Moved

Synopsis:

Nine unique people from different countries are joined by one commonality: they are seeking international protection in Ireland because their identity as LGBTQ+ made living in their home countries unsafe. In this film, they gather in their local LGBTQ+ Community Centre in Dublin to discuss the reasons they were forced to leave their home countries, what life has been like since arriving in a country where it is safe to be who they are, and what their hopes and dreams are for the future.

Logline:

Nine LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers from around the world gather at a Dublin community centre to share their journeys — from fleeing persecution to building new lives and dreaming of safer futures.

  • Sarah Griffin
    Director
  • Sarah Griffin
    Producer
  • Alba Fernandez
    Cinematographer
  • Danilo Zambrano
    Sound Designer
  • Danilo Zambrano
    Sound Recordist
  • Atlanta Ernest Hennessy
    Sound Recordist
  • Jakub Bajerski
    First Assistant Camera
  • Andrej Pacher
    Gaffer
  • Sarah Griffin
    Editor
  • Alba Fernandez
    Colourist
  • John McDowell
    Music Composer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 34 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 30, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Queer Spectrum Film Festival
    Dublin
    Ireland
    June 13, 2025
    Irish Premiere
    Official Selection / Opening Film
  • Docs Ireland
    Belfast
    United Kingdom
    June 29, 2025
    Northern Irish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival
    Dublin
    Ireland
    August 1, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Prisma Queer Film Festival
    Cork
    Ireland
    August 29, 2025
    Winner: Spirit of the Festival Award
Director Biography - Sarah Griffin

Sarah Griffin is a Social Care Worker who works to support Ireland’s LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, amongst other LGBTQ+ marginalised groups. She has an MA in Psychoanalytic Studies from Trinity College Dublin, where her research focused on the unconscious drives that influence the popularity of true crime documentaries amongst the viewing public. In 2023 and again in 2024 she was chosen to attend a filmmakers residency in Calabria, Italy where she wrote and directed THE ARTICLE: a short fiction film addressing the cross-cultural barriers of multilingual queer relationships, and A SHORT SPELL IN LIMBO: a short fiction film folllowing an older lesbian who is questioning her faith in God.

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