Sparking
Saturday April 24th 2021, 12:00 am - Wednesday, April 28th @ 11:59 pm
Film Details
Language: English
Director: Beta Bajgart
Country: Ireland
Category: Shorts
Genre: Documentary, LGBTQ
Sparking is an uplifting story about Dil Wickremasinghe, podcaster, speaker, mental health service provider and activist who lives with her wife Ann Marie and kids in Dublin, Ireland. An energetic, bubbly and dynamic woman, she deeply cares about social justice. Life hasn’t always been a breeze for her and although she was born to affluent family in Italy, as a teenager she found herself homeless in Sri Lanka. What happened and how has Dil became one of the most influential activists in Ireland during the marriage equality referendum in 2015? Her way of coping with events in her life is an inspiration for many of us. Watch this short documentary in which Dil shares one of the most profound life lessons she was taught.