Document Film Festival - Operation Bogeyman

Documentary uncovering British Army black propaganda and occult hoaxes during the Troubles. International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival returns for the month of November. Our venues are all in the Southside this year at The Glad Cafe, The Deepend @ Govanhill Baths Community Trust and The Back Bit @ Park Lane Market. We will be showcasing 13 international documentaries from across the globe. Thursday Screenings at The Deepend @ Govanhill Community Baths Trust. Saturday Screenings between The Glad Cafe and the Back Bit @ Park Lane Market. We will be fundraising for Gaza Soup Kitchen and Medical Aid for Palestinians. Recommended donations: £5 per film; But pay as much or as little as you can afford - no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please note that as we are using recommended rather than fixed ticket prices, eventbrite will only allow you to purchase one ticket at a time. We will have tickets available on the door throughout the festival cash/card. Operation Bogeyman Simon Aepelli / 2025 / Ireland /67m. This essay film navigates the intersections of folklore, folk horror and blackpropaganda during the Troubles. Beginning in the filmmaker’s childhood home of Carrickfergus, Simon Aeppli embarks on a personal journey through haunting landscapes and archival discoveries to reveal a past steeped in strangeness and horror. The film examines a bizarre propaganda operation in which the British army staged fake black magic rituals to smear the IRA as ‘Satanists’. This unique blend of video essay and desktop documentary explores the spectres of Northern Ireland’s history through landscape and archival footage, audio interviews, and personal reflections. The film grapples with themes of buried histories, social control, and the haunting legacy of psyops and black propaganda. The Director Simon Aepelli will attend the screening.