In 1980, two Cork outsiders, Cathal Coughlan and Sean O’Hagan, met at a New Year's Eve party. Bonding over music, a friendship and songwriting partnership was ignited; the band they formed, Microdisney, was one of the best bands of the 1980s that you’ve probably never heard. Mixing Sean’s stunning melodic arrangements with Cathal’s poetic, angry lyrics, they recorded three brilliant LPs, gained critical adulation and an obsessive cult following. But a hit single eluded them, as did radio play and LP sales. By 1988, frustrated by their lack of progress, the band crashed and burned, leaving a trail of acrimony and broken friendships.
Directing | Julie Perkins | Director |
Production | Julie Perkins | Producer |
Production | Simon Heath | Executive Producer |
Editing | John Chamberlain | Editor |
Production | Toby Millward | Production Manager |
Camera | Cath Longbottom | Camera Operator |
Camera | Niall O'Byrne | Camera Operator |
Camera | John Kennedy | Camera Operator |
Camera | Anthony Wood | Camera Operator |
Camera | Winston Whitter | Camera Operator |
Camera | Adam Vardy | Camera Operator |
Sound | Rik Elliott | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Rob Thompson | Sound Mix Technician |
Editing | Rajat Rana | Colorist |
Editing | Wayne Dalton | Online Editor |
Editing | Nick Roulstone | Editor |
Crew | Ella Tayler Baron | Production Controller |
Editing | Andy Neill | Archival Footage Coordinator |
Crew | Hannah Kemp | Legal Services |
Crew | John Cullen | Legal Services |
Production | Jonathan Rothery | Executive Producer |