Tenth Anniversary of ‘Breakfast on Pluto’ is Celebrated at this Year’s GAZE International LGBT Film Festival
Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) are delighted to support the 23rd GAZE International LGBT Film Festival, which takes place in Dublin from July 30th to August 3rd. This year's festival includes a tenth anniversary screening of Breakfast on Pluto at the Lighthouse Cinema on Sunday 2nd August. The IFB-funded short film Céad Ghrá will also screen at the festival.
Directed by Neil Jordan (Michael Collins, Interview with the Vampire), Breakfast on Pluto follows a young trans woman, Patrick “Kitten” Braden (Cillian Murphy), who comes of age and leaves her small Irish town for 1970s London, hoping to find love and acceptance – and her birth mother.
In addition to Murphy (The Wind that Shakes the Barley; Peaky Blinders), Breakfast on Pluto showcases a who’s who of Irish talent including Liam Neeson (Batman Begins), Ruth Negga (Love/Hate), Brendan Gleeson (Calvary), Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones), Stephen Rea (The Crying Game) and Eva Birthistle (Amber). The film was based on the novel by Patrick McCabe (The Butcher Boy).
GAZE said of Breakfast on Pluto: “Neil Jordan’s all-star cast (including Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson and Stephen Rea, to name but a few) and career-defining performance from Murphy make this film as uplifting and memorable now as it was when it was released, pushing boundaries and opening minds with a rare portrayal of an Irish trans character and heroine. Not just a nostalgic thrill, but a groundbreaking and award-winning moment in Irish cinema.”
In addition, short film Céad Ghrá will screen as part of a program of Irish shorts on Sunday, August 2nd. Directed by Brian Deane, Céad Ghrá follows two best-friends who set off on a quest in pursuit of their first crush. Céad Ghrá recently screened at Starbucks coffeehouses across North America as part of the Seattle International Film Festival.
For more on GAZE International LGBT Film Festival and to book tickets, see their website here.