Scene from the Men’s Toilets at a Ceilidh (2018)
It’s a family affair, and Rory (Ben Walsh) is on familiar ground. He knows each burly man who comes in for a mid-dance piss break, and his dad is playing the fiddle in the band. But Dan (Joe Sefton), his visiting boyfriend, couldn’t be further out of place – and there’s something Rory hasn’t told him. Once Rory manages to coax him out the cubicle, previously unaddressed questions over masculinity and communication are brought to the fore and their conversation unfurls into a flaming row, paused at regular intervals by urinating family friends, and incongruously underscored throughout by the rising ceilidh music coming through the wall.
SCREENING AND FESTIVAL HISTORY
Cambridge Shorts Cambridge, UK 13/11/18
fliQs Queer Film Night Montreal, Canada 11/12/18
Dirigo International Student Film Festival Bristol, UK 30/01/19 *Best UK Film*
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Mumbai, India 20/02/19
International Changing Perspectives Film Festival Istanbul, Turkey 07/03/19
Catalyst Film Festival Stoke-on-Trent, UK 28/03/19
Melbourne International Youth Film Festival Melbourne, Australia 29/05/19
Kashish International Queer Film Festival Mumbai, India 14/06/19
Top Indie Film Awards Tokyo, Japan Ongoing *Best Student Film*
Vacouver Queer Film Festival Vancouver, Canada 15/08/19
24th North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Durham, NC, USA 15/08/19
Queerbee Films London, UK Ongoing
The Best of the Best of the Queer Fest Fest Vacaya Cruise Boat, somewhere on the North Atlantic 12/08/19
World Fest Fest 2019 Cuneo, Italy 01/09/19
Brixton Reel Film Festival: Queertravaganza London, UK 07/11/19
