Running online for the first time, the sixth annual SQIFF hosts its biggest programme yet with features, shorts, workshops and parties BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS The Scottish International Queer Film Festival (SQIFF) is going digital for 2020 and we must say, the full programme for their sixth year is looking pretty epic. There’s loads of great [….]
Danielle Mustarde on what TV sitcom Friends got right for lez/bi women BY DANIELLE MUSTARDE This year, American mega-sitcom Friends celebrated its 25th anniversary. Like many western millennials, I grew up watching the series, both as it happened, as well as the constant re-runs over (and over) again. Even now, I can still recall the lines to an [….]
A short film by Grace Savage and Jade Anouka, created entirely during lockdown BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS Whilst the majority of us have been busy perfecting our baking skills and binge watching everything on Netflix, real life partners Grace Savage and Jade Anouka have been busy creating a short film called Her & Her. Commissioned by [….]
Danielle Mustarde meets the stars of this gorgeous new French flick ahead of its UK cinema release BY DANIELLE MUSTARDE Speaking at a BAFTA Screenwriter’s Lecture at the end of 2019, French screenwriter Céline Sciamma (Water Lilies, Tomboy, Girlhood) explains of her writing process: “I do have my way of doing it, I guess at [….]
Javicia Leslie will make history as the first ever Black Batwoman BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA INSTAGRAM After shocking Batwoman fans all over the world when she quit after just one season in May, Ruby Rose has now been replaced for the superhero series’ upcoming seasons. Stepping into the role will be bisexual actor Javicia [….]
Why Roxy Bourdillon wants lez/bi cast members on her favourite reality TV shows BY ROXY BOURDILLON Imagine a Love Island for ladies only. A Wonder Woman’s Island, if you will. Sue Perkins would host. She’d slow-mo sashay her way into the villa in a no-nonsense power suit defying the sweltering Mediterranean sun, then make hilarious [….]
Still not bored of binge-watching? There’s plenty more queer content coming your way BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS We may have a bit more freedom now, but you’re sure to be glued to your sofa when there’s this much queer content you could be streaming this July. 🌈 The Half Of It You may have already caught [….]
