Among the queer highlights at last month's SXSW Online 2021 was the short film Femme, by co-writers-directors Ng Choon Ping and Sam H. Freeman. The film stars I May Destroy You's Paapa Essiedu as Jordan, a femme queer man in London who leaves the safety of a night out clubbing with his friends and gets... Continue Reading →
The world's second-oldest queer film festival, Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, will mark its 38th anniversary next week with its first virtual edition. Reeling38's programme will include 30 features and 54 short films from 21 countries, along with more cast and filmmaker Q&As than ever. As there will be no in-person screenings, over... Continue Reading →
Like Boys Shorts, Outfest’s Girls Shorts program always sells out. I’ve often felt guilty slipping into the theater on a Press Pass, taking a seat from a young lesbian in the standby line who really wanted to see herself up on that screen. With the festival streaming online this year, goodbye guilt and hello girls!... Continue Reading →
For many years, most LGBTQ+ festivals reserved their best short films for the Boys and Girls Shorts programs. Usually deemed the sexiest, funniest, or most cinematic of the bunch, they typically play to sold out audiences. Fortunately, shorts submissions have diversified and have showcased such incredible talent that festivals like Outfest offer a whole host... Continue Reading →
The Shawl (2019, 7 mins) Even if you didn’t get to see Sara Kiener's The Shawl at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it world premiered with feature Mucho Mucho Amor, the chances are the bewitching outfits of the film’s star couple, Shane O'Neill and Dusty Childers, caught your eye in the snowy Park City... Continue Reading →
The full lineup for the 31st NewFest LGBTQ Film Festival which runs 23rd - 29th October 2019 in New York has just been revealed. With a programme comprising 27 narrative features, 14 documentary features, 15 episodic series, 8 centerpiece and spotlight screenings, and 100 short films from 32 countries, it's the city's biggest queer film... Continue Reading →
Europe’s largest South Asian film festival, the Bagri Foundation's London Indian Film Festival opens in London today Thursday 20th June 2019 and runs at various cinemas in the capital until Saturday 29th June. The UK festival also runs in Birmingham (21st June - 1st July) and Manchester (26th- 29th June). The 2019 LIFF offers a... Continue Reading →
