Writing
Anne Devlin
Acting credits
Northern Ireland has had many historic days in the last 40 years. October 5th, 1968 could be the most important. In this documentary, many of those who took part in the Civil Rights march in Derry on this date talk of the international influences that drove them to take to the streets in protest. Featuring interviews with the voices of dissent in America, Europe and Northern Ireland.
The Day the Troubles Began
2008
NRDocumentary tracing the life of James Ellis, one of Northern Ireland’s best loved actors.
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
2007
Behind the camera
6.6Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.
Wuthering Heights
1992
NRFinn's story seems to begin when Henry Kirk comes into the bookshop where she works. But it goes back a lot further than that...
Naming the Names
1987
5.3Belfast 1972: The politically naive Bernie is trying to bring up a normal family in less than normal surroundings. Her best friend is accidentally shot dead by the IRA, and her neighbours are constantly raided by the army. In this climate of fear she stands up and condemns the murders. Criticising both factions, her call for a ceasefire is interpreted as an attack against the IRA, and as her peace movement takes momentum, she and her family are placed in the frontline.
Titanic Town
1998
5.1Based on the life of a classic french cineast Jean Vigo, the story follows his daily struggle with sanity, normal life and uncompromising filmmaking. Story also focuses on his relationship with his supporting wife whom he met in sanatorium.
Vigo
1998
Professor Broderick, a famous professor of Psychology, returns to his house by Belfast Lough to discover a woman waiting for him.
A Woman Calling
1984
7.0A woman returns to Belfast after ten years in England and becomes involved in the Maze prison protest.
The Long March
1980
A group of children and their teachers from a Protestant school in Northern Ireland go on a trip to Paris.
The Venus de Milo Instead
1987
