All These Liberations

Stories of hope and determination against the odds, by and about queer people, from the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

Screening dates and booking

Check which tickets are still available across the festival – and find out about extra ticket releases and standby queues.

Credits

  • Total running time

    91min

  • Programmed by

    Grace Barber-Plentie

  • Content advice

    This short film programme contains homophobic attitudes and language.

Abstraction Belongs to Us

  • Director

    Gaby Sahhar

  • UK-France 2025. 12min

  • Languages

    English, French
    With English subtitles

Queer Palestinians in London and Paris navigate the intersections between their national identity and sexuality.

Daria’s Night Flowers

  • Director

    Maryam Tafakory

  • Iran-UK-France 2025. 16min

  • Language

    Farsi
    With English subtitles

Maryam Tafakory uses archival film and poetry to weave a story of forbidden love between two Iranian women.

Everything Between Us

Aramizda Kalan Her Sey

  • Director

    Ilgin G Korugan

  • Turkey 2025. 17min

  • Language

    Turkish
    With English subtitles

A bullied girl finds solace in an unlikely place and a new ally.

COYOTES

  • Director

    Said Zagha

  • Palestine-UK-France-Jordan 2025. 20min

  • Languages

    Arabic, English, Hebrew
    With English subtitles

  • Content advice

    Contains homophobic attitudes and language.

When Israeli soldiers interrupt her commute home, a Palestinian doctor is forced down a desolate road and her future is thrown into disarray.

Krizalit

  • Directors

    Arantxa Ibarra, Naz Tokgöz

  • Turkey 2025. 16min

  • Language

    Turkish
    With English subtitles

Set in the heart of a rapidly changing Turkey, Deniz navigates love, loss and finding her identity.

Kisses and Bullets

  • Director

    Faranak Sahafian

  • USA 2024. 12min

  • Languages

    Persian, English
    With English subtitles

Two Iranian women in two different countries find a connection when attending worldwide Women, Life, Freedom protests.

How to book

BFI Flare tickets start from £10, with concessions available for many screenings and discounts for BFI Members. Booking information and ticket prices.

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Missed out?

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