David Balfe premieres For Those I Love film Holy Trinity

The self-titled For Those I Love album was released last month.

David Balfe has premiered a new For Those I Love short film.

Holy Trinity is a collaboration with director Hugh Mulhern, adding another dimension to the painfully forthright beauty and tragedy which underpins the debut For Those I Love record, building too on its themes of friendship, loss, love and, of course, Shelbourne FC.

“For me, collaboration has always been based on trust,” Balfe says. So much of this project was spent sharing memories of my life over Zoom, and listening to Hugh share his.”

“That’s the lifeblood, where the trust is built, and I’m glad it was. I feel like we helped each other see the world anew.”

“It’s that trust that built the groundwork for the patience and comfort on set. That trust took away the fear of sharing this pain on film. That trust helped me feel cared for while still being a subject, not the easiest thing to do. That trust is what I’m most proud of here.”

“As the myth goes, the public presence of this album can be traced back to Hugh. How beautiful it feels to make things full circle and cap this record off together.”

Live4ever’s highest rated album of the year so far, For Those I Love will be toured for the first time later this year; Glasgow, London, Bristol and Manchester getting the privilege.

Tour dates:

October
17 – Audio, Glasgow
20,21 – Courtyard Theatre, London
23 – Louisiana, Bristol
24 – Deaf Institute, Manchester