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Young Brit actor Harris Dickinson who stole the hearts of both the critics and audiences alike for his breakthrough performance in the coming-of-age drama Beach Rats is the star of a new movie that has been chosen the to be the Closing Night Gala of this year’s BFI Flare: London’s LGBTQ Film Festival. Postcards From London tells … Continue reading
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Jacqui Lawrence has turned her hit indie novel, that was once described as ‘Armistead Maupin meets Jackie Collins‘, into a brand new 12 part webseries directed by Campbell X which will have its World Premiere at BFI Flare in London later this month. This multi-layered lesbian drama set in West London kicks off with a real … Continue reading
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The people behind BFI Flare London’s LGBTQ Film Festival (and the biggest of its kind in Europe) have a long and commendable history of supporting and promoting new queer filmmakers. For the past 4 years they have teamed up with The British Council for a scheme called #FiveFilms4Freedom which makes five LGBTQ+ themed … Continue reading
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In 2013, 26-year-old musician Scott Jones was attacked outside a gay bar in a small town in Nova Scotia and as result was paralyzed from the waist down. Even though the perpetrator was caught and convicted, the Police refused to even consider it a hate crime that was motivated by a hatred of gay people. Scott’s best … Continue reading
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BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival has just announced that they will open this year’s festival with the UK premiere of Chanya Button’s VITA & VIRGINIA. The movie is adapted from adapted from Dame Eileen Atkins’ award winning play of the same name, the film tells the true story of the passionate relationship between … Continue reading
