The Shadow Tells It Differently

Three takes on the documentary form offer an angle on the fraught history of Britain’s treatment of homosexuality.

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The Perpetrators

Taking its cue from Scooby-Doo, this taxonomy of queer bad guys throughout history shows how their bogeyman identities were constructed.

 

  • Director

    Richard Squires

  • UK 2022 15min

Dorothy Towers

A gorgeously shot and beautifully presented artist film about two infamous Birmingham buildings, noted for their abundance of LGBTQ+ residents.

 

  • Director

    Sean Burns

  • Producer

    Kim McAleese

  • UK 2022 31min

Ungentle

Ben Whishaw narrates this fictional presentation of archival research that turns on the shady relations between sex, espionage and British imperialism.

 

  • Directors

    Huw Lemmey, Onyeka Igwe

  • Producer

    Pinky Ghundale

  • Screenwriter

    Huw Lemmey

  • UK 2022 37min

Total running time 83min

Contains flashing images, mentions of sexual predation and sexual abuse, mild peril.

Jay Bernard

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