North Circular, a new documentary billed as "a musical trip through inner city Dublin", is to be released in cinemas on Friday 2 December.
Directed by Luke McManus, the award-winning black and white film travels "the length of Dublin's fabled North Circular Road, from the Phoenix Park to Dublin Port, meeting characters and hearing their personal stories, often told in music and song".
"The film celebrates the vibrant cultural heritage of the various neighbourhoods the road connects, along with addressing the challenges of living along the famed road," added the filmmakers.
Among the artists to feature in the film are Gemma Dunleavy, John Francis Flynn and Lisa O'Neill.
"North Circular is a personal film," said McManus of his feature documentary debut.
"I have lived just off the road itself for two decades and remain fascinated by its variety, by its contradictions, by the competing tensions that it finds within itself.
"There are numerous themes, characters and issues bubbling beneath the surface of the North Circular Road when you walk along it. A certain darkness at times, a celebratory energy at others: this single road encompasses so much diversity of human experience.
"This film will only ever be a glimpse of life on a couple of moments in the complex history of this multi-faceted place."
Among North Circular's awards are the Special Mention Documentary Award at the Dublin International Film Festival and the Spirit of IndieCork award at the IndieCork Festival.
Funded by the Arts Council/An Comhairle Ealaíon under its ReelArt Scheme, North Circular is in selected cinemas from Friday 2 December.
