Creative Team
- Documentary creator and writer: Bríona Nic Dhiarmada, the Thomas J. and Kathleen M. O'Donnell Professor of Irish Studies and Concurrent Professor of Film, Television, and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame
- Executive Producers for the University of Notre Dame: Christopher Fox, Director, Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies & Bríona Nic Dhiarmada
- Executive Producers for COCO Television Productions Limited: Linda Cullen & Stuart Switzer
- Producers: Bríona Nic Dhiarmada & Jackie Larkin
- Directors: Ruán Magan & Pat Collins
- United States Executive Producers: Greg Jacobs & Jon Siskel
- Narrated by: Liam Neeson
- Composer: Patrick Cassidy
- Music performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, David Brophy conducting, at RTÉ Studios, Dublin
- Mise Éire (Patrick Cassidy) performed by Sibéal Ní Chasaide
On Easter Monday 1916, a small group of Irish rebels—including poets, teachers, actors and workers—took on the might of the British Empire. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the Easter Rising would soon win a moral victory—with their actions leading to the creation of an independent Irish state and contributing to the eventual disintegration of the British empire. They have inspired countless freedom struggles throughout the world—from Ireland to India.