The forgotten Yeats sisters – Imelda May fronts new documentary about two brilliant but overlooked Irish women
Airing on International Women’s Day, the film explores the lives of the sisters who have often been overshadowed by the legacies of their better-known brothers
The documentary follows four decades of the sisters' lives. Photo: Sky Studios
A new documentary on the lives of Susan and Elizabeth Yeats, titled Lily & Lolly: The Forgotten Yeats Sisters, will air on Sky Arts and NOW on March 8, International Women’s Day. The film explores the lives of the sisters who were the backbone of the Irish cultural and literary revival of the 1920s and tries to bring their stories out of the shadow of their famous brothers, Jack and WB Yeats.
Produced by an all-female team, the hour-long documentary has been directed by RTS Ireland Television Awards winner Maggie Breathnach. Hosted by singer-songwriter and poet Imelda May, the film will tell the story of Susan (Lily) and Elizabeth (Lolly) Yeats by looking back at four decades of their lives.
