Watch ‘Sister India’

‘Sister India’, a film by Myles O’Reilly

Sister India, a documentary by Myles O'Reilly, is now available to watch. This was an incredibly personal project for him, and having visited India twice myself in the past it resonated with me greatly too.

Upon seeing a rough cut I was struck by the fusion of Irish and Indian musical traditions, with music from both countries co-existing in harmony. It features a wax cylinder recording of Sean-nós singing from 1905 which I first thought was Indian.

The music flows continuously like a river throughout the film, giving it the quality of a trance or fever dream.

As the composer my role was to add some ambient music to sit under certain scenes. I wanted to let the existing music shine and not step on its toes. My work is a very small part of the film, but I'm honoured to have been able to contribute in some way.

You can check out the film and read more about the background here: https://arbutusyarns.net/2017/08/14/sister-india/