BFI Flare (All Years)
Dreams In Nightmares
This new twist on the road trip movie is a stunning ode to Black queer femmes, and what it truly means to pursue a better life.
BFI Flare (All Years)
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We Are Faheem and Karun
The first ever queer Kashmiri language film is a beautiful tale of star crossed lovers, with performances as stunning as the landscapes
BFI Flare (All Years)
Drive Back Home: Unspoken Language
Alan Cumming's new feature outing is a heartbreaking, heartwarming film that takes you on a journey in more ways than one...
BFI Flare (All Years)
'The Wedding Banquet': an unlikely pair
Umnia dissects the 90's remake, and how it isn't just the couples that may at times be mismatched within it.
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The Astronaut Lovers, and the Lost Interview with Marco Berger
A magical Rom-Com, and (thanks to technical difficulties) an interview you will simply have to take my word for...
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BFI Flare Dream Team: Most Anticip-...
...ated! (Because we think these films will EAT!)
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Preview: BFI Flare 2025
Our top picks coming to one of the coolest festivals on the calendar...
Reviews
Lesbians, In the first Person: Lesvia & Old Lesbians
There’s something really powerful and a little emotional about sitting in a cinema screening room surrounded by Old Lesbians, in their two’s. At BFI Flare, I found myself in such a situation, watching two stellar Documentaries, back to back. I will give each of them a moment, and
“Slow”: Asexuality up close
‘Slow’ has made it from last year’s Sundance, by way of Lithuania’s Academy Award International Feature Film entry, all the way to me at this year’s BFI Flare. It is the first film I’ve ever encountered to discuss, depict, and fully paint out the very bare-bones
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Studio One Forever
Sent directly from the West Hollywood Gays that called the disco home, Studio One Forever is an incredibly detailed account of the glittering and star-studded history of the iconic venue, and the efforts to prevent its teardown. Before Studio 54, there was Studio One — a place that brought a New