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Mystery Sapphic Film

Sat 11 Apr

What will it be? We'll give you two clues! It's a sapphic film and it's queer....

The Moment

Sat 11 Apr

A rising pop sensation navigates fame and industry pressures while preparing for her arena tour debut, revealing the transformation of underground culture into mainstream success.

Twinless

Sun 12 Apr

A young man grieving the loss of his twin brother joins a support group for "twinless twins."

Choose What You Pay: Night Stage

Sun 12 Apr

This is a 'Choose What You Pay' screening. There are 4 price tiers to choose from; please pick whatever tier best suits you. An actor and a politician start a secret affair and together discover their fetish for having sex in public places. The closer they get to their dream of fame, the more they feel the urge to put themselves at risk.

Rains Over Babel

Sun 12 Apr to Tue 21 Apr

In a retro-futuristic, tropical-punk twist on Dante’s Inferno, a group of misfits converges at Babel, a legendary dive bar that doubles as purgatory, where La Flaca—the city’s Grim Reaper—presides. Here, souls gamble years of their lives with her, daring to outwit Death Herself.

Night Stage

Mon 13 Apr to Thu 23 Apr

An actor and a politician start a secret affair and together discover their fetish for having sex in public places. The closer they get to their dream of fame, the more they feel the urge to put themselves at risk.

Conclave

Mon 13 Apr to Thu 16 Apr

After the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with managing the covert and ancient ritual of electing a new one. Sequestered in the Vatican with the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders until the process is complete, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could lead to its downfall.

Plainclothes

Thu 16 Apr

In 1990s New York, an undercover police officer receives an assignment to lure and arrest gay men. However, he's surprised to discover a scintillating connection with one of his targets. As their secret connection deepens and internal pressure to deliver arrests intensifies, he finds himself torn between duty and desire.

Preview: Departures

Thu 16 Apr

This is a special preview thanks to Peccadillo. It’s instant chemistry when Benji encounters Jake at an airport departures gate. Their on-going relationship unfolds through intimate trips to Amsterdam, revealing a complex power dynamic.

Cockroach

Fri 17 Apr to Tue 21 Apr

Starring John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) & Justice Singleton. A black transgender man plans to exchange sex for top surgery money with an older gay man until his night hook up turns into a hunt for a cockroach.

Departures

Fri 17 Apr to Wed 29 Apr

It's instant chemistry when Benji encounters Jake at an airport departures gate. Their on-going relationship unfolds through intimate trips to Amsterdam, revealing a complex power dynamic.

Departures + Cockroach

Fri 17 Apr

This screening will begin with the hilarious new short film Cockroach from Justice Singleton. Cockroach (22 mins) A black transgender man plans to exchange sex for top surgery money with an older gay man (John Cameron Mitchell) until his late-night hook up turns into a hunt for a cockroach. Departures (82 mins) It’s instant chemistry when Benji encounters Jake at an airport departures gate. Th...

Cockroach + Q&A

Sat 18 Apr

This screening will be followed by a live-streamed Q&A with writer, director and actor Justice Singleton. A black transgender man plans to exchange sex for top surgery money with an older gay man until his night hook up turns into a hunt for a cockroach who inspires him to open his heart and conquer his fears.

The Male Gaze: Heavenly Creatures

Sat 18 Apr to Sun 19 Apr

NQV Media and The Arzner present the latest Male Gaze gay short film collection with Heavenly Creatures, a queer quartet of films that explore faith and passion. Forgive them, father, for these boys have sinned. Witness how the power of God works in mysterious ways, from sexual tension high up in the Spanish mountains to the castles of medieval France and the gossip-filled side streets of Abidjan...

The Handmaiden

Mon 20 Apr

Kicking off our Lesbian Visibility Week. 1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to elope with...

D.E.B.S.

Tue 21 Apr

Part of our Lesbian Visibility Week. The star of a team of teenage crime fighters falls for the alluring villainess she must bring to justice.

Rosie Turner Q&A

Wed 22 Apr

Please note that this Q&A will start at 18:00. Part of our Lesbian Visibility Week. Join Rosie Turner, author of Girlfriend Material and director Lucy Davidson for a conversation around sex, relationships, labels and the messy grey areas of love.

Exclusive Preview: Love Me Tender

Wed 22 Apr

Part of our Lesbian Visibility Week. Thanks to Peccadillo, we have been given an exclusive preview of Love Me Tender starring Vicky Krieps to celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week. At the end of summer, Clémence tells her ex-husband that she’s had relationships with women. Her life is turned upside down when he files to strip her of their son’s custody. Then begins a struggle of several years for Cl...

Lesbian Visibility: Comedy Shorts

Thu 23 Apr

Part of our Lesbian Visibility Week. This is a collection of 3 lesbian comedy short films to celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week.

UK Premiere: The Activist + Q&A

Thu 23 Apr

This premiere screening will be followed by an in-person Q&A with actors Vaslov Goom and Simas Kuliešius, director Romas Zabarauskas, and co-writer Marc David Jacobs. A young man infiltrates a radical neo-Nazi group to find the killer of his LGBT+ activist boyfriend. Content Warning: Contains distressing themes and scenes.

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Mystery Sapphic Film

Sat 11 Apr

The Moment

Sat 11 Apr

Twinless

Sun 12 Apr

Choose What You Pay: Night Stage

Sun 12 Apr

Rains Over Babel

Sun 12 Apr to Tue 21 Apr

Night Stage

Mon 13 Apr to Thu 23 Apr

Conclave

Mon 13 Apr to Thu 16 Apr

Plainclothes

Thu 16 Apr

Preview: Departures

Thu 16 Apr

Cockroach

Fri 17 Apr to Tue 21 Apr

Departures

Fri 17 Apr to Wed 29 Apr

Departures + Cockroach

Fri 17 Apr

Cockroach + Q&A

Sat 18 Apr

The Male Gaze: Heavenly Creatures

Sat 18 Apr to Sun 19 Apr

The Handmaiden

Mon 20 Apr

D.E.B.S.

Tue 21 Apr

Rosie Turner Q&A

Wed 22 Apr

Exclusive Preview: Love Me Tender

Wed 22 Apr

Lesbian Visibility: Comedy Shorts

Thu 23 Apr

UK Premiere: The Activist + Q&A

Thu 23 Apr