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The Ban

The Ban

Synopsis

During the conflict in Northern Ireland a practice developed that saw actors hired to dub those associated with the IRA on broadcast media. Via unseen archive footage and interviews with key figures, THE BAN reflects on the British government’s use of the threat of ‘terrorism’ to justify censorship.
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
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

Genre

Experimental Human Rights Northern Irish Woman Director

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Erica Starling Productions

Conway Mill
5-7 Conway Street
Belfast
BT13 2DE

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