Patrick Radden Keefe, Say Nothing: Memory and History on Screen

FX’s limited series Say Nothing is a gripping story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. The 9-episode series is based on the book by Patrick Radden Keefe.

Spanning four decades, the series opens with the shocking disappearance of Jean McConville, a single mother of ten who was abducted from her home in 1972 and never seen alive again.

Telling the story of various Irish Republican Army (IRA) members, Say Nothing explores the extremes some people will go to in the name of their beliefs, the way a deeply divided society can suddenly tip over into armed conflict, the long shadow of radical violence for all affected, and the emotional and psychological costs of a code of silence.

Join the New America Fellows Program for a conversation with 2020 Emerson Collective Fellow Clint Smith and 2017 New America Fellow Patrick Radden Keefe about Say Nothing’s journey from page to screen. 

All episodes of Say Nothing are available to stream now on Hulu. 

Speakers:
Patrick Radden Keefe
Board Member and 2017 New America Fellow, New America  
Author, Say Nothing

Clint Smith 
2020 Emerson Collective Fellow, New America 
Author, How the Word is Passed