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BLUE ROAD - THE EDNA O'BRIEN STORY

Online Screening
Thursday, Nov 14, 2024 12:00 AM - Sunday, Dec 1, 2024 11:59 PM
Bringing her diaries to life to reveal her extraordinary writing and her experiences in Ireland, London, and New York, this inspiring film portrays feminist writer Edna O'Brien and gifts us with her final testimony.
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FF Admission General Admission - $13.00

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US PREMIERE Edna O'Brien wrote a sexually charged 1960 debut novel, The Country Girls, becoming a literary sensation and awakening the wrath of patriarchal religious Ireland where the novel and its sequels were banned and burned. This inspiring film portrays O’Brien’s final testimonies at age 93, and brings her diaries to life, revealing her extraordinary experiences in Ireland, London, and New York, where Vanity Fair referred to her as “the playgirl of the Western world.” O’Brien hosted star-studded parties, wrote for The New York Times and published dozens of books and screenplays, influencing a generation of writers in Ireland and abroad.  - Ruth Somalo

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Sinead O'Shea.


All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.



Film Details
Country:Ireland
United Kingdom
Year:2024
Running Time:99
Language:English
Director:Sinéad O’Shea
Executive Producer:Barbara Broccoli
Katie Holly
Niamh Fagan
Jack Oliver
Kathryn Ferguson
Producer:Claire McCabe
Eleanor Emptage
Sinéad O'Shea
Editor:Gretta Ohle
Cinematographer:Eoin Mc Loughlin
Richard Kendrick
Cast:Edna O'Brien
Jessie Buckley
Gabriel Byrne
Carlo Gebler
Sasha Gebler
Walter Mosley
Website:https://www.indoxfilms.com/films/blue-road-the-edna-obrien-story
DOC NYC
Event Years:2024
Festival Section:Opening Night
Film Genres:Women & Girls
Women Directors
Sex & Relationships