Famous Irish filmmaker vows to clear Ian Bailey’s name Six-time Oscar nominated filmmaker Jim Sheridan says he won’t rest until he has proven Ian Bailey was innocent of the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier .He told reporters at the IFTAs: “I did the wrongly accused Irishman in England, so now I’m going to do the wrongly accused Englishman in Ireland. If anyone can do it, for the late Ian Bailey, it will be Jim Sheridan? This was April 2024, Up Dated by Watchers October 2024.

Since the former journalist’s death, Sheridan has been very open about the fact that he believes Bailey is innocent and was repeatedly unfairly accused of a crime he had no part in.

His Sky series Murder at the Cottage was credited as one of the documentaries that reignited the public’s interest in the murder, and now he’s committed to creating more work on the topic.

His upcoming film will focus on the legal trial that followed the high-profile murder The My Left Foot director told Newstalk that he got “fed up with having to lie” about making balanced documentaries on the high-profile murder, and that his future work will be focused on clearing Ian Bailey’s name.Sheridan’s upcoming film will focus on the legal aspect of the murder and will feature a fictional jury. The filmmaker said that he wants to castigate the Irish legal system for pursuing who he believes to be an innocent man in the same way his critically acclaimed film In the Name of the Father told the story of the Guilford Four, who were jailed for nearly 20 years for an IRA bombing they didn’t commit.

Since the former journalist’s death, Sheridan has been very open about the fact that he believes Bailey is innocent and was repeatedly unfairly accused of a crime he had no part in.