The Bass Player
A Song for Dad
Video: The Bass Player
Overview
Genre
Personal Doc and Arts
Synopsis
The Bass Player: A Song For Dad
“Masterfully Told.” – The Irish Times “Outstanding film.” – Sunday World “Heartwarming.” – The Sun
The Bass Player has been nominated for an Irish Film and Television Academy Award
“The Bass Player: A Song for Dad” was the critics choice in the Irish Times, The Irish Sunday Independent, the Sunday Business Post, and the Sun.
In this eloquent, witty homage to his father, filmmaker Niall McKay wrestles with his family’s unsettling past to overcome his fear of commitment. As Niall helps his elderly father Jim, a jazz bass player, return home to Ireland, father and son revisit Niall’s tumultuous childhood with an abusive, unpredictable mother and a musician father who was often on the road. It’s a parallel journey into Niall’s admiration for his father and his innermost doubts about love, and their conversations take on a confessional quality as they reveal their darkest moments. But the film lyrically (and sometimes limerickly) takes us full circle, cap
Stage
finished
Running time
62 or 48 minutes
Credits
Niall McKay
... Writer/Director/Producer
Production Details
Prod. Co.
The Media Factory
Country
Ireland
Production years
2009
Locations
Ireland, USA, Switzerland, France
Prod. Partners
Port Arlington Multimedia
Distribution Details
Release year
2009
Festivals
Mill Valley, Nashville, Dublin Internationl Film Festival, Dingle Film Festival, Boston Irish Film Festival, Seattle Irish Film Festival
Awards
Nominated for an Irish Television Academey Award
Broadcast (Prod.)
RTE (Ireland)
Language
English
Subtitles
English Subtitles
Video: The Bass Player
Overview
Genre
Personal Doc and ArtsSynopsis
The Bass Player: A Song For Dad
“Masterfully Told.” – The Irish Times “Outstanding film.” – Sunday World “Heartwarming.” – The Sun
The Bass Player has been nominated for an Irish Film and Television Academy Award
“The Bass Player: A Song for Dad” was the critics choice in the Irish Times, The Irish Sunday Independent, the Sunday Business Post, and the Sun.
In this eloquent, witty homage to his father, filmmaker Niall McKay wrestles with his family’s unsettling past to overcome his fear of commitment. As Niall helps his elderly father Jim, a jazz bass player, return home to Ireland, father and son revisit Niall’s tumultuous childhood with an abusive, unpredictable mother and a musician father who was often on the road. It’s a parallel journey into Niall’s admiration for his father and his innermost doubts about love, and their conversations take on a confessional quality as they reveal their darkest moments. But the film lyrically (and sometimes limerickly) takes us full circle, cap