Sinéad O’Connor biopic to focus on singer’s activism against Catholic Church

• A biopic about the late Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, who died in 2023, is currently in development.
• The film will reportedly focus on O’Connor’s early life and career, exploring how her global fame was intertwined with her activism regarding “the crimes committed by the Catholic Church and the Irish state”.
• Irish production company ie: entertainment, known for the documentary Nothing Compares, is leading the project alongside Nine Daughters and See-Saw Films.
• The biopic is expected to cover significant moments, including the success of O’Connor’s 1990 album and her protest on Saturday Night Live in 1992, which saw her rip up a photo of the Pope.
• Josephine Decker, director of the 2020 film Shirley, is reportedly set to direct the project.

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Sinéad O’Connor biopic in the works from company behind Lady Macbeth