J Stevens’ Really Happy Someday will make its UK Premiere as an Official Selection of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival on March 22nd, 2025.
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A Trans Performer Must Rediscover Their Voice in J Stevens’ ‘Really Happy Someday’ Film at BFI Flare | Watch Clip
Really Happy Someday by J Stevens (Spindle Films)
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39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Queer, ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ and more
Drew Starkey, Daniel Craig in Queer (Yannis Drakoulidis. Courtesy of A24.) The 39th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 19 – 30, 2025, unveiled its full program. BFI Flare is divided into three thematic program strands: Hearts, Bodies and Minds and presents 34 World Premieres (across features and shorts) with 56 features, 1 series and 81 shorts from 41 countries.
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‘Dreams in Nightmares’ and ‘Night Stage’ Headline BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Night Stage (Courtesy of M-Appeal) The 39th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival (19th – 30th March) has set Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon’s erotic thriller Night Stage as its Closing Night Gala on 29th March and Shatara Michelle Ford’s road trip movie Dreams in Nightmares as a Special Presentation on 23rd March.
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Andrew Ahn’s ‘The Wedding Banquet’ Starrin Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone to Open BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Han Gi-Chan and Bowen Yang in The Wedding Banquet (Luka Cyprian, Bleecker Street) Following the world premiere at Sundance Film Festival, Andrew Ahn’s dramedy The Wedding Banquet makes its International Premiere as the Opening Night Gala film of the 39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 19th – 30th, 2025.
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‘Rains Over Babel’ Teaser Clip – Gala del Sol’s Queer Colombian Drama Premieres at Sundance
Rains Over Babel (Llueve sobre Babel) (Cinema Tropical) Ahead of the world premiere at Sundance Film Festival, here is the first look – clip for Rains Over Babel (Llueve sobre Babel), the debut feature by writer-director Gala del Sol. Rains Over Babel will premiere in the Next Competition on Sunday, January 26, 2025.
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Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Leads Nominations for 16th Dorian Film Awards
I saw the TV Glow (A24) Jane Schoenbrun’s I saw the TV Glow leads the nominations for the 16th Dorian Film Awards, with nine nods, including Film of the Year, LGBTQ Film of the Year, Screenplay of the Year, and LGBTQ Screenplay of the Year. Schoenbrun also received a nomination in the Director of the Year category.
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‘Sabbath Queen’ Documentary on Gay Activist Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie Opens in LA Theaters | Trailer
Sabbath Queen (courtesy Tribeca Festival) Filmed over 21 years, Sabbath Queen, the award-winning documentary by acclaimed director Sandi Dubowski, follows the journey of gay activist Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie as he navigates evolving perspectives on religion and ritual.
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‘You Are Not Me’ – Lesbian Couple Survives Conservative Family in Crespo and Romera’s Christmas Thriller | Trailer
You Are Not Me. (Courtesy of Doppelgänger Releasing) A year after its US premiere at the 2023 Fantastic Fest, Doppelgänger Releasing is releasing You Are Not Me, the Christmas queer thriller from co-directors Marisa Crespo and Moisés Romera. The film follows the story of a woman introducing her wife and adopted child for the first time to her conservative family at a Christmas gathering.
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‘Queer’ – Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey Star in Luca Guadagnino’s Generational Romantic Drama Film | Trailer
Queer by Luca Guadagnino (A24) Making his second collaboration with screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes after this year’s Challengers, Oscar-nominated director of Call Me by Your Name, Luca Guadagnino returns with Queer, a historical romantic drama based on William S. Burroughs’ 1985 novel of the same name. The film starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey follows an American expat’s romance with a young student.
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Juan Pablo Di Pace and Andrés Pepe Estrada’s ‘Duino’ to New York Premiere at NewFest: LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Duino directed by Juan Pablo Di Pace and Andrés Pepe Estrada Duino, the feature directorial debut of co-directors actor-singer Juan Pablo Di Pace (Mamma Mia!) and Andrés Pepe Estrada, editor of the Oscar-nominated Argentine film Argentina, 1985, will have its New York premiere at the 36th edition of NewFest: New York’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival.
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‘Emilia Pérez’ – Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez Star in Award-Winning Crime Musical Film | Trailer
Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard (Netflix) Palme d’Or winning director of ‘Dheepan,’ Jacques Audiard returns with ‘Emilia Pérez’ the critically acclaimed genre-bending musical film following four women in Mexico in a story of crime and self-discovery.
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‘Bonus Track’ – Small-town Teens Navigates Life and Love in Julia Jackman’s Queer Romcom | Trailer
Bonus Track directed by Julia Jackman Based on an original story by Josh O’Connor (La Chimera, Challengers), ‘Bonus Track’ is the feature film directorial debut of Julia Jackman. The coming-of-age romcom follows the story of a teenager with a dream of music stardom as he figures out his future and his identity after a new student enrols at his school.