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Meet our Jury

At QSFF, we believe art is for everyone.
We look beyond underrepresentation on screen to address who gets to shape decisions behind it.
Our jury reflects this commitment, bringing diverse perspectives into the heart of the festival.

Kay
(She/Her)

Kay (She/Her) is a legal practitioner and human rights advocate whose work focuses on advancing LGBTQI+ rights, with a particular emphasis on Black and people of colour queer communities. She has contributed to research and advocacy on trans and non-binary rights with the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. She has been actively involved in community support initiatives with Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre. She has participated in the National LGBTQI+ Activist Academy and a range of rights-based training, and has written on the lived experiences of queer and migrant communities.

Kay brings an intersectional, community-rooted perspective to her work, with a strong interest in storytelling that explores queer identity, migration, intimacy, and the politics of belonging.

Prateek (He/Him)

Prateek Bhardwaj is originally from Baijnath, India, and moved to Ireland in 2021. He has a background in Human Resources and studies in International Business.

Prateek is also an HIV activist and an active member of @pozvibepod, contributing to documentary projects such as Out of Shadows. He is passionate about migrant LGBTQ+ advocacy, inclusive policies, and community impact.

Meishan (She/Her)

Dr Meishan Zhang is an advocate for migrant rights and intercultural understanding. She is co-founder and director of @asianirishcommunityconnect and works as an Information and Advocacy Officer at Crosscare Migrant Project, supporting migrant communities across Ireland.

A Postdoctoral Fellow at Maynooth University (2023–2025), her research explores Chinese immigrants’ experiences of the Irish immigration system. She is the author of Chinese-speaking Immigrants’ Experience Navigating Ireland’s 2022 Regularisation Scheme, the first comprehensive study of its kind.

She holds a PhD in History from Trinity College Dublin and has led projects bridging research, education, and community engagement.