Many queer people are alienated from the idea of undressing for a massage, entering a typical barbershop for a 'men's haircut' while being perceived as something else, or facing the repercussions of a 'controversial' tattoo. BEING SEEN follows three individuals as they each attend an appointment with queer practitioners.
Official Selection Encounters International Film Festival 2023
An autobiographical short film that tells the story of Neapolitan teenager Dino Desica, who joins a neo-fascist group to escape discrimination for being non-Roman and queer. The film's title references a controversial 2006 political debate statement, adding layers of historical context.
A captivating feature-length documentary that offers an intimate glimpse into the lives and journeys of six extraordinary burlesque performers
from across the United Kingdom.
Through this documentary, the film aims to challenge misconceptions surrounding burlesque and showcase its empowering nature as a
celebration of body positivity, creativity, and self-expression.
The installation triptych employs AI-imagery to explore themes of desire and the expanding gap between real experience and artificial representations in the digital age. The interactive experience consists of three related works that use AI to augment, subvert, and negate the iconic image of the Hollywood kiss. Using a queer lens to appropriate a classic Hollywood aesthetic, the work places AI within the history of image-production technologies meant to incite and homogenize our desires. In the process, it reveals the nature of AI imagery and hints at how our most intimate desires will continue to be stretched and shaped by artificial representations at an accelerating pace.
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2020 - XR Experience Special Event- International premiere
A quick-witted short, that explores hook-up culture amongst Black-British men in Birmingham, England.
Lucas, a computer techie goes on an ordeal when he invites Theo around for what he thought would be no strings attached fun, but it takes an odd turn.
Official Selection Chicago International Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
For 50 years, iconic activist Ted Brown has fought for queer and black identities. But after his partner suffers homophobic abuse in a care home, a devastated Ted questions the impact of his activism.
Official selection Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
A story of forbidden love in a dystopian future where teleportation technology enables two refugees to escape genocide. When they trust the wrong back-alley teleporter, Ekaterina and Anya are separated. In a desperate attempt to be reunited, our heroines are entwined in an insidious human trafficking ring involving corrupt politicians.
Amateur boxer Liam tells his story of discovering true love at the height of the pandemic, of how he found colour in a previously colourless world.
Official Selection Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2023
A nightmare in reverie: five young queer people are admitted into a clinic to undergo conversion therapy. Enduring several different and harrowing methods to change their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, the sterile space of abject trauma struggles to suppress the abundance and beauty of queer love.
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection Frameline 2023
