GAZE Festival

The GAZE festival has been around for a few years now and is a really good concept as well as a very well executed festival. The festival doesn’t revolve solely around the concept of gay cinema, it also revolves around the idea of being different. This year’s theme was ‘be moved’ and one of the films actually did move one of my friends… to tears over a few pints after seeing it. Which was unsettling, but its always just a little bit funny to see a grown man cry.
I’m a big advocate of film festivals and GAZE is definitely a worthwhile addition to Dublin’s ever expanding collection of them.

This is an annual gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered film festival that Dublin holds. This year was it’s 17^th time to be held. It ran from the 30^th July-​3^rd August, it tends to run the same dates each year.
If you missed it this year, pencil it into your diary for next year. Absolutely wonderful festival, the calibre of the films are always great and this year was no exception.
You can buy a festival ticket which depending on the type entitles you to catch several films before a certain time.
What was the highlight for me was the film Prodigal Sons, with out doubt one of the best documentaries that I have ever seen, and certainly one of the best pieces of film that I have seen so far in 2008. The biggest treat was having the extremely articulate director, Kimberly Reed field questions at the end.
It’s a great reflection on the festival organisers that they managed to get award winning films at the festival and also getting directors to meet and talk about their work.
Do not let it pass you by next year.