Wexford Pride Presents ‘Pride on Screen: Queer Voices, New Stories’

Wexford Pride is proud to announce ‘Pride on Screen - Queer Voices, New Stories’ taking place on Saturday, November 30th from 12.30pm to 5.30pm in Gorey School of Art, Co.Wexford. 

‘Pride on Screen - Queer Voices, New Stories’ is the first LGBTQIA+ film screening event hosted by Wexford Pride showcasing a selection of short films and documentaries, centring on narratives of queer experience from Ireland and abroad, including a special collaborative feature in partnership with Queer Spectrum Film Festival.

Taking place at the Gorey School of Art, attendees can expect an exciting programme of short films and documentaries with introductions by the creative teams behind them, followed by a panel with filmmakers. The programme will include films such as ‘Making Waves’ (Dir. Shane O’Callahgan, 2023), ‘Homofónia (Dir. Luke K Murphy, 2023), ‘Loafers’ (Dir. Orla Egan, 2023), ‘Skin to Skin Talks: Gay Men of Colour and the Radical Politics of Exclusion’ (Dir. Pradeep Mahadeshwar, 2023). In collaboration with Queer Spectrum Film Festival, we’re also excited to screen a selection of international independent short films highlighting the work of LGBTQIA+ film makers of colour. Attendees will be invited to explore new narratives addressing LGBTQIA+ identity and experiences from LGBTQIA+ life in rural Ireland, to the power and importance of community spaces and, the politics of belonging when negotiating society through multiple marginalised lens. A full day of screenings will include intervals and movement breaks, concluding with a Q&A panel with an opportunity to hear from the filmmakers themselves.

Within the context of growing hostility being expressed toward marginalised groups including the LGBTQIA+ community, it is even more important for “Queer Voices” to speak out and be heard, as Dorn Simon (she/her, Pride on Screen Sub Committee Member) shares: 

“A thriving independent film scene is one way these voices and experiences can be spoken and heard. Wexford Pride are always open to discovering ways to assist and support our community in every way possible, we value every voice, and every creation that infuses our human rights together with unity.”  

Many of the films featured are new releases, each representing a unique voice and perspective on LGBTQIA+ experience and narratives in contemporary society. Wexford Pride is dedicated to inclusivity and providing open and safe spaces for our diverse community. It is hoped the stories depicted in the shorts and documentaries throughout the day will create space for attendees to broaden their perspective, reflect and refine the lens through which they view the world and what it means to be LGBTQIA+. 

Rían Browne (he/him, Public Relations Office, Wexford Pride): “We have always embraced creativity in our approach to building a vibrant and supported LGBTQIA+ community in Co.Wexford. There can be huge barriers to accessing the arts for LGBTQIA+ people outside of the city or urban centres. We’re excited to have the opportunity to partner with independent queer film-makers and organisations like Queer Spectrum Film Festival to bring these films to the south-east.”

‘Pride on Screen - Queer Voices, New Stories’ is one more thread to be woven through Wexford Pride’s ongoing commitment to building community-led spaces that support, celebrate and uplift the LGBTQIA+ community across Co. Wexford. This includes working to raise the community consciousness around classism, racism, anti-Traveller racism, anti-fatness, and other forms of oppression by cultivating solidarity in pursuit of social justice and equality for all. 

Pride On Screen: Queer Voices, New Stories is free to attend, however, booking is essential.