Tommy Collins (filmmaker)
[1] Collins' broadcast career began as the photographer on the documentary Mother Ireland (1986), which won a Femme Cathodique Cinematography award.[2] His later works include Hush-a-Bye Baby (1989) (producer) with Sinéad O'Connor and Emer McCourt, The Bishop's Story (1994) (co-producer) with Donal McCann, Bogwoman (1997) (director) with Rachael Dowling and Peter Mullan, and Dead Long Enough (2006) (director) with Michael Sheen.[2] He also produced or directed a number of other documentaries including More than a Sacrifice (1996), First Love (1997), Le Choix d'une mère (1998), A Mother's Story (1999), The Johnie Walker Story and Donal McCann — It Must Be Done Right (2000).[3] The film stars Colm Meaney, Brendan Conroy, Donal O'Kelly, Donnacha Crowley and Sean O'Tarpaigh.[citation needed] Collins subsequently produced Penance (2018), which was distributed by Cinema Epooque.