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BFI Flare 2026

Our coverage of films at BFI Flare 2025

Shirtless man with large angel wings and white tutu eating a burger while floating among dramatic clouds in golden light.

Cherri: Depths of Despair | BFI Flare 2026

Holly Perring 31 Mar 2026

Woman in burgundy off-shoulder dress standing on grassy cliff edge overlooking calm blue ocean under overcast sky, seen from behind.

Washed Up | BFI Flare 2026

Lucie Neale 30 Mar 2026

A still from the film Madfabulous, depicting the main character Henry Paget in a fancy costume, performing a dance.

Madfabulous | BFI Flare 2026

Ali Westwood 30 Mar 2026

A still from the film I Am Going To Miss You, showing the two main characters sitting at a dinner table during a

I Am Going To Miss You | BFI Flare 2026

Ali Westwood 30 Mar 2026

Young woman in green tank top sits on beach looking down at friend lying on sand in bikini, overcast sky behind them.

Big Girls Don't Cry | BFI Flare 2026

Aaminah Saleem 30 Mar 2026

Two people smiling at BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, with a colorful backdrop showing a person in a red sari.

SOPHISTICULTURE

The Hijra & Trans Dignity in the Short Doc, 'Body of Our Own' (+Transcript) | Sophisticulture at BFI Flare 2026

OBSCURAE 28 Mar 2026

Two people in a dimly lit room: a young man in a pink cowboy hat and rose-embroidered western shirt, and a red-haired woman in pink holding a metal briefcase.

Lunar Sway | BFI Flare 2026

Isla K. 27 Mar 2026

Black-and-white film poster for "OUT LAWS" showing a bearded man's face with torn pink paper overlay. Tagline: "Criminalised for love. Fighting back with pride."

Out Laws: How Colonialism Exported "Buggery" Laws | BFI Flare 2026

Umnia El-Neil 27 Mar 2026

Three young people smiling and leaning together while looking out the open window of a blue car with white racing stripes.

Mysterious Skin | BFI Flare 2026

Isla K. 27 Mar 2026

Bearcave | BFI Flare 2026

Bearcave | BFI Flare 2026

Ali Westwood 27 Mar 2026

Close-up of a young woman's face partially obscured by blonde-streaked hair, illuminated by green light against a dark background.

The Deepest Space in Us | BFI Flare 2026

Ali Westwood 27 Mar 2026

Older man sitting in a dimly lit locker room surrounded by younger athletes changing, with blue metal lockers behind them.

The Last Guest Of The Holloway Motel: Powell's Journey Back Home | BFI Flare 2026

Holly Perring 27 Mar 2026