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Kneecap 'Fenian' by Thomas James

Promonews - 13th Apr 2026

Thomas James harnesses the full force of the Kneecap phenomenon in a barnstorming video for Fenian - which places DJ Provai’s now ubiquitous tricolour balaclava very much front and centre.

Shot in and around the hip hop trio's home territory of West Belfast - plus additional material in Dublin and London - James reflects the raucous spirit of this party anthem (the title track from Kneecap's forthcoming new album, out May 1st) with the off-kilter surrealism and instant visual power that marked out his video for its predecessor A Liar's Tale - with the intensity dialled down and the fun dialled up to the max.

The song is about taking back a term that is steeped in Irish history and pride with then became an anti-Irish slur. The video uses the tricolour balaclava as the device to do that - and it shows up in all sorts of surprising places...

"For me, this track is about a reclaiming of identity," says James. "Not only of the word, but for people too. Which is what our film is. A trippy whirlwind through people and places who embody the spirit of the boys and the song. Of seeing the word Fenian through a new lens.

"It was a blast. It was chaos. It was a fever dream of running around Ireland convincing people to pop a bally on and do something mental. Good times had by all."

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Promonews - 13th Apr 2026

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Production/Creative

Director
Thomas James
Producer
Lisa Turnbull-daly
Producer
Darren Sinnott
Service Company
Production Company
ArtClass
Executive Producer
Sam Holmes
1st AD
London - Sam Fullerton
1st AD
Darragh O'flannagáin
Production Assistant
Ciaran Walsh
3rd AD
Brian McDonnell
Belfast Local Fixer & Hero
Conchúr Ó Muadaigh
Belfast Runner Driver
Ronan Murphy
Stills Photographer
Jack Margerison
WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO
Dasha Taivas, Alexis Thyia, Vittorio Angelone, Jack Margerison, Tom Gilfillan, Nina Williams, Matt Lambert And Ryan Samuels, everyone at Dalymount Park.

Camera

Director of Photography
Piers McGrail
Focus Puller
Oisin Gallagher
Focus Puller
Paddy Cassidy
2nd AC
Jack Breslin
DoP (London)
Max Bamber
Camera Trainee
Sam Whelan, David Hopkins
Sound Operator
Kurt Howard
Sound Trainee
Anna McLoughlin
Sound Playback
Edie Walsh

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Padraig Conaty
Key Grip
Dave King
Electricians
Yehor Shvets, Conor Fleming, Rónán O’ HArrachtáin

Art

Production designer
Ben Harte
Standy Props
Rosie Kennedy
Wardrobe Standby
Robyn Haly

Wardrobe

Stylist
Lucy James
Hair
Ado Coogan
Make-up
India O’shea

Editorial

Editor
Thomas James

Grading

Colourist
Nathaniel Skeels
Colour grade company
The Shop
Sound Design
Jacob Wheeler at Underclass

Agent

Director's Representation

Misc

2nd Unit DoP
Aidan Gault
Assistant Editor
Luke Spencer

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