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New Sinéad O'Connor Documentary: 'Nothing Compares' Trailer
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- Published: Sunday, 18 September 2022 23:43
Irish singer/songwriter Sinéad O'Connor's rise to fame and exile is chronicled in director Kathryn Ferguson's NOTHING COMPARES. The Showtime movie will release theatrically in NYC and Los Angeles to qualify for award season and then on Showtime on Sunday, October 2. Watch the trailer.
Sinéad O'Connor shot to stardom in the 80s with her hit "Nothing Compares 2 U" but the outspoken musician soon got into hot water with her views including the infamous moment when she ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II during her SNL performance.
Director Kathryn Ferguson (Taking the Waters, Space to Be), NOTHING COMPARES already hit the festival circuit and won awards including Best Irish Documentary at Galway Film Fleadh, the Audience Award for Best Documentary at Aegean Film Festival, and the Audience Award at Docs Ireland. Look out for our interview with the director coming soon.
Release Schedule
New York and Los Angeles on Friday, September 23
U.K. and Ireland on Friday, October 7
Showtime premiere Sunday, October 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
More about NOTHING COMPARES
Directed by Kathryn Ferguson (Taking the Waters, Space to Be), NOTHING COMPARES charts Sinéad OʼConnorʼs phenomenal rise to worldwide fame and examines how she used her voice at the height of her stardom, before her iconoclastic personality led to her exile from the pop mainstream. Focusing on O’Connor’s prophetic words and deeds from 1987 to 1993, the film presents an authoritative, richly cinematic portrait of this fearless trailblazer through a contemporary feminist lens.
The archive-led documentary features era-defining music videos and concert performances alongside previously unseen footage from this period. The film is underpinned by a new interview with O’Connor herself, in which she reflects on events in her own words from a present-day perspective. Intimate first-hand contributor interviews add to the tapestry with additional insights from contemporary artists, musicians and social commentators introducing broader themes of Irish history, politics and global activism, all the while reflecting on O’Connor’s artistry, impact and legacy.
Belfast-born Ferguson is an innovative and boundary-pushing director who has focused on short-form work centered on identity, gender politics and community. NOTHING COMPARES is her documentary feature directorial debut and was an official selection in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The film has gone on to win various awards at film festivals this year, including Best Irish Documentary at Galway Film Fleadh, the Audience Award for Best Documentary at Aegean Film Festival, and the Audience Award at Docs Ireland.
The film is produced by Eleanor Emptage and Michael Mallie for Tara Films (U.K.) and Ard Mhacha Productions (Ireland), in association with Field of Vision. Executive producers are Charlotte Cook, Lesley McKimm, Lucy Pullin, John Reynolds and Lisa Marie Russo. The film was supported by Screen Ireland, the BFI Doc Society Fund, IE:Entertainment and Northern Ireland Screen.