The Irish Tapes

The Irish Tapes

  • Overview
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1973

Runtime

0h 50m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

The Irish Tapes

Director

John Reilly

Description

The Irish Tapes is the first major documentary shot on portable 1/2 inch videotape. Directors Irish-Americans John Reilly and Stefan Moore filmed over a three-year period in the early 1970s with the support of the National Association for Irish Freedom, a US group associated with the Official IRA. Originally shown as a three-channel, twelve-monitor video installation, it was later edited for broadcast on television in the US in 1975.