The 34th

The 34th: The Story of Marriage Equality in Ireland is an Irish documentary film by Linda Cullen and Vanessa Gildea. The film tells the story of the people who formed Marriage Equality in Ireland, and explores the events that led to the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Act 2015 (previously bill no. 5 of 2015), which amended the Constitution of Ireland to permit marriage to be contracted by two persons without distinction as to their sex.[1][2]

The 34th
Directed byLinda Cullen
Vanessa Gildea
Produced byLinda Cullen
Vanessa Gildea
Edited byCúán Mac Conghail
Production
company
COCO Television
Release date
  • August 2017 (2017-08) (GAZE Festival)
  • November 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)
CountryIreland

The film

The film uses interviews with former board members and staff from Marriage Equality alongside archive material to outline the tell the story of their campaign, spanning from the Zappone & Gilligan v. Revenue Commissioners & Ors high court case in 2006 (also known as the KAL Case) to The thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland in 2015.[1][2]

The 34th has garnered acclaim among critics and audiences, winning the Audience Award and the Spirit of Gaze Award at the 25th Annual Gaze LGBT Film Festival in 2017,[3] and earning an official selection at the Queer Screen's Mardi Gras Film Festival in 2018. The film also won the Audience Award “Dokula” at the 29th Hamburg International Queer Film Festival.

Production

The 34th was directed and produced by Linda Cullen and Vanessa Gildea, and edited by Cúán Mac Conghail.

Release

The film premiered at the 25th Annual Gaze LGBT Film Festival in 2017, where it won the Audience Award and the Spirit of Gaze Award.[3] It was released on Netflix in the UK and Ireland on the 4th of November 2018.[4]

Accolades
Award Category Recipients and Nominees Outcome
Gaze LGBT Film Festival Awards 2017 Audience Award The 34th Won
Gaze LGBT Film Festival Awards 2017 Spirit of Gaze Award The 34th Won
Hamburg International Queer Film Festival Audience Award The 34th Won

References
  1. Editor, Jennifer Bray, Ireland Deputy Political (2018-11-02). "Katherine Zappone's love affair that led to vote for gay marriage". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-11-13.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. "The 34th: Irish marriage referendum documentary lands on Netflix". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  3. "GAZE Film Award Winners 2017 | GAZE LGBT Film Festival - Welcome". GAZE LGBT Film Festival - Welcome. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  4. "WATCH: Irish marriage equality documentary 'The 34th' debuts on Netflix". newstalk.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
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