BFI Flare | Little White Lies

BFI Flare

Group of friends having drinks and socialising in a forested area.
Festivals

Queer people are stronger together at BFI Flare 2023

by Emma Curzon

This year’s cel­e­bra­tion of queer cin­e­ma empha­sised the pow­er of com­mu­ni­ty and inclusivity.
Three individuals standing outdoors, one holding a sign that reads "Lecture de guerre: Strokes" in Spanish.
Festivals

Looking back to move forward at BFI Flare 2022

by Emily Maskell

This year’s BFI Flare Film Fes­ti­val encour­aged the LGBTQIA+ com­mu­ni­ty to reflect on the past in order to build a bet­ter future.
Two people, a woman and a man, sit on a sofa in a dimly lit room. The man wears a leopard-print jacket and has glasses, while the woman wears a black dress. Candles and other furniture can be seen in the background.
Festivals

Enfant Terrible is a fittingly flawed portrait of Rainer Werner Fassbinder

by Abigail Yartey

This vibrant biog­ra­phy explores much of what made the Ger­man film­mak­er such a mer­cu­r­ial talent.
Two people, a man and a woman, sitting together on a sofa in a room with bookshelves in the background.
Festivals

BFI Flare’s 2020 programme focuses on politics, resistance and rebellion

by Romelly Eavis

The UK’s pre­mier LGB­TIQ+ film fes­ti­val returns with over 50 fea­tures, 85 shorts and a wide range of spe­cial events.
Two people, a woman in a white top and a man in a blue outfit, standing in a greenhouse surrounded by lush greenery and blooming plants.
Festivals

BFI Flare and the changing landscape of queer cinema

by Megan Christopher

This year’s fes­ti­val brought a diverse mix of LGBT-themed sto­ries – as well as some star names.
Close-up of a person's open mouth, with vibrant red lips against a striking blue background.
Festivals

Look out for this subtle and furious study of queer loneliness

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A teen fights for his soul in Brazil­ian char­ac­ter study Hard Paint, which screened at this year’s BFI Flare.
Two women hugging in front of a lake and forested landscape.
Festivals

The halting nature of desire at BFI Flare 2017

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Bold expres­sions of queer pas­sion were on offer at the 31st edi­tion of London’s pre­mier LGBT film festival.