Transcendent Tales
Bold and beautiful fictional shorts from first inklings to years after transition.
Total running time: 83min
The Nettle
Kopřiva
Dir Piaoyu Xie
Czech Republic 2016
22min
A teenage couple make a start on the road to self-realisation in this poetic and dreamlike short.
Tear Jerker
Dir Amy Adler
USA 2016
15min
Complex feelings rise to the surface for a trans guy struggling to emotionally connect.
Diane from the Moon
Dir Hanna Ladoul, Marco La Via
USA 2016
12min
Mya Taylor plays a pagan priestess who takes no prisoners.
Victor XX
Dir Ian Garrido
Spain 2015
21min
Navigating flirtation and relationships with the first forays into publicly presenting as male.
MUM
Dir Anne-Marie O’Connor
UK 2016
13min
Autobiographical tale from trans theatre pro Kate O’Donnell on family exclusion, ageing parents, and the power of nostalgia.
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The Nettle
The Nettle
Tear Jerker
Tear Jerker
Diane from the Moon
Diane from the Moon
MUM
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.