Tag: eammon ashton-atkinson

For filmmaker Eammon Ashton-Atkinson, releasing his first feature-length documentary Steelers: The World's First Gay Rugby Club during a pandemic has been a labour of love. He sits down with the NZ Falcons' Karl Wilshire, ahead of the film's NZ television premiere on the Rialto Channel to discuss the unique...

Bullied all throughout his Australian school life for being gay and then finding solace in a rugby club halfway around the world was the catalyst behind Eammon Ashton-Atkinson's first feature-length film Steelers. The World Premiere of Steelers will be held as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival on...