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Charli XCX: Alone Together
Acclaimed pop star Charli XCX teams up with her legions of queer fans across the globe to create a new album, in this warmhearted DIY documentary.

The Divide
A lesbian relationship in crisis and a city in political turmoil are deftly explored in Catherine Corsini’s powerful political satire.

The End of Wonderland
Take a trip inside the making of a trans sci-fi comedy porn epic and the inventive mind of its charismatic creator, Tara Emory.

Esther Newton Made Me Gay
A portrait of the pioneering American academic whose work is the bedrock of LGBTQIA+ cultural anthropology.

Everything at Once: Kink
Alberto Fuguet’s documentary peaks behind the scenes at the homoerotic photography zine Kink, which has cultivated an intimate style employing non-professional models.

Framing Agnes
Trans lives vaulted by the medical establishment are re-imagined by an all-star cast including Zackary Drucker, Angelica Ross and Silas Howard.

Gateways Grind
Join Sandi Toksvig on a journey through lesbian London, to uncover the history of the Gateways club and the women who drank, danced and loved inside it.

Invisible: Gay Women in Southern Music
The biggest secret in Country music is coming out of the closet, in this moving and triumphant documentary.

It Runs in the Family
In this deeply personal, richly textured documentary, a queer filmmaker discovers that she’s related to a long-forgotten pioneer of Caribbean cinema.

The Law of Love
This compelling documentary follows a group of queer activists in the Czech Republic as they fight for same-sex marriage to be recognised in law.

North by Current
Filmmaker Angelo Madsen Minax returns to his hometown to examine the circumstances behind his niece’s death.

Sirens
Get ready to rock with Sirens – a lively and loud documentary fresh from Sundance Film Festival, about an all-female Middle Eastern thrash rock band.

The Sound of Scars
A captivating chronicle of metal band Life of Agony, whose lead singer Mina Caputo came out as transgender in 2011.
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