New York City Premiere Screening of Brendan Fay's

"TAKING A CHANCE ON GOD"
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Featuring:
John McNeill, Charles Chiarelli,
Mary Hunt, James Bernauer SJ, Bp. Gene Robinson, Kate Clinton, Ginny Apuzzo,
Andy Humm, Fr. Dan McCarthy, Fr. Bernard Lynch, Ken Gomolka, Rev. Nancy Wilson.
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Saturday June 16, 2012
7-10PM
School of Visual Arts Theatre
333 W. 23rd St.
New York, NY 10011
btw. 8th & 9th Aves.
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For their 40th anniversary celebration Dignity NY is hosting a reception following the screening and the scheduled Q&A. Join us in welcoming John and Charlie as well as others who appear in the film. Tickets are selling fast, so please visit the link below and purchase your tickets today!

TICKETS:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246908

The film is being well received in many festivals world-wide, including Woodstock, NY, Miami, FL, Boston, MA, Durango, CO and Nantes, France, and is scheduled for premieres in a host of other cities, including Philadelphia, Fort Lauderdale, Frameline: San Francisco, Wilmington, Durban: South Africa, Belfast, Ireland and Vancouver, Canada.

Many thanks for your support!

"Taking A Chance On God: The Story of Pioneer Gay Priest John McNeiIl"
Director: Brendan Fay; Producers: Ilene Cutler and Brendan Fay; Editors: Dan Messina and Ilene Cutler; Composer: Peter Wetzler

An inspiring portrait of a pioneer gay priest, Taking a Chance on God follows the extraordinary life of 86-year-old John McNeill from his Buffalo boyhood through his experiences as a POW in Nazi Germany, Vietnam peace promoter, leading gay rights advocate, and loving partner of forty-six years to Charles Chiarelli. McNeill – the author of groundbreaking works of gay spirituality, a founder of the LGBT Catholic group Dignity/New York, and a gay community leader during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s – refused to be silenced by the Vatican on LGBT issues, which resulted in his expulsion from the Jesuit priesthood. Chronicling McNeill’s love for the Catholic Church, the LGBT community, his Jesuit brothers, and his partner, Taking a Chance on God is a powerful story of faith, love and perseverance in the face of oppression and rejection.

“Wonderful film, needs to be seen” – David Courier, Sundance
“I laughed and I cried” – Chris Silva, Bardavon Theater
“A brilliant and moving portrait...A significant contribution to gay history” – Robert Pinter, activist
“A film some will find contradictory and controversial or inspiring and uplifting” – Ann Gibbons, The Daily Freeman

For more information contact Brendan Fay:
brendan@stpatsforall.com