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Watch the premiere of QUEER TREATMENT

22nd Feb 2021

A new animated short film by Amy Pennington exploring connection, identity, representation and celebrating queer icons past and present.

To coincide with #LGBTHistoryMonth we are super excited to launch QUEER TREATMENT, a new animated short film by Amy Pennington exploring connection, identity, representation and celebrating queer icons past and present.

Watch QUEER TREATMENT for free from today online here.

Together with members of the LGBTQIA+ community near and far, Amy explores the similarities and differences between their lived experiences and discusses their thoughts and hopes for the future.

Thank you to everyone who so generously shared their experiences, stories and ideas as part of this work.

QUEER TREATMENT is part of Queer Company, an arts project with young people in St Helens, produced by Heart of Glass in partnership with:

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Queer Company

Collectivity

We’re working with Queer Artist Ames Pennington to bring together a new group of young people living in St Helens who identify as LGBTQ+/ LGBTQ+ curious/ an ally to work on a new arts project.

On a peach background a black line drawing of large pair of eyes look up to the top, left corner.

QUEER TREATMENT: a new animated short film by Ames Pennington

22nd Feb — 30th Sep 2021

Online Film Screening,
Free

Inspired by conversations with members of LGBTQIA+ community, artist Ames Pennington explores connection, identity, representation and celebrating queer icons past and present in this animated short film.

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Inspired by conversations with members of LGBTQIA+ community, artist Ames Pennington explores connection, identity, representation and celebrating queer icons past and present in this animated short film.

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A collage of famous people, TV an film characters.

Queer Company

Collectivity

We’re working with Queer Artist Ames Pennington to bring together a new group of young people living in St Helens who identify as LGBTQ+/ LGBTQ+ curious/ an ally to work on a new arts project.