Over the last few weeks the good people at Blinder Films have been raising money on Indiegogo for a very exciting and important project. Its a feature documentary about ‘Panti Bliss’ called ‘the Queen of Ireland’. So far the campaign has raised over 30,000 but is still 20 grand shy of their 50k total. A very generous backer has come on board and offered to match whatever money is raised today Sep 5th. So TODAY IS THE DAY TO DONATE
You can do that HERE
This is a very worthy cause so give what you can. Here’s some more info on the film…
Here’s a sneak peak promo form the film
Panti Bliss is many things: part glamorous aunt, part Jessica Rabbit, she’s a wittily incisive performer with charisma to burn who is regarded as one of the best drag queens in the business.
Created by Rory O’Neill, Panti is also an accidental activist and in her own words ‘a court jester, whose duty is to say the un-sayable’. Over the last few years Rory has become a figurehead for LGBT rights in Ireland and since the recent scandal around Pantigate, his fight for equality and against homophobia has been recognised all around the world.
“Being gay pushed me, pushed us to think. And from it came an explosion of art, politics, passion. A lust for life and all it could be. “
– Rory O’Neill
The Queen of Ireland is not just about Panti Bliss the performer, or Rory O’Neill the accidental activist. It is about how one man in a dress has mobilized a nation and an international community to stand up and fight against injustice.
John Murphy 