Are You Proud?
Synopsis
“ARE YOU PROUD?” meets key campaigners and investigates the organisations and events that have contributed to substantial progress within the western LGBTQ+ liberation movement, focussing on the history of Pride in the UK. It celebrates that progress, whilst exploring the controversial questions over the continuing relevance of the Pride march, and highlights the international battles still to be fought.
Combining archive footage, interviews, vox pops and reportage, the film guides us through the history of the Gay Pride movement in the UK. We meet founders of the Gay Liberation Front, founding members of Stonewall (The UK’s leading LGBTQ+ lobbying organisation), the organisers of various Pride marches across the UK, groups such as Black Pride, Trans Pride Brighton and Queer Picnic. The film celebrates the progress that has been made, we are also reminded of “the fact that there are an increasing number of people out there who feel emboldened in hating queers.”
Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 95 mins
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Ashley Joiner 1st Feature
- Producer
- Dan Cleland
- Editor
- Charlie Hawryliw
- Director of Photography
- Joseph Dunn
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Lions Den Films
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