Encouraged by the success, he founds " Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners". He spontaneously arranges a bucket collection for the miners during the Gay Pride Parade in London. Upon watching the news about the miners' strike, gay activist Mark Ashton realises that the police have stopped harassing the gay community because their attention is elsewhere. The film was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and for the BAFTA for Best British Film, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Imelda Staunton and for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. Writer Stephen Beresford said a stage musical adaptation involving director Matthew Warchus was being planned. It was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Queer Palm award. Based on a true story, it depicts a group of lesbian and gay activists who raised money to help families affected by the British miners' strike in 1984, at the outset of what would become the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners campaign. Pride is a 2014 British historical comedy-drama film written by Stephen Beresford and directed by Matthew Warchus.
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