{"id":27,"date":"2020-06-17T14:34:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T14:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:48:15","slug":"far-from-the-reach-of-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/index.php\/far-from-the-reach-of-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Far from the reach of the sun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Far from the reach of the sun - preview\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/253530766?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/kevin-gaffney-far-from-the-reach-of-the-sun-crawford2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/kevin-gaffney-far-from-the-reach-of-the-sun-crawford2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/kevin-gaffney-far-from-the-reach-of-the-sun-crawford2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/kevin-gaffney-far-from-the-reach-of-the-sun-crawford2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/kevin-gaffney-far-from-the-reach-of-the-sun-crawford2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/kevin-gaffney-far-from-the-reach-of-the-sun-crawford2-540x360.jpg 540w, https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/kevin-gaffney-far-from-the-reach-of-the-sun-crawford2-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/kevin-gaffney-far-from-the-reach-of-the-sun-crawford2-1980x1320.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/kevin-gaffney-far-from-the-reach-of-the-sun-crawford2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"websitestyle\" align=\"justify\"><em>Far from the reach of the sun<\/em> (23mins 13sec, 4K Video, 2018) is set in a near future where a government-approved drug can alter your sexuality, allowing you to be satisfied in ways that were not previously in your nature. The corporation marketing the drug targets vulnerable queer people who have checked into a cruising resort which doubles as a correctional facility. Advertisements present the pill as a party drug for wealthy straight customers who have burned out the experience economy: \u201ccome take pleasure in marginalized sexual experiences without affecting your personality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"websitestyle\" align=\"justify\">Coded with references to pseudo-medical practices such as gay conversion therapy (which attempts to turn people straight, causing psychological problems for an already vulnerable minority), the film reflects on the church and medical profession\u2019s history of interfering with the lives of LGBTQ+ people. Incorporating archival footage of a gay &amp; lesbian run church in Manchester in the 1990s, we hear accounts of exorcisms and suicide attempts. The indifference of priests and doctors to these young people\u2019s lives is symptomatic of the church, state and medical community\u2019s treatment of LGBTQ+ people historically.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-104e52591f134314f2ecc4b59e976298\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em>Far from the reach of the sun<\/em> revolves around the protagonists sharing their innermost thoughts and feelings; tumultuous worlds at odds with the power structures surrounding them. The film reflects on the effects of isolation and homophobia on a queer person\u2019s relationship with themselves and others, and the plethora of stereotypes and contradictory messages that queer people navigate daily.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=&#8221;6&#8243; gal_title=&#8221;Far from the reach of the sun&#8221;]\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-01418fd88145638fbf9d3213f4ca40b1\" style=\"color:#212e7e\">Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland&#8217;s Film Project Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background\"\/>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ac-funding-the-art-of-film-ke-rgb-black.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-933\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ac-funding-the-art-of-film-ke-rgb-black.png 1016w, https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ac-funding-the-art-of-film-ke-rgb-black-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ac-funding-the-art-of-film-ke-rgb-black-768x212.png 768w, https:\/\/caoimhin.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ac-funding-the-art-of-film-ke-rgb-black-600x165.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2dae02483c8b2e1dda30a6819b47cee9\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Far from the reach of the sun (23mins 13sec, 4K Video, 2018) is set in a near future where a government-approved drug can alter your sexuality, allowing you to be satisfied in ways that were not previously in your nature. 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