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Blessings by David Whyte
Film Club

Blessings by David Whyte

In this short film, David Whyte’s “Blessing” poems are interpreted through a visual journey across the Irish landscape.
20th Jan 2025

Each month, we show you a short film that’s moved us beyond the day – meaningful stories that inspire us to pause, think and feel. 

David Whyte’s “Blessing” poems are interpreted through a visual journey across the Irish landscape in this short film by Emmy-winning filmmaker Andrew Hinton and musician and composer Owen Ó Súilleabháin.

Musician and composer Owen Ó Súilleabháin, who has collaborated with David Whyte for over a decade, brings two of his poems – “Blessing for Sound” and “Blessing for the Light” – from The Bell and the Blackbird to life.

“I thank you light,
for the subtle way
your merest touch gives shape
to such things I could
only learn to love
through your delicate instruction”

David Whyte

Words by David Whyte
Directed by Andrew Hinton
Music by Owen Ó Súilleabháin
Cinematography by Andrew Hinton & Javier Hinton
Produced by Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee