Falling Free
(UK shorts programme)
An inspiring and varied collection of queer tales, showcasing our most exciting home-grown filmmaking talent.
Total running time: 86min
Silly Girl
Dir Hope Dickson Leach
UK 2016
5min
A trans man enters a dialogue with his past and present self.
We Love Moses
Dir Dionne Edwards
UK 2016
15min
Twelve-year-old Ella discovers a secret about her brother’s best mate.
Not the Devil
Dir Siobhan Schwartzberg
UK 2016
13min
A teenager on a council estate becomes fixated with one of his neighbours.
Crush
Dir Rosie Westhoff
UK 2016
8min
That awkward joy of first love.
Doris
Dir Francesca Silveri
UK 2015
12min
An aging drag performer reflects on the triumphs and tragedies of their life.
You
Dir Graham Clayton-Chance
UK 2015
6min
Feelings and frustrations expressed through poetry and dance.
Queer Heroes
Dir Kate Jessop
UK-Germany 2016
5min
A playful animated celebration of some influential LGBTQ icons.
Where We Are Now
Dir Lucie Rachel
UK 2016
9min
A poignant documentation of the relationship between a trans woman and her bisexual daughter.
Marina and Adrienne
Dir Lucy Campbell
UK 2016
13min
Two fugitive women pose as fishermen in this modern take on Shakespeare’s Pericles.
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Cancellation of BFI Flare 2020
Due to the rapid evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic we have taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival.