Projects in genres: LGBTQIA+

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Two Black boys go on a journey of self-acceptance. Their love for each other and their refusal to hide it lands them in a paradise free of shame and judgment. Official Selection Tampere Film Festival 2025 - World premiere Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2025 - National premiere

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A personal and transformative story of Louise, an ex-dancer who transitioned in the 1980s. A former member of a dance group called Pyramid Dancers, Louise was part of the legendary London club scene during its most iconic era of the 80s and 90s. Through rare archival footage and Super8mm film, the documentary transports us back to those electric nights, offering an intimate look at how those years shaped Louise's identity and how her love for dance fuelled her journey towards self-acceptance and authenticity. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

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In the 1970s, lesbians across the United States moved out to wild, untamed landscapes to build a world without men. Some of them never left. 50 years on, BEYOND EDEN follows some of the ageing original Land Dykes. Official Selection Krakow Film Festival 2025

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Constantinopoliad is an expanded documentary and installation that centers around the collective reading of a hand-made book. A response to the archive of the poet Constantine Cavafy, the story is inspired by the blank and torn out pages in “Constantinopoliad, an epic”, the journal the teenage Cavafy began when he and his family fled Alexandria; by lost and missing queer archives through time; and by the ghosts, both erotic and historical, that visit the older Cavafy in his poems. Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 2025 - Immersive Official Selection CPH:DOX 2025 - Inter:Active Award - Winner

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Cumbria, 1998. Terrified he's turned his son queer, closeted dad Rich plots to rig his local pub's Christmas turkey draw to prove what it means to be a real man.

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A moment of post-coital tristesse offers us a glimpse into an intimate moment between two men. Official Selection BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2025

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The film narrates the complex journey of a young woman as she is promised in an arranged marriage to a wealthy aristocrat. As she navigates this new social landscape, she unexpectedly finds herself drawn towards another woman from her town. This secret affection creates a conflict within her, torn between fulfilling her marital duties and following her heart. Through its poignant portrayal of love in the face of societal expectations, the movie explores themes of identity, independence, and the struggle for authentic connection amidst tradition-bound constraints. As the protagonist grapples with these competing forces in her life, viewers are drawn into a captivating tale of self-discovery and the courage to embrace one's own desires. Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2025

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In Tokyo, an unfulfilled romantic encounter and sudden disappearance leave Seiji struggling to make sense of what never happened and what might have been. Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2025

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Sascha, a young athlete returns to her family home and community following an injury, and confronts her father’s long-term illness. A film that speaks to rest, decline, and generational yearning.

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A love story and escape movie set in an immigration removal centre. A woman named Isio is caught working without papers. Relocated and trapped inside Hatchworth Removal Centre, she learns that finding love, friendship and freedom sometimes means doing the wrong things. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2025 - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - First Feature Competition

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A stone-broke gay actor and a privileged bonehead with a failing business cross paths on a winter night and join forces in a quest around London to find a meaning to their miserable lives. Official Selection Frameline Film Festival 2025

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ONCE AGAIN... (STATUES NEVER DIE) explores the storied relationship between Dr Albert C. Barnes, an early US collector and exhibitor of African cultural artefacts, and Alain Locke, a renowned philosopher and cultural critic, known as the 'Father of the Harlem Renaissance'. Their unlikely bond shapes cultural perspectives in early 20th century America, sparking an intellectual discourse during a pivotal era of cultural awakening. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2025 - Panorama - World premiere