Shooting the Darkness (2019)
The testimony of the men who unwittingly became war photographers on the streets of their own towns in Northern Ireland, when violence erupted around them. Instead of photographing weddings and celebrities, as they expected, they produced the images that crudely show the suffering of ordinary people between 1968 and 1998, the worst years of the conflict.
Director: Tom Burke
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Alan Lewis as Self - Press Photographer |
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Hugh Russell as Self - Press Photographer |
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Paul Faith as Self - Press Photographer |
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Crispin Rodwell as Self - Press Photographer |
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Trevor Dickson as Self - Press Photographer |
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Stanley Matchett as Self - Press Photographer |
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Martin Nangle as Self - Press Photographer |
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Tom Lawlor as Self - Press Photographer |
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Frankie Quinn as Self - Press Photographer |
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Sean O'Hagan as Self - Press Photographer |
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Edward Daly as Self - Catholic Priest (archive footage) |
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Martin Galvin as Self - NORAID Member (archive footage) |
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Theresa May as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage) |
| Editing | Aisling Calt | Additional Editor |
| Production | Thomas Kelly | Researcher |
| Sound | Kevin Breathnach | Sound Post Supervisor |
| Editing | Dave Hughes | Color Grading |
| Sound | Chris Woodcock | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Suzanne Biermann | Production Manager |
| Directing | Tom Burke | Director |
| Sound | Gerry Horan | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Alan Maher | Producer |
| Production | Caroline Laub | Producer |
| Editing | Tom Burke | Editor |
| Production | Heike Lettau | Producer |
| Production | Thomas Kelly | Producer |
| Camera | Patrick Bolger | Still Photographer |
| Production | Sarah Ryder | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Kevin Breathnach | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Tom Burke | Director of Photography |