Written by poet Lisa Luxx and directed by Rosemary Baker, Lesbian is an urgent call to arms to reclaim a word so many of us have tried to run from
SCREEN: I Hate New Year’s is a brand new holiday themed lesbian romcom
Published on :“A charming, unapologetically feel good story of two friends” BY DIVA STAFF New Year’s Eve has come early, thanks to I Hate New Year’s, a holiday themed lesbian RomCom brought to you by the team at Tello Films and DASH Productions. When rising music star, Layne Price, heads home to Nashville for New Year’s Eve to break [….]
SCREEN: Women Over 50 Film Festival goes virtual for 2020
Published on :The UK’s only international film festival dedicated to celebrating women over 50 returns for its 6th year BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS This September, the Women Over 50 Film Festival (WOFFF) will move online to screen 58 international short films by and about older women. Running from 26 – 30 September, WOFFF is packed with stunning, independent [….]
SCREEN: Five lez/bi directors you should probably know
Published on :When you’re logging on for your next lockdown cinema session, keep these lez/bi creatives in mind… BY CHARLIE VOGELSANG. PHOTO BY LORENCE LOZANO Female directors are often side-lined by the movie industry with the focus falling instead on popular male directors. Since the Academy Awards began in 1929, only one woman has won the award [….]
HOME VIEWING: BFI Flare’s Five Films For Freedom
Published on :The London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival’s Five Films For Freedom series is available to stream now (and for free) BY SOPHIE PERRY. PHOTO BY LISA FOTIOS The world’s largest LGBTIQ+ digital campaign, Five Films For Freedom, is online, ready to stream right now – until 29 March 2020. This year’s campaign marks six years of broadcasting new [….]
10 LGBTQI films where no one dies
Published on :We take a look at the film world where the leading lez/bi ladies actually survive BY LOUISE HEATH At the moment it seems like hardly a day goes by without a queer female character being killed off or having a happy ending snatched away. SPOILERS AHEAD! Alongside the demise of Rose from Jane The Virgin and [….]
These are the LGBTQI films you can’t miss at Glasgow Film Festival
Published on :Glasgow Film Festival is back for its 16th annual celebration of cinema – and it’s pretty damn queer BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS The full programme for the Glasgow Film Festival 2020 boasts nine world premieres during its 12 day run, from 26 February-8 March 2020. Star guests such as Caitlin Moran, Emily Beecham and Celia Imrie [….]