The Queen of Ireland is the incredible story of Pandora Panti' Bliss and her creator, Rory O'Neill. Part glamorous aunt, part Jessica Rabbit, Panti is an accidental activist and, in her own words, a court jester, whose role is to say the unsayable'. Directed by Conor Horgan (One Hundred Mornings, Deep End Dance) and produced by Blinder Films (The Pervert's Guide to Ideology, One Hundred Mornings), the film follows Rory and Panti on their journey from a small town in Mayo to national figureheads for equality, and all the way to global spokespersons for LGBT rights.... Funny, powerful and timely, The Queen of Ireland is part personal documentary, part social history an entertaining and powerful noble call for that icon and iconoclast of 21st Century Ireland, Rory O'Neill (RTE Guide). [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. The Queen of Ireland is the incredible story of Pandora ‘Panti’ Bliss and her creator, Rory O’Neill. Part glamorous aunt, part Jessica Rabbit, Panti is an accidental activist and, in her own words, ‘a court jester, whose role is to say the unsayable’. Directed by Conor Horgan (One Hundred Mornings, Deep End Dance) and produced by Blinder Films (The Pervert's Guide to Ideology, One Hundred Mornings), the film follows Rory and Panti on their journey from a small town in Mayo to national figureheads for equality, and all the way to global spokespersons for LGBT rights. Funny, powerful and timely, The Queen of Ireland is “part personal documentary, part social history… an entertaining and powerful noble call for that icon and iconoclast of 21st Century Ireland, Rory O’Neill” (RTE Guide). Bonus Features Edit of Panti's Homecoming Ballinrobe Dolly Parton sends a message to Panti at the Alternative Miss Ireland Featurette 3 - Electronic Press Kit of the Ballinrobe show Featurette 4 - Full Noble Call Speech in the Abbey Featurette 5 - Edited Rory Intervew from 2010
Conor Horgan directs this documentary about Irish drag queen and gay rights activist Rory O'Neill AKA Panti Bliss. Filmed over a number of years, Rory speaks candidly about his upbringing in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, his career as Ireland's most popular drag queen and his role in the country's successful campaign for Marriage Equality.
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