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.
Julie Perkins
Director
Cathal Coughlan
Self
Sean O'Hagan
Self
John Fell
Self
Tom Fenner
Self
Aidan Gillen
Self
Elvera Butler
Self
Garreth Ryan
Self
Jacknife Lee
Self
Andrew Mueller
Self
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