One Sweet Hour Clip Debuts Before Tallinn World Premiere
The Hollywood Reporter exclusively premiered a clip from One Sweet Hour, starring Gary Lydon as an Elvis impersonator, ahead of its Nov. 16 world premiere at Tallinn Black Nights.
The Hollywood Reporter exclusively premiered a clip from One Sweet Hour on Nov. 13, 2026, three days before the film's world premiere at the 30th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF). The film will open in the festival's main competition program on Nov. 16.
One Sweet Hour stars Gary Lydon as Gerry, an Elvis impersonator, and Brian F. O'Byrne as his brother Colum, a monk. Declan Recks directed from a screenplay by Eugene O'Brien, and Samson Films produced.
The premiere marks the first film released after Lydon's death earlier this year. Lydon died at the end of April 2026.
A canal boat setting and a long-gestating idea
The film was shot over 10 days on a canal boat with a crew limited to 15 people on board. O'Brien's documentary on a boat, made about 10 to 15 years ago, inspired the setting, according to the background provided on the production.
Recks and O'Brien had previously tried to fit an Elvis impersonator character into a film years back, but the story did not work at the time.
Quick answers
When does One Sweet Hour have its world premiere?
It premieres on Nov. 16, 2026, in the main competition program of the 30th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
Who stars in One Sweet Hour?
Gary Lydon plays Gerry, an Elvis impersonator, and Brian F. O'Byrne plays his brother Colum, a monk.
Who directed One Sweet Hour?
Declan Recks directed from a screenplay by Eugene O'Brien, with Samson Films producing.