TEACHING DIVIDED HISTORIES Teaching Divided Histories is supported by the European Union’s PEACE III Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body.
The Nerve Centre’s Teaching Divided Histories project uses film and digital media to explore areas of contentious history in Northern Ireland and internationally. One element of the project focuses on the outbreak of the recent conflict here.
THUR 22 NOV|6:30PM
THUR 22 NOV | 5PM
THE ENIGMA OF FRANK RYAN VENUE NERVE CENTRE CLC
A sympathetic but searching portrait of Frand Ryan (19021944), IRA activist in Ireland, International Brigade Volunteer in Spain and Nazi collaborator in Berlin. Ryan enters a Faustian pact with a Nazi regime he believes will assist in forging a united Ireland. His collaboration is justified by the republican motto: “My enemy’s enemy is my friend.” But the former radical and internationalist pays a heavy price for this pact. The film
raises important questions about the collaboration between the IRA and the Nazis in World War II. It opens up a long suppressed debate about Irish neutrality in that war. Drawing upon Ryan’s correspondence and using a rich mix of period archive combined with live action – with a striking portrayal of Frank Ryan by Dara Devaney - the film makers tell a story of tragic proportions and probes the enigma that was Frank Ryan. The screening will be introduced by the Director Desmond Bell and followed by a Panel Discussion.
SCREENING DIVIDED HISTORIES RELEVANCE KEY STAGES 3 & 4, & SIXTH FORM
SUBJECT LINKS POLITICS / HISTORY
To follow the screening of The Enigma Of Frank Ryan, the Nerve Centre’s Teaching Divided Histories Project will present a panel discussion including filmmaker Des Bell and Historian Fearghal McGarry from Queens University Belfast. The Panel will be chaired by the Nerve Centre’s Director of Education John Peto.
IRELAND.2012. DIRECTOR: DESMOND BELL. DURATION: 1HR.30MINS
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