Who Shot Sergeant Kirwan: An Interview With Cathal Boland
Description
An interview with award winning director Cathal Boland on his short film Who Shot Sergeant Kirwan.
Film Synopsis
The film is based on material taken from original witness statements, now held in the Military History Archives. These statements are made by those who took part in these events, and locals and family members who had knowledge about an event which took place in Ballyboghil, a small rural agricultural village located in Fingal, North County Dublin during the Irish War of Independence.
During Spring in 1921, talks of a truce between Britain and Ireland were in the air. Terrible months from the Autumn of 1920 had left the people hurt and bruised, yet determined to fight on to victory. Like in all such wars, life went on, an attack here, an attack there, and so it was on this Spring April day.
What happened has left lasting memories. This film shares that village story with a wider audience
United States
