Perfecting the art of longing

Can I remember it differently?

One man’s poignant search for community via radio waves

A unique and deeply moving piece of biographical filmmaking, the short documentary Echo provides a window into the life of an older man named Allister Hadden living in Northern Ireland. The film drifts between past and present, with a rich, textured, shot-on-film aesthetic tethering together Hadden’s archival recordings and newly shot footage from the Belfast-based filmmaker Ross McClean.

As Hadden revisits old home movies, we see glimpses of a fulfilling life, including images of dirt-bike racing, factory work and a female loved one. In the present, Hadden lives alone, and surgery has left his vocal cords damaged, making communication a constant........

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