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| Where the film "Bloody Sunday" concludes, the documentary "An Unreliable Witness" begins. This new film, by startup GRACE Pictures, takes a close look at the experience of one man -- British-born journalist David Tereshchuk -- as he returns to Derry to testify before the Saville Inquiry. There's one hang-up, though. This eloquent tribute to the power of truth needs financial support to see the light of day. Here's how YOU can make the difference. |
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| Photo by Michael McHugh David Tereshchuk (right) and author Don Mullan, in the Bogside, in this still from the documentary "An Unreliable Witness," by GRACE Pictures |
Where that film ends, our new documentary begins.
"An Unreliable Witness" follows British-born but now New York-based journalist David Tereshchuk, an eyewitness to Bloody Sunday, as he travels to Derry, to testify before the Saville Inquiry investigating the events of the massacre.
Filmed in January 2001 during David's return to Northern Ireland, the film documents the trouble he has recalling precisely the details of the massacre 30 years ago, while showing how much pressure is placed on a journalist to provide an accurate, objective account of that day.
We see David walk the streets of the Creggan and the Bogside -- streets he hasn't walked since he was caught in the gunfire on "Bloody Sunday." His troubled memory flashes back to the moments when bullets from his own army whizzed past his head -- to the sadness that five young men near him died -- and to the guilt that he survived.
His return to the Bogside lets him reflect not only on those personal moments, but on a professional regret as well. ... He could have brought a film crew with him that day in 1972 -- but he did not. The film crews that were there did not film any of the shootings, and David is left to wonder what his camera might have captured.
'Reliving Bloody Sunday': The Story Behind the FilmCalled to testify at the new British investigation into the "Bloody Sunday" massacre, journalist David Tereshchuk finds himself pulled back into the outrage and panic he experienced when he came under fire 30 years ago. A Three-Part Series. |
But this is not just a film for Irish-Americans. People of all backgrounds will find interest in the story of Northern Ireland. The documentary will show how the families of the victims have never given up on their goal -- justice to a great human rights violation, and how people like David are willing to answer the call and tell their story.
| Here's additional images from "An Unreliable Witness," available in a slide show. |
Here's where you come in:
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| Bloody Sunday Trust Derry, January 30, 1972: Thousands of unsuspecting civil rights demonstrators march into disaster. |
Although the crew that followed David to Northern Ireland was small, there are large costs associated with a documentary of this nature, especially licensing rights to all available film footage and still photographs from "Bloody Sunday." We also want to offer a stipend to the many volunteers who gave so much time and continue to give generously to get the project to where it is today. We will also be hiring a musical composer and will need to pay for services such as audio mixing, color correction and editing.
We are marketing "An Unreliable Witness" to public and network commercial television, as well as to the film festival circuit, because we want as many people as possible to see this film and learn more about Bloody Sunday.
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| Photo by Michael McHugh David Tereshchuk gazes at the names of the victims in this still from the documentary "An Unreliable Witness," by GRACE Pictures. |
To find out more about GRACE Pictures and "An Unreliable Witness" or to make a donation, please contact us at mchugh1@mac.com . We look forward to hearing from you -- only with YOUR help will this story be told.
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