Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2018
In 1984 a tiny anonymous Tipperary village was thrust in to the world’s spotlight when US President Ronald Reagan arrived to visit his ancestral home. It was said that Ballyporeen would never be the same again...
Director Maurice O'Brien
Producer Daniel Hegarty
Editor Cara Holmes
Cinematography John McMahon
Original Music by Michael John McCarthy
with songs from Christy Moore and Hugo Nicolson
Funded by the Board Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board under the Real Shorts short documentary funding scheme