All I Need Is a Ball (dir. Based on a true story, Poppy Field, Eugen Jebeleanu’s probing Bucharest-set drama, weighs up the professional demands on a closeted police officer when his work clashes with his personal life. BFI Flare 2021: Shorts Apr 18, 2021 As well as a great programme of feature films, we also watched plenty of short films at BFI Flare – at this year’s completely virtual festival, there were nearly 40 shorts exploring LGBTQ+ themes, and they were all available to watch for free. The 35th edition of the BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival will take place online with films available U.K.-wide via the BFI Player. “In among the many stories on offer, this year’s programme shines an essential spotlight on a host of pioneering LGBTIQ+ icons that have come before, reminding us all that we must understand our past if we are to change our future.”, “Facing the first lockdown last spring, and with days until launch, we moved BFI Flare online – one of the first Festivals around the world to do so,” says Tricia Tuttle, BFI Festivals Director. Lydia De Matos reviews a time travel drama considering the lengths we go to for those we love. https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/bfi-flare-2021-preview With 26 feature films lined up - plus 38 short films streaming for free - the Burn This Letter Please, while Tove is a lyrical and romantic biopic of beloved Moomins creator Tove Jansson, directed by Zaida Bergroth and featuring an incredible central performance by Alma Pöysti. BFI Film and TV Classics Our relationship to our bodies and our homes have become more complex than ever. BFI Flare is divided into 3 thematic strands: Hearts, Bodies and Minds. Space / Walk (dirs. Follow #BFIFlare on Twitter and Facebook. Download our digital festival brochure, compatible with most screen readers. Get the latest #BFIFlare news and ticket release updates. For more details and to purchase tickets and passes, head to the festival’s official website. Is It Me? BFI Flare – Review: Sweetheart (2021) We all remember the difficulties of being 17, trying to find our place in the world, while also shedding childish things. Enjoy priority booking and ticket discounts for BFI Flare 2022 as well as great year round film benefits. Press and industry screenings and the digital viewing library will be delivered on the dedicated virtual press and industry screening platform powered by Shift72. Poppy Field (Câmp de maci) Review – BFI Flare 2021 Mar 19, 2021 Danielle Measor A closeted gay police officer struggles with the prospect of being outed in tense Romanian drama Poppy Field Poppy Field… For professionals working in the film and screen industries, this year’s BFI Flare Industry Programme moves online and will focus on delegate networking with dedicated events and a new industry networking platform supported by the High Commission of Canada in the UK. Above the Troubled Water (dir. Watch all the short films in this year’s festival free on BFI Player, wherever you are in the UK. Sasha Wortzel) – Familiar footage of Sylvia Rivera by New York’s harbour, remixed as commentary on gentrification. Faye Ruiz) – Familial grief gives sunshine to this beautiful film about finding your home on shifting sands. Traversing a wide range of subjects, this inspiring selection of short form documentaries is guaranteed to provoke and inspire in equal measures. Featured Film Review Firebird – BFI Flare 2021 Reviewer: Richard Maguire. Harri Shanahan and Sian A. Williams’ rousing feature documentary Rebel Dykes is a joyful and colourful history of post-punk dyke culture in the UK. Important policy information for BFI London Film Festival delegates. This year’s programme celebrates and elevates individuals whose lives and accomplishments are perhaps less well known but who deserve to be championed, such as Gloria Allen, Connie Norman and Billy Tipton. Thanasis Tsimpinis) – In the final few hours before the world ends, 2 men meet and form a connection. Mama Gloria, director Luchina Fisher’s endearing documentary portrait shows how fighter, organiser and survivor Gloria Allen has become a local hero to younger Chicagoan trans women. Theo Montoya) –  Selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, this portrait of a beautiful, young, rebel queer explores his life in the bohemian circles of Medellin. We Two (dir. BFI Flare 2021: Shorts Apr 18, 2021 As well as a great programme of feature films, we also watched plenty of short films