Andrew Hebden
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews DRIFTER ‘a tale of someone moving from being the outsider to the insider” at BFI Flare
The final film of the 2023 BFI Flare is Drifter and, it has to be said, it’s a delicious side-eyeing choice from the programmers to have the final film be one that leaves you thinking ‘where is this going?’ for the first 60 minutes of its 79-minute length. Moritz (Lorenz Hochhuth) moves to Berlin…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews LIE WITH ME “a tale about nostalgia, love and heartbreaking loss”
Lie WIth Me, based on the novel by Philippe Besson, has a wistful charm that sits with you long after the film is over. It’s a tale about nostalgia, love and heartbreaking loss that begs you to feel nothing but kindness to all its characters. Stephane Belcourt (Guillame de Tonquedec) is reluctantly visiting his small…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden gets blown away with BFI Flare’s Opening Night Film ‘THE STROLL’
The Stroll, the opening documentary of the British Film Institute Flare Festival just blew the bloody doors off. Some things in LGBTQ+ film festivals are good, some things are important. They don’t always coincide. With this authentic yet deeply authoritative work by Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker they have achieved both. A threading of black…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews CYBIL SERVICE’s dirty, chair-soaking humour. at The Vault Festival
Cybil Service at the Vaults Festival ★★★ The Vaults Festival is coming to an end. And it’s likely to be permanent. So go now or go never. Whether it’s your first time at the Vaults or your hundredth, Cybil Service by Salmaan Mohammed is a prime example of the zesty, quirky and downright queer fare that…
