Anna Rodgers

Movies

How to Tell a Secret
Director
A film that brandishes the documentry form and art to try to dismantle the stigma of being HIV positive that still persists in society. The film honours the past and the iconic Thom McGinty, the Diceman, who was one of the first to speak openly in Ireland about having AIDS but, other than that, it’s very firmly rooted in the here and now. Based on a theatre show, the stories in this film move between bodies of young men, migrant women, drag artists and activists. A form-flipping documentary, it features a cast of actors as well as ordinary people coming out on screen for the first time.
When Women Won
Producer
When Women Won tells the emotional inside story of the Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th amendment and change Irish society forever.
When Women Won
Director
When Women Won tells the emotional inside story of the Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th amendment and change Irish society forever.
Johnny
Producer
As a young man from the Travelling community, Johnny Maughan always felt different. Growing up all around Ireland and the UK he experienced discrimination wherever he went – in every new school, in every town he was isolated and called names – a knacker, a pikey, a gypsy – and so he learned to stick with his own. But as Johnny got older, he began feeling different even within his own community when he started to realise he was gay.
Girls on Film: The First Date
Director
An electric collection of the latest, award-winning lesbian and feminist short films.
Novena
Director
This documentary captures a rare moment when two people who are gay and lesbian, are invited to give a speech at a Catholic mass in Dundalk, Ireland.
Hold on Tight
Director
Holding hands or kissing in public isn't for everyone. When it comes to same sex relationships, showing your love outside of the home is sometimes a complicated personal choice. This short documentary moves between the public and private spaces in which lesbian and gay couples live, and explores small gestures of human connectedness. These gentle interactions not only carry a huge personal significance, but also the potent power to create social change. Yet, for most people, being affectionate beyond the hall door isn't intended as a political statement - it's an expression of love.
Stand Up!
Writer
Irish anti-homophobic bullying advertisement, created as part of BeLonG To Youth Services annual Up! LGBT Awareness Weeks.
Stand Up!
Director
Irish anti-homophobic bullying advertisement, created as part of BeLonG To Youth Services annual Up! LGBT Awareness Weeks.
Today Is Better Than Two Tomorrow
Director
'Today is better than two tomorrows' is a meditative observational film following Leh and Bo, two 12 year old Laotian boys who leave their village, undergo a rite of passage and come of age in a remote Buddhist land. It is a tale of innocence and experience. Written by Rodgers, Anna
Somebody to Love - Sex and Disability
Director
A look at the romantic lives of those with intellectual or physical disabilities and their need for equality in culture, society and the courts.