at BFI Flare – at this year’s completely virtual festival, there were nearly 40 shorts exploring LGBTQ+ themes, and they were all available to watch for free. History, geography and personal circumstances may change but challenges facing the heart are timeless and universal. A still from Valentina, one of the best films of BFI Flare 2021. Once again, BFI Flare will be in partnership with the British Council for Five Films For Freedom, which makes 5 LGBTIQ+ themed short films available for the world to watch online for free for the duration of the festival. We’re committed to ensuring the festival is for everyone. This year’s BFI Flare will also include Screen Talks via BFI YouTube and a discursive events programme, the details of which will be announced in the coming weeks. Easy steps to make the most of the festival. BFI Flare Festival 2021, Reviews. Quinton Baker) – Young activists in Oxford wage a trans-positive graffiti war after discovering. 306 0. Joseph Ingham) – A love letter to the late David Robilliard – a collage of his poems and archive visuals, with a voice- over by Russell Tovey. A mesmerising portrait of a family grappling with teenage gender dysphoria, Alexa Bakony’s Colors of Tobi is an uplifting documentary that exudes the defiant message that love is all you need; in Anna Kerrigan’s gripping thriller Cowboys, a father (Steve Zahn) and son attempt to escape a mother who is unwilling to accept her child’s gender dysphoria; while a nurse questions the intentions of his handsome new colleague in The Dose, a taut and chilling psychological thriller from Martín Kraut. 0 3 … Find out more. ©2021 British Film Institute. When a cache of letters written by 1950s New York drag queens was discovered in 2014, filmmakers Michael Seligman and Jennifer Tiexiera tracked down the authors to hear their story in P.S. Asawari Jagushte) – In a conservative society, this is a passionate love poem to genderless intimacy. Almost. Being Sascha (dir. Elena Molina) – Freestyle champion Palermo and her grassroots campaign to create a female league of freestylers in her native Spain. The fascinating story of pioneering trans jazz musician Billy Tipton is brought thrillingly to life in No Ordinary Man (dirs. The Night Train (dir. All feature films are available to watch on BFI Player at any time during the festival, wherever you are in the UK. Also from the UK is Marley Morrison’s smart and funny debut feature Sweetheart. Omer Sterenberg) – A young soldier in an intelligence unit questions himself while spying on a Palestinian gay couple. Subjekträume / Subject Spaces (dir. Jason Bradbury) – A tense encounter between a young man in distress and his reluctant saviour. The 35th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival (17 to 28 March) unveiled its full programme this evening with a launch event on BFI Flare Facebook and BFI YouTube. Bodies includes stories of sex, identity and transformation. Available internationally via the British Council’s YouTube channel, Five Films For Freedom has been running since 2015 and the programme has seen nearly 15 million people viewing the films in more than 200 countries and principalities, including many parts of the world where homosexuality is criminalised, and in some cases, punishable by the death penalty. Available on BFI Player as part of the 35th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival which runs March 17th – 28th 2021. All rights reserved. Striving to Be Seen. Matheus Farias, Enock Carvalho) – Those close to a missing trans woman join forces to search for her, until a strange canister points towards an extra-terrestrial mystery. Dawid Ullgren) – A group of gay men enjoy a late- night birthday party in the park, but an encounter with 2 straight couples creates a situation. Now in its seventh year, the BFI Flare x BAFTA Crew Mentoring programme in partnership with BFI NETWORK offers a group of emerging LGBTIQ+ filmmakers an opportunity to strengthen and develop their industry knowledge and professional connections, providing mentoring from a senior industry figure, alongside a bespoke programme of masterclasses and discussions, and access to BAFTA’s year-round events programme. 