Liath Hannon: Happy to bring trans representation to Irish screens 

Girls & Boys isn't a 'social-message' film, but star Liath Hannon says her young self would have been delighted to see the Dublin-set romance, writes Esther McCarthy
Liath Hannon: Happy to bring trans representation to Irish screens 

Adam Lunnon-Collery and Liath Hannon in Girls & Boys. 

Two people form a connection over the course of one memorable night in Girls & Boys, writer-director Donncha Gilmore’s new Irish feature.

Set over a night out in Dublin, rugby player Jace meets an aspiring filmmaker, Charlie, at a student party. They’re both Trinity students but come from different worlds - Charlie is trans and many of her friends are queer, while Jace’s friends are mostly straight men from sport and college life. Regardless of their differences they click in a movie awarded Best Independent Irish Film at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh.

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