New York Premiere
The Ban
Shorts
Short | Ireland, Northern Ireland, UK | 26 MINUTES | English, Irish | English subtitlesExperimental, Comedy, Documentary, Politics, Journalism
30 years after the IRA ceasefire in Northern Ireland, this experimental archive film looks at Margaret Thatcher's farcical broadcasting ban that saw actors hired to dub those associated with terrorism.
This film is included in Shorts: For the Cause alongside 3 other works. Click here for full program and details.
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Roisin Agnew
Director
Roisin Agnew
Producer
Sam Howard
Screenwriter
Roisin Agnew
Cinematographer
Sam Howard and Various (archive)
Editor
Sam Howard
Executive Producer
Alison Millar Erica Starling Productions; Francis Jones, Northern Ireland Screen Digital Film Archive
Co-Producer
Roisin Agnew
Music
Oxhy
Graphics and Art Direction
Theo Inglis
Additional Editor
Nicole Halova
Cast
Gerry Adams, Stephen Rea, Danny Morrison, Denis Murray, Conor Grimes, Tim Loane, Eamonn McCann
