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PRESS
HIGHLIGHTS
Death or Canada
2x52 minute HD Docudrama series
" With dramatic reconstructions of the family's plight, this
touching documentary is a brilliant and accurate account."
The Sun - 24th November 2008
"These events, at a time when Canada was still a fledgling
colony, and the population of Toronto a mere 20,000 people,
certainly deserve a high-profile treatment"
The
Irish Times - Weekend Review - 29th
November 2008
"This powerful docudrama from the makers of Cromwell in
Ireland is a tale of extreme heroism and courage"
TV Now - 30th November 2008
Cromwell In
Ireland
2x52 minute HD Docudrama series
"This determined, feisty and invigorating programme outlined
Cromwell's short and brutal military campaign in Ireland in
the mid-17th century, a nine-month orgy of violence during
which an estimated 500,000 people were shot, piked, starved
or sliced by a God-fearing Puritan army or left homeless and
feverish to die by the bloodied roadside."
The Irish
Times - Weekend Review - September 13th 2008
". .
lavish re-enactments, CGI and excellent direction by Maurice
Sweeney."
Sunday Business Post - TV Review - 14th September 2008
" Cromwell in Ireland . . takes an in-depth look at
the man and his deeds. Combining interviews with a range of
historians, dramatic re-enactments and cutting edge effects,
the programme portrays an obsessive, brutal, fanatic who cut
a violent swathe through Ireland with a bible in one hand
and bloodied sword in another. "
Irish Independent - TV Review-
September 6th 2008
Ireland's Nazis.
2x52 minute HD documentary series
".. A meticulously researched,
controversial and challenging Hidden History: Ireland’s
Nazis.."
The Irish Times - 20th January 2007
"This excavation, employing poignant
archive and contributions from historians and survivors
across three continents, also looked at the lives
established by ‘Ireland’s Nazis’ while sorjourning in our
nascent State"
The Irish Times - 20th January 2007
"Directed by Keith Farrell, Ireland’s
Nazis looked, sounded and moved more like a pacy espionage
thriller."
The Sunday Times- 7th January 2007
The Lost Gods / Na Deithe
Caillte
6 x 25 minute HD
documentary series
"By dextrously blending academic instruction with the
conventions of fantasy television, the series succeeded in
imbuing old stories with new life… In the current global
climate, the series provides a useful eye-opener to those
who believe that religious doctrines are carved in stone."
The Sunday Times – Culture Section – 19th
February 2006
"(Christy) Kenneally’s poetic script, combined with
startlingly beautiful and fluid photography, delicately
excavates the stories behind the Greeks and Romans, the
Maya, the Inca and the Celts. ... in a world of tyrants and
theocracies the series provides a timely reminder of our
past."
The Irish Times – Weekend Review – 4th February
2006
"Fast
moving, however, does not even begin to describe the pace of
the highly ambitious and well-made Na Déithe Caillte: The
Lost Gods…with its blend of computer graphics and speeded
cameras – a nice counterbalance to the conversational
intimacy of narrator and scriptwriter Christy
Kenneally".
The Village Magazine (Ireland) – 12th-18th
January 2006
Heaven on Earth
/ Neamh ar Talamh
6 x 25 minute
documentary series
"The series is
beautifully shot… an impressive undertaking by an Irish
production company… the result has the majestic sweep the
subject demands."
The Irish Times
Magazine - 24/01/2004
"Stephen Rooke
producer/director (Heaven on Earth) is a veteran creator of
high-end travelogues… his eye for the particular splendour
of man-made scenery is evident in almost every shot."
The Sunday
Times - 22/02/2004
"The end result
is six half-hour long films with some breathtaking
cinematography."
The Southside
People - 21/01/2004
"Extremely well
filmed and engrossing."
The Irish
Independent - 21/02/2004
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