Tag: BFI Flare
Queerguru’s Top Picks of Must See Movies at BFI FLARE LONDON, Europe’s largest queer Film Fest
The 38th Edition of the annual BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival is just about to kick-off at Southbank. It’s one of QUEERGURU’S favorite queer film fests …… not just because it is the biggest in Europe but also because it’s in one of QUEERGURU’s global home bases. BFI Flare is divided into three thematic programme…
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Two Queer Cult Classics at BFI Flare
The British Film Institute looks after one of the largest archive collections of films in the world, with footage dating back to the first moving images in the 1890s. Within its vaults are countless classic queer films, a couple of which are included in the BFI Flare Festival each year. This year’s favourites include…
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…
Queerguru’s Top Picks Of The Must See Short Films (PART2 ) @ BFI FLARE London’s Queer Film Fest
One of the best things about London’s BFI Flare Film festival is the insight we can gain into different queer lives around the world. Diverse ages, genders, neurodiversity and locations are all represented in this second special selection of short films at the festival. Write Here This is a great film. An…
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews “Narcissism – The Auto-erotic images” award-winning documentary about gender, narcissism, and self-love.
This is a fascinating, award-winning documentary about gender, narcissism, and self-love. How do we look in the mirror? Do we allow ourselves a narcissistic or even covetous view? And how is it influenced by our gender and/or socialisation? Are we able to love ourselves and our reflection? And why do lesbians often have a…
