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GAZE SHORTS: QUEER ÉIRE: NEW IRISH SHORTS

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    LGBTQIA+

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 these are works of fiction! Programmed & notes by: Seán McGovern.  Sparking / dir. Beta Bajgart / Ireland / 2021. 6’ Delightful doc centred on advocate and activist Dil Wickremasinghe, that will make your heart sparkle and tingle. Pogonophobia / dir. Thomas Ryan / Ireland / 2020. 15’ Cyril just can’t stand any facial fur. But is his distaste a phobia or a prejudice? Measuring Stick / dir. Rachel Walshe / Ireland / 2021. 4’ You can’t measure your self-worth in six, seven or even eight-inch increments, as one young woman is about to find out. Hidden Collision / dir.Emma Zukovic / Ireland / 2021. 12’ 3 artists, 3 different mediums and nary shall any of them meet. A delicate doc about creativity. DO I KNOW YOU? / dir. Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair / Ireland / 2021. 13’ What happens when the plumber looks an awful lot like your daughter? And what happens when you find out he’s not the plumber? Boxed In / dirs. Caleb Roberts, Peter Young / Ireland / 2021. 10’ Young AJ doesn’t want to find himself in a corner, especially when it comes to his big brother Niall in this affecting family tale. RYDER: Queen of F**king Everything / dir. Nishaant Singh Bhinder / Ireland / 2021. 8’ Friend, son, lover - and of course - drag impresario. Allow us a moment to get real with Paul Ryder. The Cure / dir. Gordon Hickey / Ireland / 2021. 14’ A modern gay hero leads this action-packed short with all the thrills you can manage in under 15 minutes. Screening as part of GAZE 2021, September 29th to October 3rd 2021.


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