The Ban
Synopsis
Official Selection International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2024 - International premiere
Official Selection CPH:DOX 2025
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2025
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 26 min
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Roisin Agnew
- Producer
- Sam Howard
- Executive Producer
- Alison Millar
- Editor
- Nicole Halova
- Screenwriter
- Roisin Agnew
- Director of Photography
- Sam Howard
- Sound
- Yellowmoon Productions
- Composer
- Oscar Khan aka Oxhy
- Principal cast
- With contributions from: Gerry Adams, Stephen Rea, Eamonn McCann
- Archive Research
- Evan Marshall, Stephen Neue, Francis Jones for Northern Ireland Screen Digital Film Archive
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Erica Starling Productions
Conway Mill5-7 Conway Street
Belfast
BT13 2DE
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