Film

Why Is There Anything Instead of Nothing

O’Donoghue/Ross is the subject of a feature-length documentary film produced and directed by Patrick O’Shea of Southernman Films. It covers three years of filming at O’Donoghue/Ross’ residence and studio, including three generations of his family. In it, the artist/sculptor/printmaker discusses his life, his family, his inspirations, his techniques. The film includes passages of the artist at work and animations of some of his paintings, sweeping views of some of his public sculpture and the landscape in which his lives and works, along with an inspiring soundtrack.

The film was first seen at the Fastnet Film Festival in Scull, Co Cork in May 2017 (http://www.fastnetfilmfestival.com/news/an-exploration-of-the-art-of-tighe-odonoghueross/) then IndieCork in October 2017, plus more festivals in 2018, including Best Documentary Feature at the Move Me Film Festival in Belgium.

The website for the film is www.whyisthereanythingfilm.com.

There is a short trailer at https://www.youtube.com/witaion.

See https://www.independent.ie/artist-in-touch-with-his-roots and https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/artist-and-chieftain-who-made-his-mark-on-kerry-tells-story-to-world as well.