Men at Lunch

Men at Lunch (Irish: Lón sa Spéir; Irish pronunciation: [l̪ˠoːn̪ˠ sˠə spʲeːɾʲ]; lit. 'Lunch in the Sky') is a 2012 Irish language documentary on the history behind the 1932 Lunch atop a Skyscraper photograph, its Irish connections, and the story of immigration in New York at the turn of the century.[2] It was directed by Seán Ó Cualáin, produced by his brother, Éamonn Ó Cualáin, and narrated by Fionnula Flanagan.[3][4][5][6] It premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh film festival in 2012.[3][7]

Men at Lunch
Film poster
IrishLón sa Spéir
Directed bySeán Ó Cualáin
Produced byEamonn Ó Cualáin
Narrated byFinn
Production
company
Sónta Films [1]
Release date
  • July 13, 2012 (2012-07-13) (Galway)
  • February 1, 2013 (2013-02-01) (general)
Running time
58 minutes [1]
CountryIreland
LanguageIrish/English

Accolades
  • Special Irish Language Award - 10th Irish Film & Television Awards[8][9]

References
  1. "Documentos TV. "Los hombres de la viga"" [Documentary TV The Men of the Beam]. RTVE.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. Clarke, Donald (1 February 2013). "Men at Lunch/Lón sa Spéir". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. "Column: The untold story of two Irish workers… and this iconic picture". TheJournal.ie. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. Doran, Sarah (26 January 2013). "Interview: Sean and Eamonn O'Cualain talk Men At Lunch". entertainment.ie. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  5. Killeen, Pádraic (30 January 2013). "The men who rose to fame over lunch". Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  6. Bradley, Dara (9 July 2017). "Documentary examines influence of hurling on ice hockey". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  7. O'Shea, James (6 July 2012). "Famous Irish American photograph to be recreated in Galway for new film". IrishCentral.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  8. "Winners of the 10th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards". IFTA.ie. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2018 – via Wayback machine.
  9. "IFTA 2013 Nominations revealed". RTÉ.ie. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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