BFI Flare Interest List 2024
I attended The BFI Flare LGBTIQ+ Film Festival from 13 March - 24 March.
This is the list in alphabetical order of the films I am interested in seeing. Once viewed, titles are added to my BFI Flare 2024 list.
This is the list in alphabetical order of the films I am interested in seeing. Once viewed, titles are added to my BFI Flare 2024 list.
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- DirectorJeffrey SchwarzStarsTom CruiseMark WahlbergTom HanksAgainst a rich Hollywood backdrop, "Commitment to Life" documents the true story of the fight against HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles - and how an intrepid group of people living with HIV/AIDS, doctors, movie stars, studio moguls and activists changed the course of the epidemic.
- DirectorLevan AkinStarsMzia ArabuliLucas KankavaDeniz DumanliLia, a retired teacher, has promised to find her long-lost niece, Tekla. Her search takes her to Istanbul where she meets Evrim, a lawyer fighting for trans rights, and Tekla starts to feel closer than ever.
- DirectorChloé RobichaudStarsSophie DesmaraisVincent LeclercSylvain MarcelNaïlle enters Emma's life after she re-evaluates her professional and personal relationships with a demanding partner. The cellist and single mother offers Emma a new family dynamic.
- DirectorSuik YunStarsHan Hae-inHan So-heeTwo teenage girls form a close friendship and romantic connection. Their journeys take them to Seoul, where they experience various emotions and challenges together. Despite distance and time constraints, their bond remains strong.
- DirectorM.H. MurrayStarsMark ClennonAnthony DiazNat Patricia ManuelBenjamin, a working class gay man living in Toronto, struggles to obtain expensive health care after being assaulted by a stranger.
- DirectorMarion PilowskyStarsSusan Phillips-ReesIsla Wakefield RobertsFrom bush mechanic living in extreme isolation to carriage driving legend, 87 year old Isla could be the first and last Australian cowboy.
- DirectorBenjamin HowardStarsJake HolleyColin McCallaRiley Quinn ScottThe life of a disciplined high school athlete begins to unravel when his queer identity competes against the idea of who he was supposed to be.
- DirectorEdith ChapinStarsPaloma Garcia MartensGeorge RobinsonDavid ThackerayA fascinating insight into the role of the intimacy coordinator, told through behind-the-scenes access to new queer French TV show Split.
- DirectorMatías De Leis CorreaStarsPatricio ArellanoEsteban RecagnoMartin StarkHandsome and stylish Victor is reunited by chance with David, his first love, fifteen years after the last time they saw each other. This reunion revives the clandestine love they had when they were younger.
- DirectorMarija KavtaradzeStarsGreta GrineviciuteKestutis CicenasPijus GanusauskasDancer Elena and sign language interpreter Dovydas meet and form a beautiful bond. As they dive into a new relationship, they must navigate how to build their own kind of intimacy.
- DirectorMarc SaltarelliStarsChita RiveraBruce VilanchThelma HoustonSTUDIO ONE FOREVER is the untold story of America's iconic gay disco, a kaleidoscopic excursion into LGBTQ+ history through the lens of this groundbreaking club. With Chita Rivera, Bruce Vilanch, Lance Bass, Thelma Houston and many more.
- DirectorNoah SchamusStarsKeenan JolliffYaron LotanBobbi Salvör MenuezLeo, a trans man, and his cisgender and straight friend Eleanor go on a weekend trip, during which they uncover some old secrets, new challenges, and find the answer to the age-old question: can good friends and bad sex mix?
- DirectorCarolina MarkowiczStarsMaeve JinkingsThomás AquinoIsac GraçaSuellen, a toll booth attendant, uses her job to help a gang of thieves steal watches so that she can afford to send her son to a gay conversion workshop.
- DirectorJos BitelliAmes PenningtonAn invasive TV presenter explores trans masc experiences across the UK with a satirical odyssey through the lives and homes of four unique individuals, asking the question: "What TOP did you wanna wear after TOP surgery?"
- DirectorJeremy BorisonStarsCharlie KormanKatherine KamhiMichael ZapesotskyFollows a closeted teenager in a religious community who finds a love letter written to his grandfather by another man, so he sets out to find the person.
- DirectorYi-Hsuan SuStarsLing-Wei LeeHsiao-Fei YehRoy ChangIn 1994, a female student joins a strike and encounters her first love girl. She begins to understand the protest is not only for freedom but also an undeniable love.