Thousands turn out to take part in a film that traces the events of a Sunday in 1972 when 13 people were shot dead in Derry.
Sheep skin coats, fur hats and Ford Cortinas were back on the streets of Derry as the city dressed for the re-enactment of the events of Bloody Sunday on 30 January 1972. That day ended with the deaths of 13 unarmed civilians and the wounding of many more after the British army opened fire.
Participants traced the original route of the civil rights march through the city, which was an opportunity to remember those who died on the day.
Don Mullan who wrote 'Eyewitness Bloody Sunday' is a co-producer of the film and a member of the cast spoke of the importance of the event as a healing process for the families affected by the events of Bloody Sunday.
I want this to be a very important movie for the families because they have struggled for so long not to allow the memory of what happened to them on Bloody Sunday to be forgotten.
James Nesbitt plays the part of Ivan Cooper, one of the organisers of the the civil rights march on the day.He says he is proud to be taking part in a production that documents such an important event in Northern Ireland's history.
They're trying to show the history of the day.
The film 'Bloody Sunday' is a joint production between Jim Sheridan's Hell's Kitchen Company and Granada Films.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 25 February 2001. The reporter is Declan McBennett.
