Family Affairs

Whether it’s births, deaths and marriages, coming out or finding your own tribe, family in its many forms is at the centre of this shorts programme.

We are pleased to announce an additional screening of this title. Tickets on sale Thu 10 Mar to BFI Patrons, Champions and Members from 11:30 and on general sale from 12:30.

Pink & Blue

A trans couple of colour decide to try and raise their baby without an assigned gender.

  • Director

    Carmen LoBue

  • Producers

    Kaydx, Silas Howard, Carmen LoBue

  • Screenwriter

    Kaydx

  • USA 2021. 13min

Queer Parivaar

A mysterious woman arrives on the eve of Madhav & Sufi’s wedding, revealing a secret family history.

  • Director

    Shiva Raichandani

  • Producer

    Huma Qazi

  • Screenwriters

    Amani Saeed, Shiva Raichandani

  • UK 2022. 27min

How to Raise a Black Boy

In this modern and surreal modern fairytale, a group of young black boys form a chosen family.

  • Director-Screenwriter

    Justice Jamal Jones

  • Producer

    Justine Sweetman

  • USA 2020. 13min

Coming Out With The Help Of A Time Machine

Sid tries to find the perfect way to come out to his parents... again... and again... and again...

  • Director

    Naman Gupta

  • Producers

    Neetu Sharma Gupta, James Orfanos

  • Screenwriters

    Naman Gupta, Janki Parekh

  • USA 2021. 20min

Baba

An unexpected discovery forces a gay Libyan teen to question whether or not to flee his homeland.

  • Director-Screenwriters

    Sam Arbor, Adam Ali

  • Producers

    Hannah Stevenson, Susan Simnett

  • UK 2021. 17min

Birthday Boy

Vuelta al Sol

It’s César’s birthday. Should he honour his parents’ strict traditions, or embrace his real identity?

  • Director

    Judith Corro

  • Producer

    Gilberto Loffer

  • Screenwriter

    Luis Alfaro

  • Panama 2020. 7min

The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night

All cards are on the table when Noor brings her girlfriend Luz to her family’s annual game night.

  • Director

    Fawzia Mirza

  • Producers

    Kausar Mohammed, Amalia Mesa-Gustin

  • Screenwriter

    Kausar Mohammed

  • Canada-USA 2021. 11min

Total running time 108 minutes

Grace Barber-Plentie

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