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Love, identity, and courage of the LGBTQ community during the first walk towards Gay Pride in 1950s England. Based on true events of Yorkshire coal miners and secret gay lovers, Tommy and Eddy, who spend their holiday at a quirky B&B in Blackpool, along with a few other alternative members of society. This is a journey through the North of England to the beaches of Greece that follows each character's fight for equality and freedom in an age that still deemed being gay or different as a crime.
Once A Year on Blackpool Sands is a triumphant, comedy drama based on real events, regarding an extraordinary night in Blackpool 1953, several days after the Queen's Coronation. Written and directed by Karlton Parris, this true story offers a rare glimpse into an underrepresented era in LGBTQ film and history. A portrayal of the lives of working-class gay men and the women who supported them, in a time when homosexuality was a crime.
Starting life as a play, in 2018 it ran in a limited UK tour, going on to win The Canal Street LGBTQ Award at the Manchester Fringe. The play concluded in a limited engagement Off-Broadway, at The Davenport Theatre, in New York where it attracted industry interest who were passionate that Karlton had written the screen play and moved it forward into a feature film.
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Once a Year on Blackpool Sands - Trailer - Posted Oct 28, 2022
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