In his tower-block apartment in New Lodge, Joe reenacts memories from his childhood amidst the “Troubles”. In this Catholic area of Belfast, the number of deaths was tragically significant. Joe is joined by neighbours Jolene, Sean, Angie, and others, all willingly participating in this process of revisiting the collective memories that shaped their lives and the district they live in.
Festivals & Awards
Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz 2025 – Best Documentary
Enville Festival de Cinéma 2025 – Jury Award
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2025
IFTA 2025 – Best Documentary Award
CPH:DOX 2024 – Best Film Award
Visions du Réel 2024 – Highlights section
Sheffield Doc Fest 2024
Sydney Film Festival 2024
Porto/Post/Doc: Film & Media Festival 2024
DOK.fest MÜCHEN 2024
Docs Ireland 2024 Opening Film – Best Irish Documentary Award
65th Festival dei Popoli – Gian Paolo Paoli Award, Best Anthropological Film
Montreal International Documentary Festival 2024 – Panorama Essentials
Irish Film Festival London – Best Feature Documentary
2024 International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam – Best of Fests
62FICX Gijon International Film Festival 2024 – Esbilla Here and in another time
Watch Docs Film Festival 2024 – Special Mention for Directing
Press
“A powerful, timely and haunting film about a community living in the shadow of the pain and trauma of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.”
Lise Pedersen – Variety
“A dark, uneasy reminder of the indelible, multi-generational stain of violence”
Fionnuala Halligan – Screen Daily
“It’s a powerful, urgent and deeply sad film”
Peter Bradshaw – The Guardian
