Guests will gather tonight, Thursday, 31st July, 2014 at the Light House Cinema in Smithfield for the official opening of the 22nd GAZE Dublin International LGBT Film Festival. The eagerly anticipated festival takes place this August bank holiday weekend (Thursday, 31st July until Monday, 4th August). 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.
Following the opening reception, there will be a special opening night screening of the Irish and UK premiere of Stefan Haupt’s, The Circle. The film depicts a decade-long love story weaved around 1950’s period drama and a true to life documentary, revealing Zurich’s ground-breaking gay network and magazine – Der Kreis.
Other higlights from the festival include a special screening of of Grease, the original and best high school musical. This all singing all dancing love story is the perfect way to spend the afternoon with the little ones. Grease will be screened on Sunday, 3rd, August at 3.30pm.
Film enthusiasts are in for an extra treat, as the festival will feature a world exclusive 10 minute preview of Queen of Ireland, Panti’s new documentary, which will be officially premiered in 2016. The film follows Rory O’Neill (aka Panti Pandora Bliss) journey from a small town in Mayo to becoming a ‘national treasure’. Director, Conor Horgan will be present at the screening to talk through the progression of the film, which will take place on Saturday, 2nd August from 6.30pm in the Lighthouse Cinema.
For more info on the festival, log on to the GAZE website. For the programme and tickets, you can log on to the Lighthouse website.
