On Tuesday 21 October 2025 were delighted to join with the Northern Ireland Screen for the premiere screening of a new documentary film charting the history of the new city of Craigavon.

Craigavon designated in 1965, was designed to be a modern, linear city incorporating the existing towns of Lurgan and Portadown to address post-war housing shortages in Northern Ireland, while creating a new economic and industrial centre in the province. However the scheme was beset with problems relating to controversy over the vesting of land for the project displacing long established families, politics and the overall concept.

Over 50 years on, this film reflects on the successes and failures of the Craigavon project through the use of new and archival interview footage and documentary film. The film was screened to a packed house in the centre of Craigavon at the Omniplex Craigavon

The film was produced by Colm Laverty and the with additional support from the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and The National Lottery Heritage Fund through the Lurgan Townscape Heritage Scheme.

You can view the film here: Craigavon, new city – View media – Northern Ireland Screen | Digital Film Archive