Artist and filmmaker Mariah Garnett discusses her debut feature Trouble with curator Eoin Dara.
Mariah Garnett’s intimate and inventive biographical portrait of her artist father recounts in his own words his past as a political activist in Belfast and his daughter’s unlikely influence on his life.
Presented in partnership with Outburst Queer Arts Festival, Trouble is available to watch on QFT Player until Thurs 4 June. Find out more and watch here: https://qft.vhx.tv/products/trouble
The film tells the story of actor and performer Matthew Cavan, aka Belfast’s most-loved drag artist, Cherrie Ontop.
Diagnosed HIV-positive aged 20, Matthew struggled to find acceptance in conservative Northern Irish society. Coming from a religious family in Carrickfergus, Matthew was kicked out...