16 to 25-year-olds can enjoy £5 tickets at BFI Flare. Peeter Rebane’s Firebird will also screen in the Hearts strand. Guidance and principles. Highlights that celebrate the legacy of these trailblazers include: “From snappy shorts to sprawling features, BFI Flare is a true celebration of the best in contemporary queer cinema, here to showcase extraordinary filmmaking talent, and to entertain and inspire audiences,” says Michael Blyth, BFI Flare’s Senior Programmer. Enjoy priority booking and ticket discounts for BFI Flare 2022 as well as great year round film benefits. The blurred lines of love and friendship between women are explored in these poignant and beautiful short films. Isaac and the Ram (dir. 16 to 25-year-olds can enjoy £5 tickets at BFI Flare. Hello, Goodbye (dir. Exclusive Q&As and introductions with the filmmaking teams will be presented for each of the features. About BFI Flare 2021. Moran Nakar) – Jacob faces racial prejudice when he attempts to enter a gay nightclub. Harnessing the anarchic energy and creativity of London in the early 1980s, Rebel Dykes mixes first person testimonies, animation and unseen archive to tell the stories of those artists, performers, musicians, sex workers and activists who lived it, and together, found their chosen family. Activists and campaigners Dr Frank Kameny and Barbara Gittings are also featured, as well as queer icons including ground breaking German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Moomins creator Tove Jansson. Virtual festival premieres of the best new LGBTIQ+ cinema from around the world will be available digitally UK-wide on BFI Player. BFI Flare 2021 Film Review – Sweetheart (2021) By Freda Cooper / March 18, 2021 That holiday romance we never forget. Emmalie El Fadli) – Figuring out you have feelings for your best friend is half the battle. Listening In (dir. The Cost of Living (dir. Rubén Navarro) – When 2 lonely men meet they discover something revealing about each other and themselves. Plus a special online edition of the legendary BFI Flare Big Gay Film Quiz will be back to test your queer film knowledge! Elegance Bratton, Jovan James) – In an attempt to deal with his depression, Lynn goes out into the night looking for a good time. BFI Flare Festival 2021, Reviews. Grace Porter) – A smart, meditative take on the gulf that emerges between ex-lovers. Cultures clash and family secrets are revealed when Shira brings home her new girlfriend in the delightful first feature Kiss Me before It Blows Up, from director Shirel Peleg; and amid the grief of losing her mother, sheltered teen Claudia discovers friendship and love for the first time in Katie Found’s beautiful and sublime debut, My First Summer. Free collection Striving to Be Seen. As previously announced, BFI Flare will screen the international premiere of Jump, Darling. 5 short films available to watch free online worldwide from 17 to 28 March, presented in partnership with the British Council. Find out more about the festival, how to watch films and events and accessibility. Well Rounded allows fat women to speak for themselves rather than be spoken for. Phil Connell’s Jump, Darling and Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt’s No Ordinary Man will also screen in the Bodies strand. BFI Flare is back on our screens this week for its 35th year. Rūrangi, the hit New Zealand episodic drama from Max Currie is a moving and entertaining account of a trans man’s attempts to reconnect with his Māori roots and to rebuild the relationships he had left behind; BFI Flare favourite Eytan Fox returns with Sublet, an entertaining and heart-warming film about the encounter of a middle-aged gay man (The Normal Heart’s John Benjamin Hickey) with a young, aspiring filmmaker (stunning newcomer Niv Nissim); and AJ discovers it’s not so bad being on a family holiday when she meets flirtatious lifeguard Isla in Sweetheart, a smart and funny first feature from director Marley Morrison. Luke Willis) – River Gallo stars as a non-binary pool cleaner who attracts the attention of a former high school athlete. Virtual festival premieres of the best new LGBTIQ+ cinema from around the world will be available digitally UK-wide on BFI Player. Catarina de Sousa, Nick Tyson) – Young queers connect in a sci-fi dream world to build a war machine of love and a virtual manifesto for the future. Valentina (2020) review – searing Brazilian trans drama. Film - BFI Flare 2021 | The DreamCage The 35th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival closed on 28th March and celebrated reaching increased audiences across the UK and internationally thanks to going online. Noah Schamus) – Cute gay trans-masculine couple have a little lovers’ tiff over polyamory and penis envy, featuring rising star Garcia (Tales of the City). One of the key themes emerging from this year’s programme is strong representation of significant individuals and communities whose lives and work have had an impact on queer history and the ongoing fight for change and equality. The Lights Are On, No One’s Home (dir. (dir. No excuse to check out some of this years best LGBTIQ+ cinema. The Act (dir. Jamie Weston) – Virginia McKenna and Miriam Margoles star as former Land Army Girls who reconnect in their twilight years. 