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The Ban
Chris Morris and Steve Coogan in The Day Today sketch show.
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
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of film
- 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
- Music
- 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
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 7th April 2025
