The Ban

The Ban
dir. Roisin Agnew/Ireland, UK/2024/27 min.

During the conflict in Northern Ireland, a bizarre practice developed that saw actors hired to dub those associated with the IRA. Via unseen archive footage and present-day interviews with key figures such as Gerry Adams and Stephen Rea, “The Ban” looks at the British government’s use of the threat of ‘terrorism’ to justify censorship, reflecting on the central role of the voice to draw inevitable comparisons with the present.

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  • projection time:
    27 min.
  • country/year:
    Ireland, UK /2024
  • director:
    Roisin Agnew
  • original language of the film:
    English
  • pictures:
    Sam Howard
  • editor:
    Nicole Halova, Sam Howard
  • production:
    Sam Howard, Alison Millar / Erica Starling Productions, Unbecoming Productions
  • festivals and awards:
    2025 – London Short Film Festival: Best UK Short Award, 2024 – IDFA Amsterdam

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