A documentary about the Rebel Dykes, made by the Rebel Dykes themselves BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS What better way to celebrate LGBT History Month than by checking out the first trailer for an exciting new documentary which tells the story of London’s Rebel Dykes, a group of women who shaped queer culture as we know it today? [….]
The premiere will be held in honour of the late Hollywood actor, Cloris Leachman, starring in her final role BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS Phill Connell’s LGBTQI drama Jump, Darling will receive its international premiere at this year’s digital edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival next month, as part of the Bodies strand. In honour of [….]
Angry reactions to Clea DuVall’s festive flick are missing the point, argues Michele Theil BY MICHELE THEIL, IMAGES VIA SONY PICTURES The release of Happiest Season this month received a mixed reception from the queer community. While many have described the film as a quintessential lesbian rom-com, providing “queer festive cheer,” others have criticised the film for a number of [….]
Watch the pair create *that* kiss, only this time it’s pandemic style BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS We all remember that Cruel Intentions kiss. You know exactly what we’re talking about, don’t you? The steamy kiss between Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair was an instant classic with queer teenagers when Cruel Intentions was released back in [….]
“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 [….]
Women Of The Lens is back with an online festival celebrating Black women filmmakers BY KAT HALSTEAD Launched in 2017, Women Of The Lens was created to reveal the complexity, diversity and multiplicities of Black women and women of colour, creating an important platform to showcase their work both in front of and behind the [….]
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 [….]
