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IRISH TIMES
News
November 2026
Born That Way embarks on a tour of Switzerland and western Germany in mid November 2026 after its European Premiere in Überlingen on Friday, November 13th (see Screenings page)
October 2026
Born That Way wins runner up and is Highly Commended at the 2026 Radharc Awards in Dublin, which occurs every two years (see https://radharc.ie/).
March 2025
Born That Way was awarded The Dublin Film Critics’ Circle Best Irish Documentary Award at the Dublin International Film Festival after its World Premiere there on February 28, 2025.
September 2026
Born That Way was awarded The Gamble-Paison Prize for Best International Feature Film at the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival in Vermont, USA in August and the Social Impact Award at Activists Without Borders Festival in London in October 2026
Trailer mit deutschen Untertiteln: https://vimeo.com/1237614564
BORN THAT WAY
A film about Care. And Love. And Patrick Lydon.
In a small wooden house in County Kilkenny, Ireland, Patrick Lydon’s life is ebbing away. Throughout his final year he reflects on an extraordinary life that took him from a budding career in rock journalism in America to trailblazing in Ireland with his wife, Gladys, the development of the radically inclusive Camphill Movement, sharing life in community with people of diverse needs, abilities and backgrounds. Patrick’s story calls forth the story of Camphill itself, and articulates the impulse driving an approach to life struggling for survival in today’s consumerist climate. At a time when the world is in need of inspiration, Patrick and Gladys’ story is just the ticket.
Through family involvement with Camphill, director Éamon Little (co-writer of That They May Face the Rising Sun) was a long-time friend of Patrick and Gladys Lydon. Given intimate access throughout Patrick’s final illness, this tender, provocative love story celebrates community spirit, disability, inclusion and otherness.