The Fairy Faith

Feb 10, 2000

1h 15m

★ 7.0

A breathtaking odyssey about fairies and those who belive in them.

Overview

Walker takes us on a personal journey into a world of myth and imagination that he learned from his grandmother. He travels from the Moors of Devon and the Highlands of Scotland to the brooding Celtic landscapes of Ireland and the intimate hills of Cape Breton, in his search of this potent “otherworld” of the imagination.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

John Walker Productions

ONF | NFB

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Cast

Interviewer / Narrator

John Walker

Self

Eddie Lenihan

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The Fairy Faith

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