Directed by: Cathal Kenna

Release Date: 24/10/2016

Genre: Documentary

Run Time: 84

Starring: Clare Waldron, Gerard Ward, Vera Finnegan, Tom and Evelyn, Jimmy and Mary

Rating Advice: Bereavement theme and brief reference to suicide.

Synopsis: Coming Home is a landmark documentary charting the journeys of five Irish emigrants spread across four continents as they pursue a common dream of returning to live out their remaining days in Ireland.

A film by Cathal Kenna, Coming Home explores each emigrant’s personal odyssey, tracing their initial departure from Ireland stretching right back to the years of mass emigration from Ireland in the 50’s through to the more recent wave of departures sparked by the global financial crisis in 2008. Reflecting on such key events as parting from loved ones in Ireland, the thrill of arriving in new unexplored worlds, coping with homesickness and the challenge of being separated from family and the familiar Coming Home captures the highs and lows of the life of an Irish emigrant.

The film is also a love letter to a romantic vision held of Ireland, its friendly people, rugged landscapes and world renowned charm.