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Director
Gillian Marsh
Credits
Producer: Gillian Marsh
Principal Cast
David McGowan
Category
Documentary
Gillian Marsh's portrait of David McGowan, a Sligo funeral director, confronts the business of death and how it is ritualised within Irish society, where we are known to grieve better than anyone else. With unprecedented access to the procedures, science and etiquette of the funeral director, we follow David as he shares frequently profound perspectives on death and bereavement. The gravity of his day job is relieved by a remarkable friendship with a soon-to-be client and by an eccentric hobby involving glamping and 747s. This life-affirming story, full of empathy, humour, and unexpected revelation demystifies the fate that awaits us all.
82 minutes, Ireland, 2020, Colour
Promo The Funeral Director (1) from GMarsh TV Productions on Vimeo.
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: HOME TRUTHS (PROGRAMME 1) 13:40
I SAW THE TV GLOW 20:20
IFI FAMILY FESTIVAL 2024: BROWN BAG FILMS CELEBRATE 30 YEARS! 11.00
IFI FAMILY FESTIVAL 2024: GREETINGS FROM MARS 13.30
IFI FAMILY FESTIVAL 2024: THE CONCIERGE AT HOKKYOKU DEPARTMENT STORE 16.15
KNEECAP 13:15, 17:45, 20:10
LONE STAR 4K RESTORATION 11:00
MRS ROBINSON 11:10, 14:30 (OC), 18:10
MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO 20:00
ONLY THE RIVER FLOWS 15:30
PULP FICTION 4K RE-RELEASE 17:00
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