Fairytale of Kathmandu
- Director: Neasa Ní Chianáin
- Writer: Neasa Ní Chianáin
- Producer: David Rane
CGiii Comment
Who is this poet? A random sample of 1,000,000 people were asked the same question...and, none, unsurprisingly, had heard of him.
Does he merit a documentary? Erm...NO!
This is fag-hag hero worship...and, it does turn a little bitter by the end - the fag-hag gets usurped.
The only reason that this received funding is because it's in Irish Gaelic - it really is not difficult to receive funding for a dying language.
Searcaigh, himself, is a fat, unattractive 50+ man with atrocious dress-sense - who basically preys on young men in Nepal.
There is nothing separating him from the shabby sex tourists of Thailand - however, this one writes poetry and exploits people...because, he can.
The film-maker rightly exposes this hideous man as to what he is - but that, in itself, does not warrant a documentary - vile.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
In Fairytale of Kathmandu director, Neasa Ní Chianáin follows her hero, an Irish gay poet, to Nepal, where he spends 4 months every year. He calls it his spiritual home and inspiration for his writing. He has relationships with many Nepalese boys there. He pays their school fees, buys them clothes. Director Neasa Ní Chianáin talks to the appreciative boys that Ó Searcaigh befriends, and starts to question her hero's motives in this challenging film on loss of innocence and personal morals.