Pride 2021 at
New York Irish Center
QUEER IRELAND: PANEL DISCUSSION
live, in-person, free
SATURDAY, JUNE 12 @5 PM
craic fest & NEW YORK IRISH CENTER
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Craic Fest in association with New York Irish Center present Queer Ireland
A conversation on how Ireland has inspired our panelists on their LGBTQ+ journeys
Moderated by
Siobhán Ní Chiobháin: Irish TV and Radio Content Producer based in New York City
Panelists
Yvonne Cassidy: Irish novelist based in New York City
Mícheál Curtin: Irish speaker, drama facilitator, and educator from Brooklyn
Joseph Jones: Actor, model, and Creative Ambassador
Marlow Murphy: Transgender Irish writer based in Brooklyn, LGBTQ+ advocate
Seán Ó hAodha: Deputy Consul General, Consulate Genreal of Ireland New York
CRAIC LGBTQ+ FILM FEST
live, in-person, $10
SATURDAY, JUNE 12 @ 7:30 PM
craicfest & NEW YORK IRISH CENTER
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Craic LGBTQ+ film fest is hosted by New York Irish Center
This year it is presented in partnership with the Irish Film Institute and the GAZE film festival. The program runs approx. 90 minutes, with 10 short films. All are cordially invited to our post-show wine reception. Seating is limited for this event: $10 per ticket.
This event is funded by the DCA (Department of Cultural Affairs) & Speaker Corey Johnson.
FILM LIST
Outside the Box
Director: Janet Grainger
We’re not a box. We don’t have sides. One side fits all!
5 minutes, Ireland, 2019
Kelly
Director: Solène Guichard
Two sisters rediscover mementos of someone close, familiar and gone.
13 minutes, Northern Ireland, 2019
A White Horse
Director: Shaun O’ Connor
A young woman in 1970s Ireland makes a call home that her parents were long expecting.
11 minutes, Republic of Ireland, 2019
The Calamus Emotion
Director: Stiofan O’Ceallaigh
Incantations, time travel and Walt Whitman in a visually arresting experimental work.
9 minutes, UK, 2019
Coming Home
Director: Laura Mannix
Devin’s childhood exists in these four walls. How do we stop bad memories replacing the good?
10 minutes, Ireland, 2020
From His Perspective
Director: Caleb Julian Roberts
Three minutes in the life of a young trans man that could change yours in the process.
3 minutes, Northern Ireland, 2019
Welcome to a Bright White Limbo
Director: Cara Holmes
Through dance and documentary, Oona Doherty is on a quest for some kind of freedom.
11 minutes, Ireland, 2019
Cailín Álainn
Director: Megan K Fox
The Gaeltacht is the place of many firsts, especially for one Pretty Girl.
11 minutes, Ireland, 2019