Quill To Power - a short film about the peregrines of Poolbeg

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Not many people know that a breeding pair of peregrine falcons have made their home on the side of the iconic Poolbeg chimneys that define the Dublin skyline. This short documentary follows the guardians who keep watch on the formerly endangered birds of prey that live on the giant chimneys that are now themselves endangered. With stunning original footage of the birds and the surrounding beach and bay, supplemented with interviews, and drone footage of the 200m-tall chimneys, this film explores the relationship between the falcons, the chimneys and the people of the surrounding city.

Featuring
Eamonn Ryan
Councillor Dermot Lacey
Hilary White
Gandalf

Camera
Sergio Angulo Bujanda
Inês Freitas

Sound
Chris Laubscher

Editor
Niamh Burke-Kennedy

Producer
Rhona Henderson

Written and directed by Alan Caulfield

Additional footage
Sky Pixels Ireland
MiD: Michael Ó Mara Interior Design

Music
Basement Lullaby by Seán Mac Erlaine from the album Long After The Music Is Gone

Thanks to
The Irish Hawking Club
Don Ryan for lending us Gandalf
Colm Quinn
Baz al-Rawi
Noel Quinn
Bob Gallagher
Vanessa Gildea
Claire Dix
Tristan Hutchinson

Filmed at Poolbeg and other locations around Dublin, April 2015

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