in Glengrarriff, West Cork. "The Lonely Stag" is a journey through Ireland's past, to present, celebrating its peoples determination and grit, a story of hope over adversity.
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