Roy Spence Movies

  • 1978
    The Blacksmith

    The Blacksmith

    The Blacksmith

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    In this Roy Spence film, created for the Ulster Folk Museum, Joe O’Neill shows a range of blacksmithing skills and techniques using tools and...

    The Blacksmith
  • 2019
    It Came From Comber

    It Came From Comber

    It Came From Comber

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    For over 50 years, Roy Spence has been making low or no-budget films in rural Northern Ireland, with subjects including leprechauns, aliens, fifties...

    It Came From Comber
  • 1964
    The Tomb of Frankenstein

    The Tomb of Frankenstein

    The Tomb of Frankenstein

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    A strange old hermit uses witchcraft to give life to the Frankenstein monster. Will the creature be his instrument of revenge, or will it turn on its...

    The Tomb of Frankenstein
  • 1977
    Homunculus

    Homunculus

    Homunculus

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    Low budget science fiction spoof. A trip to rural Northern Ireland in search of Viking remains leads to contact with alien invaders.

    Homunculus
  • 1980
    The Drumlin

    The Drumlin

    The Drumlin

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    Two children playing hide and seek stumble upon a strange visitor on the beach. This sparks a chain of bizarre events inspiring civil disobedience in...

    The Drumlin
  • 1983
    Brady's Bargain

    Brady's Bargain

    Brady's Bargain

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    Brady has spent his life trying to outsmart the leprechauns and his big chance comes when he manages to capture one. Keeping the little man a...

    Brady's Bargain
  • 1976
    Maidens In Distress

    Maidens In Distress

    Maidens In Distress

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    This delightful short film documents a trip by ferryboat to the Maidens lighthouse on the little island of Magee, Co. Antrim, to deliver essential...

    Maidens In Distress
  • 1982
    Greenisland Rock

    Greenisland Rock

    Greenisland Rock

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    Meet the people reliving the 1950s in the outskirts of 1980s Belfast. This Spence Brothers documentary gives an enjoyable glimpse into a family...

    Greenisland Rock
  • 1975
    Keep Watching the Skies

    Keep Watching the Skies

    Keep Watching the Skies

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    Inspired by the American Horror films from the late 1950s, in a remote American lake a fisherman dislodges a canister which has been jettisoned from...

    Keep Watching the Skies
  • 1971
    The Beast of Druids Hill

    The Beast of Druids Hill

    The Beast of Druids Hill

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    A miner finds an ancient Druid artefact which released a beast on a small Welsh town

    The Beast of Druids Hill
  • 1968
    The Devil's Window

    The Devil's Window

    The Devil's Window

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    The tormented ghost of a young woman, who was burned at the stake as a witch by New England puritans, is laid to rest by a traveller who realises the...

    The Devil's Window
  • 1981
    The Interview

    The Interview

    The Interview

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    Rosemary Wilson leaves home one morning for a very important interview, but finds her car has a flat tyre. Luckily ‘a friend’ of her...

    The Interview
  • 1977
    Belleek, An Enduring Heritage

    Belleek, An Enduring Heritage

    Belleek, An Enduring Heritage

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    This award-winning documentary on Belleek pottery was made jointly by filmmakers Roy Spence and J.J Tohill. Narrated by RTÉ newsreader Cyril...

    Belleek, An Enduring Heritage
  • 2011
    The Tryst

    The Tryst

    The Tryst

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    Short historical film with a surprise twist filmed at the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum.

    The Tryst
  • 1981
    The Attack of the Saucer People

    The Attack of the Saucer People

    The Attack of the Saucer People

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    Roger, a ciné enthusiast, enlists the support of fellow ciné-club members in the making of an amateur, sci-fi film. After inadvertently...

    The Attack of the Saucer People
  • 1984
    The Magic Man

    The Magic Man

    The Magic Man

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    Winner of the World Amateur Film of the Year, The Magic Man stars Rowel Friers (Artist and Political Cartoonist) as Mesmero, a magician who tours...

    The Magic Man
  • 1982
    Specimens

    Specimens

    Specimens

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    Considered to be one of the most ambitious short films made by the Spence Brothers, this stone-age alien extravaganza has everything a true sci-fi...

    Specimens
  • 1979
    Along the Milky Way

    Along the Milky Way

    Along the Milky Way

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    A comical documentary film by Roy Spence focuses on the various stages of a bottle of school milk. The commentary is given by a pint-sized cartoon...

    Along the Milky Way
  • 1985
    Leather to Last

    Leather to Last

    Leather to Last

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    This documentary was made by Roy Spence for the Ulster Folk Museum and showcases the work of Alex Ralston. Ralston is one of the few remaining...

    Leather to Last
  • 2020
    Join Me in the Pines – Feels So Heavy

    Join Me in the Pines – Feels So Heavy

    Join Me in the Pines – Feels So Heavy

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    Join Me in the Pines is the solo moniker for multi-instrumentalist and songwriter David Geraghty, also known to audiences as a founding member of...

    Join Me in the Pines – Feels So Heavy