Projects in genres: LGBTQIA+

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Rejected by his family for his queerness and oppressed by his country for the same, Libyan teenager, Britannia, gets an interview at the British Embassy, gateway to the pulsing queer world of Manchester’s Canal Street. But an unexpected discovery strikes deep, forcing him to question where his dreams truly lie.

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Jack is a young boy exploring his identity when he befriends a recently released ex-convict, Pop. The pair bond, but Pop's past and his inability to control his emotions threatens to put Jack in danger.

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THE BLACK COP is a docu-drama that explores one former police officer's experience of being both victim and perpetrator of racism within the police force. With the ongoing conversations around racial profiling within policing, this documentary takes audiences into the usually private world of policing, told through an unfamiliar perspective. BAFTA Film Awards 2022 - Best British Short - Winner

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Figuring out you have feelings for your best friend is half the battle.

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Finn takes a regular route into a hookup. But a story shifts the landscape, making his usual pathway out difficult to find. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Shorts - Find Me Here

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A personal, visual essay about gender transition - focusing on the social context and exploring how the world is different living as female compared to being perceived as male. Jack tells his story by using and reframing gender focused tropes and imagery from popular culture, mythology, history and art.

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Firebird is a touching love story set in the Soviet Air Force during the Cold War. Sergey, a troubled young private, is counting the days till his military service ends. His life is turned upside down when a daring fighter pilot, Roman arrives at the base. Driven by curiosity, Sergey and Roman navigate the precarious line between love and friendship as a dangerous love triangle forms between them and Luisa, the secretary to the base Commander. Sergey is forced to face his past as Roman’s career is endangered and Luisa struggles to keep her family together. As the walls close in, they risk their freedom and their lives in the face of an escalating KGB investigation and the fear of the all-seeing Soviet regime. Based on a true story.

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In this beautiful drama, a couple battle for a future where they can find a home and freedom that is not determined by where they’re from. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Shorts - Your UK Or Mine?

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Follow Brogues and Sparkly Toes on their adventures of love, loss, dancing, and lots of mud! A heartbreaking LGBTQ+ tale told entirely through feet!

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REBEL DYKES is the story of how a lesbian fetish club became a beacon of freedom and community for a bunch of outsider dykes struggling as punks, sex workers, activists, musicians and artists in 1980s London. Official Selection BFI Flare Film Festival 2021 - World premiere

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Socially awkward and environmentally conscious teenager, AJ, has a few things on her mind. Mostly how the methane from all the cows is destroying the planet, and how she would rather be anywhere in the world than on holiday with her painfully normal family. On discovering that there’s no Wi-Fi, AJ is determined to have the worst week of her life, but her plan comes unstuck when she becomes unexpectedly captivated by a chlorine-smelling, sun-loving lifeguard named Isla. In this charming coming of age tale, AJ falls in love for the first time, and back in love with her own family. Official Selection Glasgow Film Festival 2021 - Audience Award Winner

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A surreal, comedy-noir about waking up to life: When Lily, a disconnected, neurotic, ‘wellness'-freak, has a brush with death, she comes face-to-face with her greatest fear. But Death appears to Lily as a femme fatale and Lily finds herself unexpectedly giddy with desire... Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTQI+ Film Festival 2021 - World premiere