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HEYDAY - THE MIC CHRISTOPHER STORY

By Alan LEONARD

Documentary - Completed 2018

It's about life, love and second chances.

Mic Christopher and his music touched and inspired a generation of Irish talent, galvanizing his friends into following their dreams and sending them onto great success. This is the story of a man whose life and love for it changed Irish music forever.

- Year of production
- 2018
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Duration
- 101 mn
- Director(s)
- Alan LEONARD
- Writer(s)
- Alan LEONARD, Niall CARVER
- Producer(s)
- Niall CARVER, Alan LEONARD, Fiona GRAHAM
- Synopsis
- This heartfelt story charts singer-songwriter Mic Christopher's humble beginnings busking on the streets of Dublin, his rise to rock star, the near fatal accident that nearly left him millimeters from death, through to his final year where he lead an entire generation of Irish musicians onto fame, success and new artistic highs.
  Told through the eyes of those whose lives he touched (Oscar-winner Glen Hansard, writer/actor Sharon Horgan, Mike Scott of The Waterboys, Bronagh Gallagher, Josh Ritter, Lisa Hannigan, Rónán O''Snodaigh and many more). This epic story of extraordinary music and friendship will both touch and inspire.