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Robert Mullan

Robert Mullan

Directing

Biography

Holding both British and Irish citizenship, Robert Mullan is best-known for his features, Mad to be Normal, Letters to Sofija, Gitel and We Will Sing, all of which he wrote and directed. In the past he has shot single documentaries in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the USA, Germany, France, Egypt and throughout the UK. In addition, he produced a 6 part series for Channel 4 on women spiritual teachers around the world, and a 3 part series on 'mystical Islam', titled Sufism: the Heart of Islam.

Known For

Mad to Be Normal
5.9

The story of Scottish psychiatrist RD Laing and his unique community at Kingsley Hall, East London in the 1960s.

Mad to Be Normal

2017
Letters to Sofija
5.0

Based on a true story, this is the love affair between a Lithuanian genius and the woman and the country he adored. Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis was born into a Lithuanian peasant family in 1875. Despite his lowly origins he soon revealed himself to be a child prodigy able to both paint and compose music of startling and often frightening intensity. Soon after he was struck down by a mysterious mental illness, which would plague him for the rest of his life. During his short lifetime, Ciurlionis produced over 300 paintings and 300 musical compositions. Supporting him throughout his short and painful life was his beloved wife, Sofija Kymantaite, a journalist and political activist.

Letters to Sofija

2013
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The last years in the life of James Joyce, as he writes Finnegans Wake and struggles with his fading eyesight and the so-called madness of his beloved daughter, Lucia.

James and Lucia

We Will Sing
7.5

A group of protesters, from all around Lithuania, gather at the Television Tower to protect it from approaching Soviet tanks and paratroopers.

We Will Sing

2015
Gitel
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Gitel is a Holocaust survivor. Many years later, she struggles with the memories of the past as she tries to live in the present.

Gitel

2016
This Weekend Will Change Your Life
4.7

Seven people leave London for a therapeutic weekend in the Cotswolds where they are told it will 'change their life'. It does, but not in the way they imagine.

This Weekend Will Change Your Life

2018
Sufism: The Heart of Islam
N/A

Documentary about Sufi Islam

Sufism: The Heart of Islam

1990