WATCH: New heartwarming Irish short film on coming out with a rainbow twist
Orla Keaveney s new short film was created during lockdown and shares a funny twist in one person s struggle with their sexuality.
Film
19 February, 2021.
Written by Katie Donohoe.
Orla Keaveney has released a new short film, ‘Hiding Pride’, which details one of the trials and tribulations that come along with not being out with a funny twist. While lockdown has presented countless challenges, Orla, who has experience in video journalism, said it presented the opportunity to explore creative film-making.
“I made this film as part of the EDEN Digital project, which is a 10-week short filmmaking course for the LGBTQ+ community, run by EDEN Films in Sheffield. I had a few years of video journalism experiences but I’d never made a film: even though I love video production, doing anything too creative felt way scarier than sticking to factual news reports. When everything went virtual again for the s