Digital Film Archive and Community Relations Council have worked together to select clips from the archive in order to celebrate Good Relations Week 2020 and create a resource for those working tp support good relations within and across communities.
Counterpoint:
Ireland Fund (1988)
Two years after its establishment, presenter Brian Black examines
the potential impact of the International Fund for Ireland, through a series of
interviews with local businessmen. Combining funding from America, New Zealand
and Canada and the European community, it was hoped that by supporting enterprises,
grant aid could help to stabilise Northern Ireland through economic and
community development and, ultimately, assist with the reconciliation of its
divided community.
Highway:
The Tall Ships (1991)
Harry Secombe meets young people from Belfast who are part
of the crew on the tall ships, developing friendships and resilience as they
sail. While learning more about Sailortown and its people, Secombe also meets
Sam McAughtry and Walter Cronkite.
A
Loving Look At Belfast Part 1 (1991)
Douglas Gageby, former editor of the Irish Times, explores
his conflicting emotions about Belfast, his home town, and his connections to
the city and its history. The programme includes a visit to his former family
home on Alliance Avenue, which had been converted into a playscheme on the
Ardoyne peace line.
Beyond
the Troubles (1994)
Brian Keenan’s sensitive exploration of sectarian conflict
and identity through thoughtful conversations with people like Glenn Patterson,
Patsy McCooey, Rita Duffy and Maurice Hayes. Speaking about Northern Ireland, Keenan
remarks: ‘It’s history appears so complex that it baffles the rest of the
world. It baffles me sometimes too, although I seem to think about it every
day.’
Counterpoint:
Women Talking (1995)
This programme is a fascinating snapshot of its time. Hosted
by Brian Black, with contributions from the likes of Monica McWilliams, Pearl
Sagar and Alison Campbell, the female studio audience discusses the place and
role of women in society.
Speak Your
Piece (1996)
A show presented by John Kelly, compiled from footage taken
from Channel 4 Schools Off The Walls series. Young people from Northern Ireland were brought together to discuss issues of identity, ideology, and the question that was on everyone's mind in 1996 - is there a way to build a lasting peace? The series was designed to support the cross-curricular themes of Education for Mutual Understanding and Cultural Heritage.
Pathways
to Peace and Reconciliation Action Plan (1999)
In a segment of UTV Live, Trevor Birney reports from the Guildhall in Derry on the Pathways to Peace and Reconciliation Action Plan, a £4 million fund designed to help those most affected by violence, including dozens of voluntary and sports groups in the area and, controversially, two loyalist and two republican ex-prisoner groups.
A
Sense of Belonging -Episode 1 (2005)
One of a series of programmes supported by the Community
Relations Council, looking at the increasing ethnic diversity of Northern
Ireland, with an emphasis on shared space. In this episode, Joe Mahon reports
on the experiences and history of the Indian and Jewish communities in Northern
Ireland.
Homelands
to Townlands: Italian (2008)
The Homelands to Townlands series was supported by the Community Relations Council. In this episode, we meet Leo D'Agostino, a second-generation Italian living in Belfast. Through the use of photographs, home videos and interviews with the man himself, we start to understand Leo's multifaceted identity and how embedded Leo is in both the Italian and Northern Irish communities and cultures
Homelands
to Townlands: Jewish (2008)
In this episode, the viewer meets Melvin Goldberg, a second-generation Jew living in Belfast. The programme explores the struggles Melvin's family, and the Jewish community in general, have had to overcome in their efforts to settle and be accepted in Northern Ireland.
Homelands
to Townlands: Chinese (2008)
Now the largest ethnic minority in Northern Ireland,
migration of Chinese nationals to Northern Ireland commenced in the 1960s and
has continued unabated to the present day - even through The Troubles. In this
episode, we meet Karen and Stella. Originally from Hong Kong, they came to
Northern Ireland a number of years ago and proceeded to make new lives for
themselves, settling and raising their families in the province.
Homelands
to Townlands: Indian (2008)
In this episode, we are introduced to first and second-generation
Indian communities settled in England and Northern Ireland, getting a sense of
what life is like for them and how connected they feel to both their
Indian and Northern Irish/British cultures. Featured in the programmed is Bobby
Rao, a former professional cricketer for India and Ireland.
Homelands
to Townlands: Newcomers (2008)
Experience what life is like for those who emigrate to
Northern Ireland. In this episode, we meet Roma, a first-generation Filipino
immigrant, now living in Northern Ireland. She describes the experiences that
she, and many other Filipino emigrants have encountered, including a degree of
discrimination. She also recounts day-to-day difficulties and her efforts to
alleviate these difficulties, fostering a sense of belonging amongst her fellow
emigrants, through an ethnic support group in her new hometown, Omagh.