Queer Cinema

A close-up portrait of a young man with dark hair and intense gaze, set against a dark background.
Queer Cinema

Trauma and catharsis in Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin

by Logan Kenny

The film shows the everyday agonies of existing as queer and dealing with trauma in an apathetic world.
Two people seated at a colourful, graffiti-covered outdoor market stall, one wearing a pink top.
Queer Cinema

Why shared viewing experiences are vital to queer audiences

by Hamish Calvert

Public screenings can be a safe space for LGBT+ people. But the uncertain future many cinemas now face could rob us of that.
Two young men, one with blonde wavy hair and the other with dark hair, smiling and standing together on a beach.
Queer Cinema

How François Ozon navigates queer romance

by Juan Barquin

In Summer of 85, the French director builds on a career-long interest in how we deal with love and loss.
Two people holding a banner that reads "LGBT FANS DESERVE BETTER" in a rainbow border.
Festivals

A new film explores the history of queer women on television

by Katie Goh

Gabrielle Zilkha’s documentary Queering the Script looks at how fans have fought for more diverse representation.
Elaborately costumed figure wearing a golden, glittering outfit with a large headdress, standing in a crowded setting.
Queer Cinema

Defining legendary: Paris Is Burning at 30

by Rahul Patel

Jennie Livingston’s seminal portrait of New York’s ballroom culture still resonates throughout the queer community.
A black and white image showing two people, one of whom is a woman with blonde hair, standing on a police line barrier in a park-like setting.
Queer Cinema

Netflix’s Disclosure is just the start for trans*-positive representation

by Lillian Crawford

Sam Feder’s latest documentary, on Hollywood’s harmful transgender stereotypes, is a great conversation starter – but we need to go further.
Three people dressed in 1970s attire - a woman with long hair, a man with an afro, and a third person - sitting on a dirt path surrounded by autumn leaves.
In Praise Of

Let The Sunshine In: The queer legacy of Miloš Forman’s Hair

by Brian Quinn

Beyond its anti-war rhetoric, the Czech director’s version of the Broadway musical is a story of same-sex love.
Black-and-white image showing three people - two men and a woman - in formal attire, standing in what appears to be a formal setting.
Queer Cinema

The queer-coding of this classic screwball comedy

by James Palmer

Themes of bisexuality and polygamy are subtly veiled in 1940’s My Favorite Wife.
A woman with dark hair and red lips, wearing a gold necklace, in a dimly lit scene.
Queer Cinema

Queer coming of age in the Teen Apocalypse Trilogy

by Sam Moore

Gregg Araki’s mid-’90s triptych explores the hope and hopelessness of being young and openly gay.
Two young men in leather jackets, standing close together, in a dimly lit room with a curtain in the background.
In Praise Of

Why it’s time to revisit this landmark British LGBTQ+ drama

by Katie Goh

Ron Peck’s Nighthawks survives as much more than a historical document of gay life in a bygone era.

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