Gaze International Lgbt Film Festival Programme

This August bank holiday weekend marks the return of GAZE, Dublin’s international LGBT film festival. The event, which is always highly anticipated, kicks off this Thursday, 31st July until Monday, 4th August 2014 in the Light House Cinema, Dublin. This year the festival marks its 22nd birthday, and to celebrate, GAZE will focus on “The Power Of Our Stories”, both from Ireland and around the world.

One aspect of this year’s festival which has the whole town buzzing is news that this Sunday, 2nd of August, festival attendees will be treated to a world exclusive 10-minute preview of Queen of Ireland, Panti’s new documentary. Officially premiering in 2016, the film follows Rory O’Neill’s (aka Panti Pandora Bliss) journey from the small Mayo town of Ballinarobe to ‘national treasure’. Director, Conor Horgan will be there on the evening to chat through the progression of this masterpiece in the making. Queen of Ireland will be screened at 6.30pm on Saturday, 2nd August at the Light House Cinema.