This week Five Films For Freedom launches the ninth edition of the world’s largest, and widest-reaching, queer digital film showcase. Produced in a partnership between the British Council and the BFI Flare Film Festival, this year’s excellent five short films include gems from Nigeria, Guyana, Cyprus, Northern Ireland and South Korea. The films … Continue reading
In partnership with BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival, the British Council makes five LGBTIQ+ themed short films available for the world to watch online for free, over an 11-day period each year. The 2022 program runs from 16-27 March screening films from India, China, Croatia, Panama and the UK. Through their global network … Continue reading
There has never been a more important time for the BFI Flare & British Council annual joint project #FiveFilmsForFreedom . It is a global, online short film program in support of LGBTIQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer) rights. It is an opportunity for audiences everywhere to watch the five films online and FREE … Continue reading
Is there ever a good time to sit down and watch a movie whose description begins with the words “Following the death of her best friend…”? Turns out there is. For us it was on a beautiful, blue sky Saturday morning in an empty London after a few weeks of self-distancing. We were really … Continue reading
In the second half of the last Century when the LGBTQ community found its very survival was at risk, even at its darkest moments there was usually also a bright beacon of light and hope. As the AIDS pandemic devastated us indiscriminately in the 1980’s most of us felt overwhelmed and helpless, but there … Continue reading