Winner Audience Award in Portraits at the Vancouver International Film Festival, 2025

Winner Audience Award, Best Documentary, Washington DC International Film Festival, 2026

Nominated for an IFTA Award for Best Documentary, 2026

Feature documentary: Featuring unheard songs and exclusive archive footage, The Essence of Eva is a portrait of legendary singer Eva Cassidy from the perspective of her parents, family and friends.

The film has sold to multiple broadcasters including, SRF, EBS, SVT, VPRO, WETA (PBS) to name a few and will be released in cinemas in Ireland/UK as well as Thailand and other territories.

Directors Alex Fegan & Malcolm Willis

Producers Malcolm Willis & Alex Fegan

Funding from Screen Ireland

And with thanks to Culture Ireland

Irish/Uk Distribution: Wildcard Distribution

Sales Agent: Autlook Film Sales