Here's a quick run down on what's happening at the BFI's London's Lesbian And Gay Film Festival for Saturday 23rd March 2013.
by Newsdesk | 22nd March 2013
NFT1
The road to self-understanding can be a turbulent one,
and this selection of shorts charts the highs and lows of
teenage life, from hopeful promise to dangerous reality.
Written and produced by former Bad Boys Inc member
David W. Ross, this is a richly rewarding film about an
Englishman in New York who finds himself in complicated
circumstances.
Rupert Smith celebrates David Bowie as a queer icon in a
talk, followed by a rare screening of Ziggy Stardust and the
Spiders from Mars.
A passionate, compelling, sexy and surprising debut
feature, which deservedly carried off a prize at Critics’
Week in Cannes last year.
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Fascinating look at the lives of young queer women in
Madrid, London and Berlin, presenting a picture of a
vibrant and exciting European scene.
Somewhere between documentary and fiction, this
charming and lovingly made film gives a slice of life
snapshot of the Contemporary Chicago queer scene.
Thoughtful documentary exploring the shocking court
decision to grant custody to a child’s father, a convicted
murderer, rather than her lesbian mother.
In-depth profile of pioneering porn star Buck Angel, the
self-styled ‘man with a pussy’.
NFT3
Three films using performance and the body in order to
explore sexuality, identity and politics in very different
ways.
Ryan has a choice to make in life - depending on which
path she chooses, her life will never be the same.
A fascinating documentary that follows a group of women
through one of Diane Torr’s ‘Man for a Day’ workshops.
History, memory and culture are all reconfigured in this
striking collection of experimental short films, highlighting
the best in contemporary queer artists’ film and video
work.
STUDIO
This new restoration of Joseph Losey’s enduring
masterpiece marks 50 years since the film’s original
release.
This new restoration of Joseph Losey’s enduring
masterpiece marks 50 years since the film’s original
release.
Powerful documentary giving privileged and rare access to
some of the first generation of trans women.
Lucas and Lincoln are a hot queer couple who have just
got engaged, when Raccoon arrives in their lives and
changes everything
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