The programme has been announced for the 2023 edition of the GAZE LGBTQIA International Film Festival. Ireland’s biggest queer film festival today unveiled an enormous programme of 115 films from 20+ countries, offering the insight, explorations and experiences of queer stories from all over the world and across history. GAZE 2023 will be taking place…
The Irish Film Institute will be host to an event programmed by the Small Trans Film Club next Tuesday 27th June, as they explore the artistry and intimacy of trans sexuality on screen. The Small Trans Library, a community group for trans people with branches in both Dublin and Glasgow, have expanded into film on…
Director: Laura Poitras Featuring: Nan Goldin Running Time: 113 minutes So much art aims to say something big, the trick is having the means and motive to find something truly worth saying. The bigger trick still might be for the artist to expand beyond the belief that once the work is done, their work is…
The first screenings in Ireland of work by an exceptional and underseen filmmaker will be shared in the Temple Bar arts centre in early February. Cheryl Dunye, who became the first out black lesbian woman to direct a feature film in 1996’s The Watermelon Woman, is an important figure in Black and Queer cinema alike.…
A powerful examination of the experiences of people who are living with HIV in Ireland today, How to Tell A Secret is a hybrid documentary film that looks at social stigma and the art of telling your story. The highly anticipated film will open on limited release in select Irish cinemas from Thursday 1st December, coinciding with World AIDS Day 2022. Robbie Lawlor…
Director: Anna Rodgers and Shaun Dunne Starring: Shaun Dunne, Robbie Lawlor, Lady Veda, Jade Jordan, Eva-Jane Gaffney, Lauren Larkin Running Time: 101 minutes Breaking a stigma is about removing walls. In How To Tell A Secret, performance and interview are interwoven. Stories of living with HIV pass through acting, re-enacting and interview, from performance to…
The Small Trans Library is a small lending library of trans-authored books for trans people, with branches in Dublin and Glasgow. Later this month, they’ll be expanding their efforts into the world of film, with a screening of short films telling Irish trans stories. Shorts from a variety of filmmakers will be available to view…
