Neurotic urban housewife Peggy Gravel goes on the run with her maid Grizelda after the latter smothers Peggy’s husband Bosley to death. The two are arrested by a cross-dressing policeman, who gives them an ultimatum: go to jail or be exiled to Mortville, a squalid shantytown ruled by the evil Queen Carlotta and her treasonous […]
Previously long-running club night Lock Up Your Daughters don’t get back on the horse for just anyone but SQIFF has def piqued our interest. In celebration of its inaugural Festival, LUYD invites all you film fatales to a one-night stand you will not forget. Hell, stick around long enough and we might even make you […]
What would a programme of specifically feminist queer short films look like? We put one together and found the result focusing on relationships - between mothers and daughters, lesbian and queer romantic and sexual partners, trans women and cisgender society, black women and white society, women and their BDSM desires, women and masculinity, and between […]
Maleficent, a powerful fairy, lives in a magical forest realm bordering a corrupt human kingdom. As a child, she falls in love with Stefan but after he betrays her, they become enemies and Maleficent turns bitter and cranky. With the aid of Stefan’s daughter, Aurora, and gay sidekick, Diaval the raven, the angry fairy must […]
A 3 hour workshop for trans and/or non-binary people giving an example session from the TransActing project, a collaboration between Gendered Intelligence, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and My Genderation. The first half hour will give a brief introduction and overview of the project, its key questions, and some examples of people’s experiences […]
A mega-fun kids takeover featuring a drop-in stop-motion animation workshop, a make-up and dressing-up corner, LGBTI and queer books, and arts and crafts. BSL interpretion is available on request. Contact [email protected] if you require this. The stop-motion workshop will be led by experienced tutor Kate Burton and is suitable for all levels. Activities will be […]
Manga and Sory are two young men passionately in love but their parents forbid them to see each other. They are forced to reconcile their love for their families with their seemingly invincible feelings for one another within a society filled with taboos. With an introduction by Joseph a. Adesunloye, filmmaker and programmer of African […]
On the outskirts of a wild west town, saloon owner Vienna is visited by mysterious stranger Johnny and they share a few awkward snogs whilst fighting the bad guys. Never mind the hetero love story, though! This movie is all about the sparklingly tense, violently erotic relationship between Vienna and her rival Emma. Add in […]
A workshop led by queer sports activist Freya Gosnold exploring the need for safe spaces in which members of oppressed communities can organise, socialise, hold one another, and heal from the violences of abusive social systems such as racism, classism, ableism, heteronormativity, cisnormativity, and patriarchy. We will come together to talk about why we need […]
In a follow-up to his film Purple Skies, activist Sridhar Rangayan’s documentary Breaking Free delves into the lives of LGBT people affected by India’s colonialist law Section 377. A personal journey recounting painful realities alongside offering hope in the shape of queer communities in India fighting for justice. Screening with short film FU377 directed by […]
