The Uncountable Laughter of the Sea
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A poetic mediation over certain subjects in life, peace of mind, serenity, sustainability, and loss. The film was shot in County Kerry in Ireland, and has at its centre language, landscape and light. Monsignor Padráig Ó’Fiannachta, a distinguished linguist, scholar and poet, acts as our guide. Both the English and Irish language play a prominent role in the narrative, as well as occasional quotations from Latin and Greek epic poems. The central question of the film circles around the age old philosophical question ‘what is the good life?. The film takes inspiration from Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical on the environment ‘Laudato si’ Considering what is 'wealth’ and where can this be found? Proposing that ‘wealth’ ultimately emanates from peace of mind, sustained through a deeper connection with nature.

2016 · 55m
Starring Fr. Pádraig Ó'Fiannachta, Patrick Brendan O'Neill, Kelsey Lang McCarthy
Director Patrick Brendan O'Neill, Paris Kain

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Cast & Crew

  • F‌P
    Fr. Pádraig Ó'Fiannachta
    Self
  • P‌B
    Patrick Brendan O'Neill
    Self
  • K‌L
    Kelsey Lang McCarthy
    Narrator
  • E‌D
    Eoin Duignan
    Self
  • P‌B
    Patrick Brendan O'Neill
    Director
  • P‌K
    Paris Kain
    Director
  • P‌B
    Patrick Brendan O'Neill
    Producer
  • P‌K
    Paris Kain
    Producer
  • P‌B
    Patrick Brendan O'Neill
    Writer
  • P‌K
    Paris Kain
    Writer

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The Uncountable Laughter of the Sea

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A poetic mediation over certain subjects in life, peace of mind, serenity, sustainability, and loss. The film was shot in County Kerry in Ireland, and has at its centre language, landscape and light. Monsignor Padráig Ó’Fiannachta, a distinguished linguist, scholar and poet, acts as our guide. Both the English and Irish language play a prominent role in the narrative, as well as occasional quotations from Latin and Greek epic poems. The central question of the film circles around the age old philosophical question ‘what is the good life?. The film takes inspiration from Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical on the environment ‘Laudato si’ Considering what is 'wealth’ and where can this be found? Proposing that ‘wealth’ ultimately emanates from peace of mind, sustained through a deeper connection with nature.

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Studio
Patrick Brendan O'Neill
Released
2016
Run Time
55 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
Ireland
© 2016 Heron Soul Pictures and Kainco

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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