Docs Ireland: The Long Note

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CertificateNot Rated
Year2019
GenreDocumentary
Director(s)Helen Cammock
LanguageEnglish
CountryUK
Running Time1HR 39MINS
SeasonDocs Ireland 2023

Director, artist and Turner Prize nominee Helen Cammock explores the motivation for women’s participation in the 1968 civil rights movement in Derry in this celebratory documentary.

Exploring social histories through film, photography, print, text and performances, Helen Cammock has created multiple and layered narratives that are not linear, allowing the cyclical nature of history to be revealed. Through these devices Cammock explores the invisibility of women in the historical narrative of the time, and how it impacted family life and the notion of loss.

The Long Note is an attempt to articulate the variety of political positions taken by women during the movement; exploring how there was no one unifying position or one identity but a multitude of voices that permeated a turbulent time in Derry. Cammock's documentary is a partial move towards redressing the lack of the female voice within the historical narrative, and to recognise the need to highlight the centrality of women in what was a pivotal moment in history.

If you would like to read more about the measures QFT are taking to reduce the risk from COVID-19 please see here. This is a Docs Ireland screening and therefore if you have any questions please contact boxoffice@docsireland.ie.


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