Craigavon, New City
Short documentary
Northern Ireland Screen + Lurgan Townscape Heritage Fund
2025
directing / editing / animation / archive research
Crew
Colm Laverty — Editor
Will McConnell — Cinematographer
David Weir — Interviewer
Lisa Duggan — Archive Research
Michael MacBroom — Additional Footage
Interviewees
Brian Banks
Clive Gordon
Isobel Hylands
Michael McKeown
Made with support from Northern Ireland Screen.
Archive materials courtesy of Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive:
Synopsis
From its conception in the early 1960s, Craigavon has remained one of the most ambitious, divisive and controversial town planning projects ever attempted in the UK and Ireland.
This short film blends archive footage and contemporary interviews to tell the story of Northern Ireland's "New City" and reflect on the hopes, complexities, and legacy of the project sixty years on.
Watch the full film: Craigavon, New City
