Queer Cinema

Two people with reddish hair sit together, gazing out a window in a warm, sunlit setting.
Queer Cinema

A new documentary tells the story of lesbians on screen

by Katie Goh

Dykes, Camera, Action! features first-hand accounts from Barbara Hammer and Desiree Akhavan.
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Queer Cinema

This Arab filmmaker is secretly screening his LGBTQ+ films in the Middle East

by Salma Haidrani

Sam Abbas hopes his debut feature The Wedding will usher in a new era of queer cinema in the region.
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Festivals

The queer first love story set in Spain’s Roma community

by Sophie Willard

In Carmen and Lola, a young couple challenge the patriarchal and heteronormative attitudes of society.
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Queer Cinema

Why the gay conversion therapy drama is having a moment

by Jonathan Mahon-Heap

The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Boy Erased find different ways to confront this harmful practice.
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Queer Cinema

There’s a new type of queerbaiting in empty promises

by Chloe Smith

Is Donald Glover’s Lando Calrissian the latest attempt to deny LGBT audiences tangible representation?
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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.
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Queer Cinema

Why Maurice remains one of the great queer romances

by Annie Jo Baker

James Ivory and Ismail Merchant’s stunning 1987 love story prizes sensuality over intellectualism.
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If You Like...

Nine queer coming-of-age films to watch before you see Love, Simon

by Barry Levitt

These inspiring LGBT-themed dramas are not to be missed.
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Queer Cinema

Inside the studio queering Vietnam’s film industry

by Jake Hall

The success of recent crowd-funded projects such as Roommate points to a growing awareness of LGBTQ+ issues.
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Queer Cinema

How ‘Call Me by Your Name’ became a queer literary phenomenon

by Claire Biddles

Fans of André Aciman’s 2007 novel reflect on what makes it so special.

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