12/04/2021 13/04/2021 Posted in BFI Flare 2021, Documentary, Reviews Leave a comment Written and directed by Michael Seligman and Jennifer Tiexiera , a cache of letters written by 1950s New York drag queens was discovered in 2014, now in their eighties and nineties, the letters they wrote bear witness to a time when gay community was hard to find. The best new LGBTIQ+ cinema, free short films, events and more. This year’s BFI Flare Shorts programme is split across 7 thematic selections. Important policy information for BFI London Film Festival delegates. Tweet. The teenage coming of age story, with all its angst and conflict. The most accessible version of the festival yet will include 26 features and 38 free shorts from 23 countries, with closed captioning (supported by Mishcon de Reya) and audio description on English-language films. BFI Flare 2021 Film Review: Sublet ★★★★ Veteran Israeli filmmaker Eytan Fox’s outstanding new feature Sublet, co-written with Itay Segal, opens with the arrival of a jetlagged and disorientated fifty something gay man, Michael (The Inheritance’s John Benjamin Hickey) to … Alice Trueman) – Lily is stuck in a state of ennui, until Death comes along in the form of a beautiful woman and entices her to live. Share 1. Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt), a celebratory documentary portrait. Land of the Free (dir. Going online for the second year in a row, the 2021 festival is a bigger celebration of LGBTIQ+ cinema than last year's event, which was remarkably re-arranged at the last minute. Rebel Dykes world premieres at BFI Flare March 17th – 28th 2021 and receives its Australian premiere on Friday March 19th at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival. Here’s a collection of funny, sweet and strange shorts for the natural contrarian. Lydia De Matos Leave a Comment on BFI Flare 2021: ‘The Greenhouse’ Review. Trans Happiness Is Real (dir. Registered charity 287780, Answering questions from the screen sectors, Full programme announced for 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2021, A Los Angeles Act-Up organiser is remembered for her fierce resistance to both transphobia and the, Cured (dirs. Olivia Emden) – Hilarious, heart-breaking and relatable all at once – how to bounce back when a breakup crashes you back down to earth? All rights reserved. One of the world’s most significant and long-standing queer film events, this year’s BFI Flare will deliver virtual festival premieres of the best new LGBTIQ+ cinema from around the world via BFI Player to UK-wide audiences. Unliveable (dirs. Jessica Benhamou) – Mixing drink, drugs and a friendship on eggshells was always going to be an explosive mix in this bittersweet British mini drama. Cowboys is part of the 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival March 17-28th 2021. Girls Shouldn’t Walk Alone at Night (dir. How to watch a film or event at BFI Flare. “Body Positivity is a Riot”- Well Rounded (BFI Flare 2021 Review) Posted on March 22, 2021 at March 22, 2021 by Annice White. Jonathan Wysocki’s 90s-set teen dramedy Dramarama is a delightful throwback to those most awkward of years, while in Thomas Wilson-White’s The Greenhouse, a woman discovers that traveling back in time may help her come to terms with her present. Read our exclusive interviews with filmmaker Anna Kerrigan and stars Jillian Bell, Steve Zahn and Sasha Knight, or watch the videos below. Pure (dir. Thomas Hescott) – One young man faces up to the joys and perils of living a gay life amidst the sexual repressiveness of pre-1967 London. BFI DVD & Blu-ray BBC Archive BFI Flipside British Transport Films Ghost Stories Children's Film Foundation COI Films GPO Film unit Collections The Criterion Collection BFI Flare: LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2021 Artists' Film & Video Collections & Boxsets Rare, Deleted & Signed BFI Shop Spring Sale Books. Here are the pioneers, the iconoclasts, the brave - from landmark LGBTIQ+ portraits to the next