Best of GAZE 2012
Back by Popular Demand
Following the success of this year's festival and continuing our twentieth year celebrations, GAZE is delighted to return to The Light House Cinema this December with The Best of GAZE 2012. For those of you who may have missed GAZE first-time-round or for those who of you who wish to see your favourite films all over again, we will be screening four of the best-loved films from this year's programme in The Light House Cinema on December 05 and 06.
Schedule
Wednesday 05 December
7:30pm The Perfect Family
9:30pm Vito
Thursday 06 December
7:30pm Keep The Lights On
9:30pm Wish Me Away
Box Office
Online: The Light House Box Office
Phone: 01 8728006 (Lines open from 1:00pm)
In person: The Light House Cinema (Box Office open at 1:00pm each day, click here for directions to The Light House Cinema)
Tickets
Adult: €10 / Concession €8.
Season Pass: All four films for €35 (Season passes must be purchased in person or by phone)
THE PERFECT FAMILY
Wednesday 05 December 7.30pm
USA
2011
84 mins
Director: Anne Renton
The Perfect Family is the story of Eileen Cleary, a devout wife and mother who has just been nominated for Catholic Woman of the Year. She and her family must undergo an inspection by the local bishop, a test which she expects to pass with flying colours until her daughter breaks the news to her that she is gay, engaged and pregnant.
A dramedy with laughs, a heart and a Hollywood cast including Emily Deschanel (Bones), Jason Ritter (Parenthood) and the legendary Kathleen Turner, The Perfect Family is a film about a mother's love and the lengths to which she'll go to understand herself and her family. This film is also a lovely companion film to Friday's Mother Tongue, another film about a woman's attempts to accept her lesbian daughter.
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VITO
Wednesday 05 December 9.30pm
USA
2011
93 mins
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz
Vito Russo is a central figure in American LGBT history and his involvement in the LGBT community can be divided into two roles: that of political activist, being a founding father of the gay liberation movement, and that of gay film critic, re-appropriating Hollywood film as gay cinema and publishing his seminal text, The Celluloid Closet.
Featuring fascinating archival footage and interviews with people such as Lily Tomlin, this film explores not only Russo but the LGBT community at large during the 70s and 80s. From tense gay pride events in New York, where only Bette Midler could sedate the crowds, to exciting basement meetings of the newly-founded ACT UP organisation, and coupled with personal insights into his private life from family and friends, this is a film of celebration of both the man and his achievements, and a fascinating and empowering document of LGBT society and culture in the latter decades of the twentieth century.
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KEEP THE LIGHTS ON
Thursday 06 December 7.30pm
USA
2012
102 mins
Director: Ira Sachs
Keep The Lights On chronicles an emotionally and sexually charged journey of two men in New York City through love, friendship, and addiction. Documentary filmmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul meet through a casual encounter, but soon find a deeper connection and become a couple. In an almost decade-long relationship defined by highs, lows and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries and dignity while being true to himself, as Paul battles a drug addiction.
Keep The Lights On is shot with a grainy beauty that resonates with the texture of New York City, accentuated by disco beats and a mournful cello, both from musician Arthur Russell's eclectic catalogue. Painful and romantic, visceral and layered, Keep The Lights On is a film that looks at love and all of its manifestations, taking it to dark depths and bringing it back to a place of grace.
Queer Palm winner, Festival de Cannes 2012
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WISH ME AWAY
Thursday 06 December 9.30pm
USA
2011
93 mins
Director: Bobbie Birleffi, Beverly Kopf
Many know the much-publicised story of Chely Wright, the American country music star who came out publicly in 2010. Now, this documentary takes you behind the scenes in the months, weeks, days and even the final minutes before Chely comes out and changes her life and career forever. We see Chely talking to her therapist, reminiscing with her sister about their troubled childhood, and confessing her fears and hopes in some really moving and heartfelt personal diary entries.
An interesting essay on the sexual politics of country music and the American heartland, this is also a rare insight into one woman's mind as she contemplates coming out, battling her demons, her own homophobic thoughts and her doubts about her future.
Country music is not everyone's cup of tea but Wish Me Away is a brilliant tale of one brave woman's coming out journey that resonates with all of us who have followed a similar path.
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