Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story

Edna O’Brien is the rare writer who not only represented her country’s spirit, she also shaped and profoundly altered it. Speaking about topics deemed unspeakable by others as she rose to prominence and controversy in the 1960s, including having her books banned in her native Ireland.

Before her death at 93, O’Brien recounts her controversial life, novels, love affairs and stardom through personal journals read by actress Jessie Buckley, with perspectives from writers like Gabriel Byrne and Walter Mosley. In this stunning documentary from the acclaimed director of Pray for Our Sinners and A Mother Brings Her Son to Be Shot, this is a fitting tribute to a life of great complexity, perseverance and inspiration.