generation of queer classics from the BFI Flare festival. On BFI Player across the UK with a ticket or festival pass Watch at any time during the festival, from Wednesday 17 to Sunday 28 March 2021 4 hours to finish once you start watching More about how to watch a film or event at BFI Flare. Dante Alencastre’s AIDS Diva: the Legend of Connie Norman, Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer’s Cured, Luchina Fisher’s Mama Gloria and Harri Shanahan and Sian A. Williams’ Rebel Dykes will also screen in the Minds strand. From an unexpectedly eventful train journey, to the end of the world, this stunning collection of shorts explores the trials and triumphs of being your true self. Thank you to all our filmmakers, guest speakers, sponsors, funders, partners, agencies, collaborators, delegates, supporters and, of course, our audiences around the UK and worldwide for making BFI Flare 2021 a special one. Thanks to our generous sponsors, funders and partners. BFI Flare press and industry accreditation is open for professionals working in the film and screen industries. Jump, Darling starts with a bang. Dustin (dir. All the key information about booking and enjoying the programme. Victoria (dir. Small but perfectly formed. Having screened to great success at last year’s BFI London Film Festival, I Am Samuel, Pete Murimi’s moving documentary portrait of a Kenyan gay couple facing danger and hardship, will be co-presented with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Tickets go on sale via bfi.org.uk/flare on 2 March. Catch up on or revisit Screen Talks and other special events, free to watch worldwide on YouTube and Facebook. Previous mentors for the programme have included Luca Guadagnino, Oliver Hermanus, Isaac Julien, Desiree Akhavan and Russell T Davies. Easy steps to make the most of the festival. Get the latest #BFIFlare news and ticket release updates. The 2020 physical edition of the festival was dramatically … Escaping the Fragile Planet (dir. Talks with Russell Tovey, David France and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor announced for BFI Flare, What to watch at BFI Flare: Stories of maturity and the queer past, Five Films For Freedom returns to remind audiences ‘Love is still a human right’, Full programme announced for 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2021, World premieres of Rebel Dykes and Firebird announced for 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival, International premiere of Jump, Darling announced for 35th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival. Find out more. Baby Lies Truthfully (dir. BFI Flare runs from Wednesday 17 to Sunday 28 March 2021 and is completely online this year again. Sweetheart (2021) review – Much more than a holiday park trip Registered charity 287780, Answering questions from the screen sectors. Recommended viewing, the Rainer Werner Fassbinder collection is available to subscribers on BFI Player featuring 8 films including the recent inclusion of his final film Querelle. Hearts includes films about love, romance and friendship. Pin. These 5 shorts up the ante, exploring where, how and with whom we feel at home. Full programme announced for 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2021. Cowboys (2020) review – reshaping the Western genre. Naïla Guiguet) – A wild drug-fuelled ride and the long morning after follows the highs and lows of a Parisian party queen. From A to Q (dir. Phil Connell’s directorial debut, a heartfelt family drama about a drag queen reconnecting with his ageing grandmother, features a stunning performance from the late Hollywood legend Cloris Leachman in her final starring role. March 23, 2021 — 0 Comments. BFI Flare Festival 2021, Reviews. Inquisitive tales of resilience, memory and enlightenment in this largely fictional selection, traversing an expanse of trans experience across Europe and the Americas. A young African-American man is forced to repeatedly endure the fatal day of his shooting in Ali LeRoi’s riveting drama, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson; young trans activist and Brazilian YouTube star Thiessa Woinbackk leads a superb cast in Valentina, the impressive debut feature from Cássio Pereira dos Santos that sees a tough transgender teen demand her rights; and body positivity, race, activism and queerness harmonise with full fat ferocity in Shana Myara’s documentary Well Rounded. The Greenhouse is kind of like if About Time and The Time Traveller’s Wife adopted a child. Sarah Rotella) – Sometimes love just isn’t enough to hold 2 people together. Katerine Martineau) – Stranded at a remote beach, friends Delphine and Chantal lay their feelings bare to each other. Minds features reflections on art, politics and community. Home/Review/ Firebird – BFI Flare 2021. Valiant has announced its participation in the New Jersey Comic Expo for tomorrow, November 20th, 2016. Explore our activities for schools and filmmakers aged 16 to 25. Films about love, romance and friendship. 