Red Umbrella Film Festival is organised by current and former sex workers in Dublin, creating conversation and community around the issues faced by sex workers in Ireland and internationally through the medium of film.
Outburst warmly welcomes the collective to Belfast to present their curated short film programme by established filmmaking talent and DIY producers, films made by, featuring, and championing sex workers on screen.
After the film programme, there will be an in-person discussion with the Red Umbrella team, focusing on the intersections of sexuality, gender and sex work and exploring the importance of creating space for sex workers’ stories that challenge stigma and shame, advocates for sex workers’ safety and self-determination, and build towards a decriminalised future.
Last Rescue in Siam / Thailand / 2012 / 10 mins EMPOWER Thailand presents their short film made by sex workers, exposing the impact of law and law enforcement, raids and rescues used against sex workers in Thailand and around the world.
Roxanne / UK / 2015 / 14 mins Paul Frankl’s award-winning short film follows an isolated transgender sex worker who takes in a young girl abandoned by her mother, throwing her life into question.
House of Whoreship / Australia / 2023 / 15 mins A recently heartbroken brothel worker returns to work post break-up to find her ex-girlfriend hustling the same shift. In this debut short, Holly Bates explores the choice between avoidance and vulnerability in order to make a month’s rent.
Content information: Explicit sexual references. Nudity.
Age suitability: Strictly 18+
Duration: 120 mins
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