Unite to Fight
Four tales of resistance highlighting the importance of community and solidarity, from pre-war drag activists to present day safehouses.
Zorian Clayton
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Total running time 94min
This programme contains scenes of violence.
Films in this programme
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We Are Dancers
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Came the Wave
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To Be Heard
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When Pride Came to Town
Film 1
We Are Dancers
A dramatisation of the brave Hansi Sturm, a 1930s cabaret queen who stood up to the Nazis.
Dir Joe Morris. UK 2019. 30min
Film 2
Came the Wave
Vint la vague
A dark thriller about a dystopian gender war, but nobody is going to defeat this butch warrior.
Dir Benjamin Busnel. France 2018. 20min
Film 3
To Be Heard
Hazte Sentir
A collaborative documentary made by Venezuelan migrants living in Brazil’s first LGBTIQ+ shelter.
Dir Sahary Molina, Luis Gomez, Julio Rengel, Alice Carolina Filipa Fontes, Davis Marcona. Brazil 2019. 26min
Film 4
When Pride Came to Town
A groundswell of support for Norway’s first rural Pride outstrips evangelical protests by a country mile.
Dir Julia Dahr, Julie Lunde Lillesæter. Norway 2018. 18min
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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.
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