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Buried Alive

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The bizarre chronicles of ordinary people chasing fame and fortune by burying themselves alive, and the depths they reached to find a place in the record books. In 1968, Mick Meaney was buried six foot under the London soil in a simple wooden coffin. Hundreds came to see his burial and toast Mick on his way. The thing was, Mick was not dead. He was competing in the world record competition for 'Longest Time Spent Buried Alive'. Incredibly, Mick was not the first. Our story begins in 1920s California and ends with a Dutch nun buried under a fairground in Skegness. Using never before seen archive, animation and interviews with the people who personally knew Mick, this story is brought to life through the eyes of his loving daughter who grapples with her father's bizarre legacy.

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Pat Stacey Irish Independent Nov 24
The story of [Mick Meaney's] surreal stunt and its aftermath is told with enormous warmth, humour and poignancy in Daire Collins’s superb bilingual documentary Buried Alive... Go to Full Review Ronan Power Film Ireland Magazine Oct 8
Ultimately, Beo Faoin bhFód / Buried Alive is more than a film about a strange record attempt, rather it's honours a complex man who dreamed big, and tells a story that lingers on long after the credits roll. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Daire Collins

Director

Sadhbh Devlin

Screenwriter

James O'Brien-Moran

Screenwriter

Daire Collins

Screenwriter

James O'Brien-Moran

Producer

Movie Info

Synopsis The bizarre chronicles of ordinary people chasing fame and fortune by burying themselves alive, and the depths they reached to find a place in the record books. In 1968, Mick Meaney was buried six foot under the London soil in a simple wooden coffin. Hundreds came to see his burial and toast Mick on his way. The thing was, Mick was not dead. He was competing in the world record competition for 'Longest Time Spent Buried Alive'. Incredibly, Mick was not the first. Our story begins in 1920s California and ends with a Dutch nun buried under a fairground in Skegness. Using never before seen archive, animation and interviews with the people who personally knew Mick, this story is brought to life through the eyes of his loving daughter who grapples with her father's bizarre legacy.
Director
Daire Collins
Producer
James O'Brien-Moran
Screenwriter
Sadhbh Devlin, James O'Brien-Moran, Daire Collins
Production Co
Paper Mountain Films, Black Lobster Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
52m