25 & Under. Son of Sodom (dir. Completely virtual this year, there were a variety of screenings, panels, and events across a 12-day period. Virtual press and industry screenings on Shift72 begin Monday 15 March through Sun 21 March and the digital viewing library of features will be available from 22 to 28 March for accredited press and industry delegates. Additional early announcements included 2 exciting world premieres from the UK: Peeter Rebane’s lavishly told feature debut Firebird, a touching love story set at the height of the Cold War, where a troubled soldier (Tom Prior) forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot (Oleg Zagorodnii) and his female comrade (Diana Pozharskaya) amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet air force base. Katharina Voß) – The fall of the Berlin Wall changes the political landscape for this cool dyke space. Jerry Carlsson) – On an overnight train journey home, a young man locks eyes with a fellow passenger. Two young men fall for each other over the course of a single day in Boy Meets Boy, a disarmingly tender debut from director Daniel Sánchez López. Kind Of (dir. 1 Shares. Patrick Sammon, Bennett Singer) – This astonishingly rich documentary explores the campaign by key. The film will be released in the UK by Bohemia Media. Wings (dir. Joe Cohen) – Three Nigerian men are scattered across the globe after escaping homophobic violence. Cosmopolitan (dir. Reflections on art, politics and community. New episodes of Boys on Film are released every week, so make sure to subscribe to Phil Marriott’s YouTube channel for updates.. For more EQ Music film and television reviews, check out our Film/TV channel right here on the site. Share Tweet. Tarik Elmoutawakil, Amina Yousif, Carmen. “Now, a year on, we are launching our second digital edition and Flare’s spirit of community, solidarity, defiance and celebration is more precious than ever, and we’re excited to be able to share that with audiences everywhere in the UK.”. Here are some facts and figures... [Find our own BFI Flare 2021 … Acrimonious (dir. Daniel Toledo) – A florist receives a surprise visit from her ex-wife, uneasy at the next round of coming out. Of Hearts and Castles (dir. Eden (dir. Manuel Gübeli) – In this discerning mini-doc, Sascha beautifully articulates and illuminates life as a trans non-binary person in the small city of Basel. Love Is a Hand Grenade (dir. Bodies of Desire (dir. BFI Flare 2021: ‘The Greenhouse’ Review. BFI Flare 2021 Film Review – Jump, Darling (2020) 2021 BFI Flare film reviews LGBTQ. Watch the BFI Flare 2021 short films for free at any time 17-28 March on BFI Player wherever you are in the UK. BFI Flare 2021 Film Review – Jump, Darling (2020) By Freda Cooper / March 15, 2021 . Stories of sex, identity and transformation. Sven Spur) – A sexually-driven man cruises the parks, saunas and streets of an unnamed city at night, seeking to satisfy his relentless lust. Christopher McGill) – Body dysmorphia takes centre stage in this highly visual examination of the selves we invent to navigate the world. BFI Flare 2021: Features Review Each year as a team we attend BFI Flare, the UK’s largest and longest-running LGBTQ+ film festival. Buck (dirs. ©2021 British Film Institute. This Is an Address (dir. March 22, 2021 — 0 Comments. Natalie Harris) – Whoever you are, whatever your desires, you too shall go to the prom! Share. The Reviews Hub - London 18/03/2021. Pool Boy (dir. The life and loves of celebrated filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder are laid bare in Oskar Roehler’s Enfant Terrible, an engrossing, unconventional biopic starring Oliver Masucci (Look Who’s Back). Inquisitive tales of resilience, memory and enlightenment in this largely fictional selection, traversing an expanse of trans experience across Europe and the Americas. Tracing Utopia (dirs. The full programme is detailed below.

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