Let’s keep feeling that queer festive cheer BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA SONY PICTURES We can guess exactly what you got up to this weekend, it’s probably exactly the same as us. Does sitting on the sofa surrounded by snacks whilst drooling over Kristen Stewart sound familiar? That can only mean one thing. You watched [….]
DIVA meets Leonie Krippendorff, writer and director behind this new queer coming of age film BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA PECCADILLO PICTURES Cocoon is the impressive second feature from Berlin-based writer and director Leonie Krippendorff. A true depiction of the trials and triumphs of female adolescence, it’s an honest and tender coming-of-age tale that every woman [….]
“Ren is on the hunt for romance, but in a world of Tinder and zero commitment, meeting the right one has never been harder” BY DIVA STAFF The DIVA Box Office Move Club continues this week with the acclaimed movie, Mixed Messages, written and directed by queer filmmaker, Kanchi Wichmann. The movie, which started life [….]
It’s the queermas miracle we’ve all been waiting for BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS As the wise Mariah Carey once said, “I don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree.” All I really care about this year is watching Happiest Season at least once a week during the festive period. Us LGBTQI folk have never had [….]
Under My Skin is the non-binary romance film we’ve always wanted BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS Before it’s premiere at Raindance Film Festival this evening, we thought you might want to cast your eyes on the trailer for Under My Skin. With four non-binary actors in its ensemble cast, this beautifully shot independent drama brings a multitude [….]
We are living for the Queer strand at Raindance 2020! BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS It’s that time of year again! Raindance Film Festival is back for 2020 and once again, one of the programming strands is completely queer. In addition, there’s 50 feature films and documentaries screening online this year, plus short film programmes (including plenty [….]
Human connection overrules the constraints of the past in Francis Lee’s second feature BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS Returning after a hugely successful breakout feature in the form of God’s Own Country, Francis Lee’s Ammonite is here to prove his deserved place in the queer cinema canon. This time, the love story ventures back in time to [….]
