Shooting the Darkness (2019)
A great photograph transforms the event. It's not just a record of it. It's something else
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
Genre: Documentary, History, TV Movie
Runtime: 53 min
Release Date: January 30, 2019
Cast
- Alan Lewis - Self - Press Photographer
- Hugh Russell - Self - Press Photographer
- Paul Faith - Self - Press Photographer
- Crispin Rodwell - Self - Press Photographer
- Trevor Dickson - Self - Press Photographer
- Stanley Matchett - Self - Press Photographer
- Martin Nangle - Self - Press Photographer
- Tom Lawlor - Self - Press Photographer
- Frankie Quinn - Self - Press Photographer
- Sean O'Hagan - Self - Press Photographer
Music: Gerry Horan
Cinematography: Tom Burke
Editing: Tom Burke
Production: RTÉ, Broadstone Films, ARTE GEIE
Country: France, Germany, Ireland
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
1970s, war photographer, northern ireland, irish mob, ira (irish republican army), photojournalism, sinn féin, 1980s, 1960s, 1990s, political repression, religious persecution, the troubles (north ireland, 1966-98), domestic terrorism, state terrorism
More Films by Director: Tom Burke
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Shooting the Darkness about?
- 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.
- Who directed Shooting the Darkness?
- Shooting the Darkness was directed by Tom Burke.
- Who stars in Shooting the Darkness?
- Shooting the Darkness stars Alan Lewis, Hugh Russell, Paul Faith, Crispin Rodwell, Trevor Dickson, Stanley Matchett.
- How long is Shooting the Darkness?
- Shooting the Darkness has a runtime of 53m (53 minutes).
- What genre is Shooting the Darkness?
- Shooting the Darkness is a Documentary, History, TV Movie film.
- Where was Shooting the Darkness produced?
- Shooting the Darkness was produced in France, Germany, Ireland.