“Belfast Walls” by Gwilym Evans
The Troubles was an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland, lasting from the late 1960s until the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, between Protestant unionists, who wished to remain part of the UK, and Catholic nationalists, who sought reunification with the Republic of Ireland.
Today, hundreds of murals cover Belfast's buildings, walls, and gable ends- each a visual narrative of division, identity, and resistance. Belfast Walls documents these artworks, exploring their messages of conflict, sectarianism, resilience, and the potential for reconciliation - not only in Northern Ireland but in conflicts across the world.
Ecclesiastes by Derek Mahon is narrated by Rachael Tolan, daughter of former IRA prisoner Tommy Tolan.
CREDITS
Director// Gwilym Evans/ @gwilym88
Producer// James Nolan/ @jamesnolan____
Cinematographer// Joey Knox/ @joeyknoxy
First Assistant Director// Aaron Dazell/ @thehumbleclimber
Editor// Gwilym Evans/ @gwilym88
Original Score, Sound Design & Final Mix// Matteo Di Giulio/ @chef.mowgli
Sound Engineer// Luke Thompson/ @deja_luke
Colour Grade// Abe Wynen/ @abewynen
Titles// Guillaume Maurin-Belay/ @guillaumenoodles
Poem// Ecclesiastes by Derek Mahon
Voiceover// Rachael Tolan
Film Stock// Kodak/ @kodak_shootfilm
Film Scanning// Digital Orchard/ @digital_orchard
Production Company// way out west/ @way_out_west_ltd
Special thanks to Tommy Tolan
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