John Davies

Phunny Business: A Black Comedy (2012)

A bittersweet valentine to All Jokes Aside, a little known, but extremely influential, black-owned Comedy Club. Comedy, race and Chicago politics collided at this cultural gem and we hope our humorous telling of this story will provoke discussion, and in some small ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Davies
CAST:  Lori Alexander  •  Douglas Bank  •  Bill Bellamy  •  J. Anthony Brown

A bittersweet valentine to All Jokes Aside, a little known, but extremely influential, black-owned Comedy Club. Comedy, race and Chicago politics collided at this cultural gem and we hope our humorous telling of this story will provoke discussion, and in some small ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Davies
CAST:  Lori Alexander  •  Douglas Bank  •  Bill Bellamy  •  J. Anthony Brown

Maeve (1981)

Maeve returns home to Belfast after a long absence. Her arrival in the city stimulates a series of memories of childhood and adolescence both in herself and other people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pat Murphy  •  John Davies
CAST:  Mary Jackson  •  Mark Mulholland  •  Brid Brennan  •  Trudy Kelly

Maeve returns home to Belfast after a long absence. Her arrival in the city stimulates a series of memories of childhood and adolescence both in herself and other people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pat Murphy  •  John Davies
CAST:  Mary Jackson  •  Mark Mulholland  •  Brid Brennan  •  Trudy Kelly

Acceptable Levels (1983)

A BBC film crew is interviewing a ‘typical Catholic family’ in the Divis Flats area of Belfast, when news comes in that a child, known to the family, has been hit by a stray plastic bullet fired by a British soldier – a version of events contested by the army. Back ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Davies
CAST:  Kay Adshead  •  Andy Rashleigh  •  Patrick Higgins  •  Tracey Lynch

A BBC film crew is interviewing a ‘typical Catholic family’ in the Divis Flats area of Belfast, when news comes in that a child, known to the family, has been hit by a stray plastic bullet fired by a British soldier – a version of events contested by the army. Back ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Davies
CAST:  Kay Adshead  •  Andy Rashleigh  •  Patrick Higgins  •  Tracey Lynch