Irish Spirits Stirred by The Lonely Stag New Irish Film: The Lonely Stag which Features Singing Star Tommy Fleming in His First Acting Role
The Lonely Stag is a powerful work that uses poetry and song to tell the story of people who were forced to leave their homeland to seek a better life.
Their spirits are called back to rest in their beloved homeland by a majestic stag that keeps a permanent vigil for them; calling out across the Atlantic from a towering cliff top in Glengarriff, overlooking Bantry Bay, West Cork.
The film features top Irish singer Tommy Fleming and haunting tracks composed by music industry legend Mike Moran, who penned the Freddie Mercury hit Barcelona, among many others.
Local people perform throughout to tell the story of their ancestors' experiences and their desperate attempts to free themselves from famine and poverty.
This unique film is based on a poem by Linda Burrage, who was inspired into writing it after placing a bronze statue of a stag on a promontory outside her home in Glengarriff, as a memorial to all of Ireland's émigrés.
The idea then developed into a movie project that not only involved Tommy Fleming and Mike Moran, but also the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, the Celtic Tenors, the World Champion Step Dancers and the All-Ireland under 18 Set Dancing Champions.
A tale of hope and joy, The Lonely Stag it is a short film with a story that anyone with a love of Ireland will relate to.
Fans of Tommy Fleming in particular will adore the special music and the exclusive tracks included in the film.
Commenting on the forthcoming release, Tommy Fleming said: "It was great to be able to work with the renowned Mike Moran and be part of such a moving and exciting project."
Mike Moran said: "It was a fantastic experience writing and performing with Tommy. It was a lot of fun filming with the amazing people of West Cork."
Linda Burrage, who also produced the film, said: "I enjoyed ever minute of making the Lonely Stag it was so exciting to see the scenes I had imagined coming to life on the big screen.
"It was wonderful to see the people of Bantry and Glengarriff getting together and having a great time taking part in the film."
Notes for editors:
Tommy Fleming, Mike Moran and Linda Burrage are available for interviews: please contact Steven Sneesby on 07968
441173
A clip from the film is available for viewing at http://www.lonelystag.com/images/thelonelystagpreviewclip.wmv
A selection of images and full copies of the film are available on request. The Lonely Stag website can be found at http://www.lonelystag.com
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