Featuring Brandon Hill, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Elevation: 515 meters, the highest point in Co. Kilkenny, situated near the River Barrow and the town of Graiguenamanagh. Composed of granite from the Leinster Granite Batholith, formed during the late Carboniferous period, approximately 300 million years ago. A personal multi-layered essay film that positions Kilkenny's highest peak, Brandon Hill, as the main protagonist. Through various alternative documentary methods, home movies and re-enactments the film explores the past and present mutual effects between a geographical location and its people.

Director

Michael Higgins

Cast

R

Robin Jude Fitzgerald

Narrator (A Giant Story)

R

Ru Fitzgerald

Narrator (A Giant Story)

R

Richard Kane

James Freney

J

John Patrick Kavanagh

Freney's Mule/Farmer

J

John Morton

Gamekeeper

C

Cillian Roche

Brandon the Giant

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A Shooting on Brandon

2h · Released

Documentary

Featuring Brandon Hill, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Elevation: 515 meters, the highest point in Co. Kilkenny, situated near the River Barrow and the town of Graiguenamanagh. Composed of granite from the Leinster Granite Batholith, formed during the late Carboniferous period, approximately 300 million years ago. A personal multi-layered essay film that positions Kilkenny's highest peak, Brandon Hill, as the main protagonist. Through various alternative documentary methods, home movies and re-enactments the film explores the past and present mutual effects between a geographical location and its people.

Director

Michael Higgins

Cast

R

Robin Jude Fitzgerald

Narrator (A Giant Story)

R

Ru Fitzgerald

Narrator (A Giant Story)

R

Richard Kane

James Freney