A Quiet Love: Cork producer on his new film about the romantic tales of three deaf couples 

Seán Herlihy delves into three heartwarming stories for Ireland’s first feature documentary told through sign language, writes Esther McCarthy 

John and Agnes in A Quiet Love. Both of the couple are deaf and are from different religious backgrounds, but that didn't stop their love blossoming at the height of the Troubles. 

New documentary A Quiet Love is set to bring a truly unique experience to our cinema screens. Produced by Cork man Seán Herlihy, it’s Ireland’s first feature documentary told entirely through Irish sign language.

Following an award-winning run on the international festival circuit, the film opens here and focuses on three very different couples, telling their love stories through Irish sign language. They include a decades-long forbidden romance across a religious divide, an LGBTQI+ couple navigating parenthood with both deaf and hearing children, and a deaf boxer and his hearing partner as they face a potentially life-changing choice.