Buried Alive!

Buried Alive!

52 mins | Documentary | July 11, 2025

In 1968, Mick Meaney was buried alive in a coffin beneath London, not in death, but in pursuit of a world record. Told through the eyes of his daughter, this darkly comic and deeply human documentary unearths the strange history of buried-alive stunts, revealing a forgotten subculture of endurance, spectacle, and legacy.

Buried Alive!

52 mins | Documentary | July 11, 2025

Buried Alive!
In 1968, Mick Meaney was buried alive in a coffin beneath London, not in death, but in pursuit of a world record. Told through the eyes of his daughter, this darkly comic and deeply human documentary unearths the strange history of buried-alive stunts, revealing a forgotten subculture of endurance, spectacle, and legacy.
Producers
Original title Beo Faoin bhFód
Directors Daire Collins
Writers Daire Collins, James O'Brien Moran, Sadhbh Devlin

Cast

Mick Meaney

as Self (archive footage)