John Murry was on the cusp of greatness with his highly acclaimed album The Graceless Age (2013) when, addicted to heroin and creatively exhausted, he washed up on Irish shores a broken man. Now, he is ready to retrace his steps back into the dark heart of American life to face his difficult childhood, traumatic assault, and resulting years of opioid addiction. He also explores his family links to the Nobel Prize winning author William Faulkner about whom his adopted grandmother Mimi would say, if anyone was imbued with the spirit of Bill Faulkner, it was John.

Director Sarah Share (If I Should Fall From Grace) follows John’s journey from near-death to redemption and a new zest for life and art through his outstanding music. Winner of the Best feature documentary at IFI Documentary Festival 2023.

The opening night screening on Friday 2nd at 18.20 will be followed by a Q&A with director Sarah Share, hosted by Will Russell (Hot Press).

Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn.