GAZE 2021

GAZE returns for its 29th edition, September 29th to October 3rd 2021!

Join us in celebrating LGBTQ+ films and filmmakers from around the world. This year, the festival will take place in IFI Cinemas, at the Light House Cinema, and online on IFI@Home.

In-cinema multi-film bundles - 4 films for €40 and 8 films for €80 - are available to purchase directly from the IFI Box Office, on (01) 679 3477

GAZE: THE NOVICE

From Monday September 6th, in line with government guidelines, all patrons must show proof of vaccination upon entering the cinema screen. Fresh from an award-winning run at the Tribeca Film Festival,…

Wednesday 29th Sep 2021 20:00

GAZE: SHAME // LESS

From Monday September 6th, in line with government guidelines, all patrons must show proof of vaccination upon entering the cinema screen. Presented at the IFI, a mere stone’s throw from the…

Thursday 30th Sep 2021 18.30

GAZE: RAW! UNCUT! VIDEO!

From Monday September 6th, in line with government guidelines, all patrons must show proof of vaccination upon entering the cinema screen. Irish Premiere. Long before the internet gave new meaning to…

Thursday 30th Sep 2021 20.45

GAZE SHORTS: ACTS OF REVELATION

Screening online on IFI@Home. GAZE are excited to partner with aemi for a second year, presenting a programme of Irish and international experimental shorts. Films featuring poetry, dance and lip-syncing…

Friday 1st Oct 2021 On IFI@Home

GAZE: FIREBIRD

From Monday September 6th, in line with government guidelines, all patrons must show proof of vaccination upon entering the cinema screen. Due to popular demand, following its Irish Premiere screening as part…

Friday 1st Oct 2021 18.15 Saturday 9th Oct 2021 20.30

GAZE SHORTS: WISE BOYS / FLAWED MEN

From Monday September 6th, in line with government guidelines, all patrons must show proof of vaccination upon entering the cinema screen. Plato said the measure of a man is what he…

Friday 1st Oct 2021 20.45

GAZE SHORTS: SAPPH FLICKS

Screening online on IFI@Home. The most impactful stories are those that transform the personal into the universal. Relive your own experiences of first, failed and final love through this sweet…

Saturday 2nd Oct 2021 On IFI@Home

GAZE SHORTS: THE NIGHT BELONGS TO LOVERS

Screening online on IFI@Home. Denied the night for as long as we have, this atmospheric and electric selection of shorts contains all the thrills, delights and dangers that come once…

Saturday 2nd Oct 2021 On IFI@Home

GAZE: MADCHEN IN UNIFORM

From Monday September 6th, in line with government guidelines, all patrons must show proof of vaccination upon entering the cinema screen. 90th Anniversary Screening. 90 years after its release, what remains…

Saturday 2nd Oct 2021 13.15

GAZE: DRAMARAMA

From Monday September 6th, in line with government guidelines, all patrons must show proof of vaccination upon entering the cinema screen. Irish Premiere. Summer, 1994. Gene and his pals are on…

Saturday 2nd Oct 2021 15.45

GAZE: GENDERATION

From Monday September 6th, in line with government guidelines, all patrons must show proof of vaccination upon entering the cinema screen. Irish Premiere. A lot can happen in 20 years. Monika…

Saturday 2nd Oct 2021 18.15

GAZE: BEAUTIFUL THING

From Monday September 6th, in line with government guidelines, all patrons must show proof of vaccination upon entering the cinema screen. 25th Anniversary Screening. 25 years ago, a small film from…

Saturday 2nd Oct 2021 20.40

GAZE SHORTS: NOTHING TO HIDE

Screening online on IFI@Home. By turns sexy and solemn, surviving and thriving, these films bring out every facet of trans life from quiet self-reflection to unbridled joy. Programmed by: James…

Sunday 3rd Oct 2021 On IFI@Home

GAZE SHORTS: QUEER ÉIRE: NEW IRISH SHORTS

Screening online on IFI@Home. Presenting the best of new Irish LGBTQ+ cinema. Local heroes, irrational fears, complex family dynamics and the cure for a deadly illness: we promise most of…

Sunday 3rd Oct 2021 On IFI@Home