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A film project on the Irish Famine, that sounds potentially interesting. > > > If you are unable to read this release or access the images, please see the > online version > <http://trackometry.com/link.htm?camp=30538&i=0&r=15276&orig=https%3A%2F%2Fpresswire.com%2Fcontent%2F4173%2Fcoffin-ships-crowdfunding-ending-great-hunger-taboo>. > > For publication. > > From Coffin Ships to Crowdfunding - Ending The Great Hunger Taboo > > > <http://trackometry.com/link.htm?camp=30538&i=1&r=15276&orig=https%3A%2F%2Fpresswire.com%2Fsites%2Fpresswire.com%2Ffiles%2Frelease-images%2F2019-04%2F1_1.png> > [PRESSWIRE] London, United Kingdom – 03 April 2019 -- A crowdfunding project > is underway to fund the first feature-length movie to tell the whole story of > the Irish Famine, including the role of the English Prime Minister, Lord John > Russell and his infamous henchman Trevelyan. > The Great Hunger Movie - Famine in Times of Plenty > > “ It is a grave injustice that no feature film has ever told the whole story > of the greatest humanitarian tragedy of 19th century Europe. With the help > of the worldwide Irish diaspora, we are going to use crowdfunding to break > this taboo. We are going to break through the censorship and make the movie > the establishment doesn’t want made ” says Tim Pat Coogan, associate producer > for the movie and Ireland’s most famous historian. > > The Great Hunger Movie is an action drama set in Ireland in the 1840s. > Powerful, controversial and extremely moving – The Great Hunger is an epic > story of famine, love and revolution that will for the first time break > through the censorship to tell the full story of the famine and remember the > lost generations of Irish. > > With a goal of crowdfunding $2m the team behind the project, including > renowned Hollywood script consultant Dr. Linda Seger, writer/producer T.K > Hayes and associate producer Kathleen Hayes, are confident that the Irish at > home, and the global Irish diaspora, will support the movie. Dr. Linda Seger > describes the movie as “A really big movie” and “A very rich and dimensional > story”. > > Crowdfunding is set to begin on Indiegogo on April 11th ( > https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/thegreathungermovie > <http://trackometry.com/link.htm?camp=30538&i=2&r=15276&orig=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiegogo.com%2Fprojects%2Fthegreathungermovie> > will be active from April 11th) and will run for 60 days with a range of > perks and benefits available to backers of the project. > > Due to the persisting censorship on the topic of the Irish Famine the team > decided to use this innovative approach to finance the movie. “ We believe > censorship is the reason why no feature-length movie has ever told the full > story of the famine and with The Great Hunger Movie we are going to make the > movie the establishment doesn’t want made” says writer/producer T.K. Hayes. > > Supporters can find out more about the project by visiting > https://TheGreatHungerMovie.com > <http://trackometry.com/link.htm?camp=30538&i=3&r=15276&orig=https%3A%2F%2Fthegreathungermovie.com%2F> > or following them on social media or visiting the campaign page on > Indiegogo from April 11th. > > ### > > Further information and image content is available on our Facebook page > <http://trackometry.com/link.htm?camp=30538&i=4&r=15276&orig=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fthegreathungermovie%2F> > or can be downloaded from: > https://TheGreatHungerMovie.com/Press-Pack-Graphics.zip > <http://trackometry.com/link.htm?camp=30538&i=5&r=15276&orig=https%3A%2F%2Fthegreathungermovie.com%2FPress-Pack-Graphics.zip> > and additional high res images can be provided upon request by emailing > pr...@thegreathungermovie.com <> > Interviews and Q&A can be arranged with the writer/producer by contacting us > at pr...@thegreathungermovie.com <> > CONTACT: > > Robert Ryan > > pr...@thegreathungermovie.com <> > ENDS > > > To stop Presswire messages, please reply to this email with STOP in the > Subject. > > _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
