Photos To Send
In 1954, world-renowned photographer Dorothea Lange travelled to County Clare in the West of Ireland on assignment for Life Magazine. Her unfailing curiosity, her talent and ability to establish a warm contact with people produced more than 2000 photographs, creating a lasting record of a rural way of life that was soon to disappear. Dierdre Lynch retraces Lange’s footsteps, travelling the country roads to visit many of the same people that Lange met nearly a half century ago. Her film uses Lange’s photographs to unlock the memories of a time past. Voices, tales and accents give rise to a myriad of emotions ranging from surprise to suffering and anger. A way of trying to tame the passage of time and the nostalgia of youthful times with a dose of Irish humour. What emerges is a sensitive and moving portrait of those countrymen and women who chose to stay on in their land of winds and rain, no matter what the price.
Four Leaf Productions
Four Leaf Productions
Matthew Reichman; Dierdre Lynch; Dee Watt
Henry Young; Jonahtan Jadge
Dierdre Lynch