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Des Henderson
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FeatureDocumentary
In 1975 Irish immigrant Denis Mulcahy of the NYPD bomb squad began a scheme offering children from Northern Ireland respite from the Troubles. Project Children ultimately brought more than 20,000 Catholic and Protestant children to suburban USA for summer-long visits where they forged unexpected friendships and found they had more in common with the “enemy” than they thought. Featuring evocative TV archive of the scheme and contributions from Bill Clinton, Martin McGuinness and the now-adult children, the participants’ personal stories are positioned within the wider political story Northern Ireland. Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at IFI Doc Fest 2016.
90 minutes, Northern Ireland, 2016, Colour
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: MCGAHERN: SHORT STORIES (PROGRAMME 2) 13.10
BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY 16:15, 20:50
KIDNAPPED 20:30
LOVE LIES BLEEDING 13:15 (OC), 18:10
PERFECT DAYS 13:40
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 15.50, 18.20, 20.40
THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE 18.40
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