Padraig O'Raghallaigh

Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue and learns about the grown-up world of the theater.

Inspired by Patrick Pearse’s poem Mise Éire (“I Am Ireland”), this documentary assembles archival footage from across Europe to trace the rise of Irish nationalism from the 1890s through the 1916 Easter Rising. Directed by George Morrison, the film chronicles key figures and events of the independence movement, with Irish-language narration and a score by Seán Ó Riada.

Documents the period 1919-1922 in Ireland's history, covering the war of independence against the British and the civil war that followed using archive footage from the time, including original newsreel footage.

This exquisite documentary traces the history and artistry of stone carving in Ireland from earliest times to the Middle Ages. Directed by George Morrison, director of the ground-breaking historical films Mise Éire and Saoirse? This engaging film is beautifully shot and shows Morrison's skills as director, writer and cinematographer. It was awarded the Diplome d'Honneur in Moscow in 1971.