Karim Aïnouz’s vibrant biopic Madame Satã’ brought energy to a sunny Sunday afternoon at this year’s BFI Flare: London’s LGBTQIA+ Festival. Screened in the BFI’s main auditorium to an audience of four hundred, twenty years after its initial... Read Article
There is a serious dearth of queer cinema in Mexico, and when it comes to stories about queer women and lesbians, I could count the number of feature-length films on one hand. While the gap is slowly being... Read Article
Valentina (2020, directed by Cássio Pereira dos Santos) is one of four Latin American films, including features and shorts, being shown at the 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2021, running until 28 March. Elected Best Brazilian Feature Film award... Read Article
Towards the beginning of The Garden Left Behind (2019, dir. Flavio Alves), Tina, a young Mexican trans woman in New York City, is undertaking a pre-transition assessment. Her doctor asks, “Are there issues in your life that might... Read Article
José, winner of Venice Film Festival’s Queer Lion 2018, offers a tender study of a young, gay man’s life in the periphery of Guatemala City. Although we expect José to escape his circumstances through leaving the country, he... Read Article
Since 2011, Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest has been offering an annual programme of films, arts, and events that celebrate LGBTIQA+ stories from around the world. Now recognised as one of the most innovative and exciting festivals... Read Article
