SOPHISTICULTURE

KNEECAP Producer Trevor Birney talks history, authenticity and truth | SOPHISTICULTURE S02E06

Umnia El-Neil, Jack O'Mahoney

18 Dec 2024

Umnia sits down with producer Trevor Birney to discuss his most recent film, festival favorite KNEECAP; the commitment that went into making such a daring piece of cinema; and the political, historical, and sociocultural conditions in Northern (or the North of) Ireland that necessitated its creation. Tiocfaidh ár lá!

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