After the screening, we will have an in-person Q&A with Todd Verow.
Eleven short films by internationally acclaimed New Queer Cinema and underground filmmaker Todd Verow (Behind the Open Door, Frisk, Vactionland).
V IS FOR VIOLET
THE FLESH IS WILLING
THE DEATH OF DOTTIE LOVE
BUILT FOR ENDURANCE
FACE FIRST
FLUFF
TOM'S GIFT
BEEN TOO LONG AT THE FAIR
DESERT CRUISING
FIRE ISLAND '79
LAST YEAR AT BELVEDERE
“In Todd Verow’s horribly, hauntingly candy-coloured films, beauty like Verow’s camerawork exists in a state of divine agitation. The film-maker’s frenetic and corrosively low-rent visions of the American verities - raw sex and shredded emotion - portray glamour as a kind of drug-induced condition. Gender assignments collapse, narrative logic disintegrates, and memory dissolves in a frenzied spin-art spew of teased hair and tangled psychodrama. Baubles, bangles and bulging briefs.”
- San Francisco Bay Guardian
MEMBER FREE TICKETS DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS SCREENING.
Drawn by the promise of easy money and anonymous sex, queer camboy Aaron Eagle is shocked to discover a personal connection with the mysterious stranger who has paid for his company. Over the course of one night, the two men engage in a war of words and emotions as they wrestle with the impact of a tainted and shared past.
Two train stewardess BFFs switch from a dull railway to the luxurious Glamazonian Express. During a massive storm, they must work with snooty first-class crew and President Gagwell to prevent disaster in LA.
'Lights, Camera, Coffee' is our new programming strand that offers £6 tickets for a matinee screening every Wednesday afternoon. Ticket holders can also get a 20% discount on a hot drink or an Espresso Martini before the film with their ticket. The Owens sisters must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all.
After the screening, we will have an in-person Q&A with lead actor Kieron Moore. Drawn by the promise of easy money and anonymous sex, queer camboy Aaron Eagle is shocked to discover a personal connection with the mysterious stranger who has paid for his company. Over the course of one night, the two men engage in a war of words and emotions as they wrestle with the impact of a tainted and shared...
After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original's star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
CONTENT WARNING: This film contains explicit & graphic scenes of real sex and strong fetish material. After the screening we will be joined by actors Bishop Black, Kayden Gray, Gabriel Cross, Leander and directors altSHIFT. A group of sex workers rent a remote mansion to shoot OnlyFans content...until a tragic accident unleashes Blowie: a doll-faced killer with a thirst for vengeance. MEMBER FR...
Please arrive promptly as there will be no ads & trailers. Some dream of disappearing. Others dream of being seen. This programme explores the shifting spectrum between visibility and invisibility: the joy of being recognised, the safety of staying hidden, the freedom of living a secret life, the shame that keeps us concealed, and the danger that can come with being seen. Across these shorts, que...
CONTENT WARNING: This film contains explicit & graphic scenes of real sex and strong fetish material. A group of sex workers rent a remote mansion to shoot OnlyFans content...until a tragic accident unleashes Blowie: a doll-faced killer with a thirst for vengeance.
The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel + Directors Q&A
Tue 22 Sep
After the screening, we will have a live-streamed Q&A with directors Ramiel Petros & Nicholas Freeman. Former Norwich City star Tony Powell vanished from professional soccer in the 1970s. Decades later, he's found managing a West Hollywood motel, the last tenant of a disappearing place and of a life lived in secret. MEMBER FREE TICKETS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR THIS SCREENING.
CONTENT WARNING: This film contains explicit & graphic scenes of real sex and strong fetish material. 'Lights, Camera, Coffee' is our new programming strand that offers £6 tickets for a matinee screening every Wednesday afternoon. Ticket holders can also get a 20% discount on a hot drink or an Espresso Martini before the film with their ticket. A group of sex workers rent a remote mansion to sho...
Join the Islington Chihuahuas - a club for LGBTQ+ people who live for ice hockey, offering off-ice training and socials - for an evening of ice hockey pride, and the UK premiere screening of The Hockey Player. We'll be running a raffle with exciting prizes to raise funds for London Queer Ice Hockey Club: the UK's first club for LGBTQ+ players. The Hockey Player follows Luke Prokop, the first open...
After breaking up with his partner, 76 year-old Vicente leads life the way he likes it in Maspalomas: he spends his days lying in the sun, partying, and looking for pleasure. An unexpected accident obliges him to return to San Sebastián and to the daughter he abandoned years ago. Vicente will have to live in a retirement home where he finds himself driven back into the closet and to conceal a part...
In November 2023, over 800 people from all over the world gathered in San Francisco to attend the Sundance Stompede, an LGBTQ+ country-western dance weekend with four days of workshops and exhibition performances across three venues. After 27 years this year is the final Stompede. The film documents the weekend of dancing and the thoughts and reflections of 15 participants. As we journey into the ...
For all you Mariah Carey fans out there, we have another screening of Glitter to celebrate its 25th anniversary. This is an adult-only screening. A young woman is catapulted into pop stardom, with her already-famous DJ boyfriend calling the shots.
'Lights, Camera, Coffee' is our new programming strand that offers £6 tickets for a matinee screening every Wednesday afternoon. Ticket holders can also get a 20% discount on a hot drink or an Espresso Martini before the film with their ticket. After breaking up with his partner, 76 year-old Vicente leads life the way he likes it in Maspalomas: he spends his days lying in the sun, partying, and l...
The Safflicks Film Festival is a hybrid celebration of award-winning sapphic cinema, taking place throughout October in partnership with venues and organisations in London, alongside a virtual programme on Lesflicks 10-23 October. Carefully curated to connect films with the audiences and communities they resonate with most, this year's programme explores coming out, identity, family, relationships...
On July 27, 1986, Queen performed the largest-ever stadium concert at the Népstadion in Budapest in front of 80,000 ecstatic fans. The concert was part of the famed Magic Tour, which was the last time the band toured with lead singer Freddie Mercury. Now, this original concert film has been beautifully rescanned and remastered in 4K alongside a dynamic new audio mix, featuring many of Queen's favo...
