Core Issues Trust (CIT) requested for Voices of the Silenced to be shown in a private invitation-only event at The Queen’s University Belfast.
However, the Christian charity in Northern Ireland said its request was declined “without reason”.
Joan Parsons, Head of Queen’s Film Theatre (QFT) at the university told the charity: “The mission of the Queen’s Film Theatre (QFT) is to widen access to film through the delivery of a varied programme that actively encourages appreciation, enjoyment, debate and understanding.
“In addition, the QFT is committed, through its approved programme, to continue to promote and respect equality, diversity and inclusion.”
It is not clear how the film fails to meet the theatre’s mission.
The film has sparked controversy since it was premiered last month.
Vue Piccadilly cinema scrapped a reservation for the screening of the film, which tells the stories of 15 people “emerging out of homosexual lifestyles” after more than six hundred people signed a petition urging the cinema chain to cancel the private showing, which 125 guests had been due to attend.
However, the premiere went ahead when producers were offered a conference room at the Emmanuel Centre in Westminster instead.
Challenging the university’s decision, CIT’s CEO Mike Davidson said: “Clearly in Northern Ireland, in line with the rest of the UK, Christian freedom is restricted to…
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