Perennial Light

Haunted by the death of his best friend, a young boy growing up in an Irish coastal town faces the dawning of adulthood. Combining improvised live action sequences gorgeously photographed in black and white and delicate animations by Paolo Chianta, Perennial Light is a dialogue-free study in grief and healing that confirms Cork-based Colin Hickey as one of Ireland’s most expressive and intriguing filmmakers, a vital, distinctive voice.