The Arzner - London's LGBTQ+ Cinema & Bar | Summoning Sylvia + Q&A with Frankie Grande & Both Directors/Writers

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Maspalomas

Sun 4 Oct to Wed 7 Oct

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...

She's the He!

Sun 4 Oct to Wed 14 Oct

Exclusively playing at The Arzner! Before graduation, Ethan and Alex pose as trans women in a last ditch effort to quell gay rumors. It's all a joke until Ethan realizes: she really is trans. The two must reckon with their changing friendship, coming out, and coming-of-age.

Girls Like Girls + You and Me Makes Three

Sun 4 Oct

You and Me Makes Three (20 mins) When Alannah finally decides she's ready for a baby, she and wife Amara dive headfirst into the wild world of sperm donors, DIY insemination, and awkward conversations-all while trying to keep their sanity (and dignity) intact. Girls Like Girls (95 mins) Coley, 17, from rural Oregon, navigates intimacy after her mother's passing. Meeting Sonya sparks new feeling...

Girls Like Girls

Sun 4 Oct to Wed 21 Oct

After her mother's passing, 17-year-old Coley navigates new feelings of intimacy with Sonya in rural Oregon, where both girls must overcome their mutual uncertainties and self-doubt to embrace their connection.

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Sun 4 Oct to Tue 20 Oct

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.

Blue Film

Tue 6 Oct to Thu 22 Oct

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.

Lights, Camera, Coffee: Girls Like Girls

Wed 7 Oct

'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 her mother's passing, 17-year-old Coley navigates new feelings of intimacy with Sonya in rural Oregon, where both girls must overcome their mutual u...

Lights, Camera, Coffee: Girls Like Girls

Queen Budapest

Wed 7 Oct to Fri 16 Oct

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...

She's the He! + Q&A

Thu 8 Oct

After the screening, we will have a live-streamed Q&A with writer & director Siobhan McCarthy. Before graduation, Ethan and Alex pose as trans women in a last ditch effort to quell gay rumours. It's all a joke until Ethan realizes: she really is trans. The two must reckon with their changing friendship, coming out, and coming-of-age.

Extra Geography

Fri 9 Oct to Thu 22 Oct

In an English girls boarding school, two teenage best friends grapple with the challenges of girlhood — friendship, boys, studies, and growing up — and embark on their school project, falling in love.

Glitter (25th Anniversary)

Sat 10 Oct to Thu 15 Oct

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.

Choose What You Pay: Girls Like Girls

Sun 11 Oct

This is a 'Choose What You Pay' screening. Pick the price tier that best suits you. After her mother's passing, 17-year-old Coley navigates new feelings of intimacy with Sonya in rural Oregon, where both girls must overcome their mutual uncertainties and self-doubt to embrace their connection.

Hadestown: The Musical

Tue 13 Oct

The international hit musical comes to the big screen! Winner of eight Tony Awards in 2019 including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL is the genre-defying musical blending modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale of two intertwining love stories, that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eur...

Lights, Camera, Coffee: Queen Budapest

Wed 14 Oct

'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. 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...

Safflicks Film Festival: Amantes

Thu 15 Oct

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...

Forgotten Island

Fri 16 Oct to Sun 25 Oct

While celebrating their last night together, high school graduates and best friends Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa will race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.

Behind the Open Door + Q&A

Fri 16 Oct

CONTENT WARNING: This documentary contains explicit & graphic scenes of real sex and strong fetish material. This screening will be followed by an in-person Q&A with the director Todd Verow who is visiting from America. Todd Verow explores a night in the life of Corey Hudsonn, a self-referred "cum dump". The camera consistently observes the events, while Corey talks about how he prepares for his...

Todd Verow: Short Films + Q&A

Sat 17 Oct

CONTENT WARNING: Contains graphic sex, nudity & violence 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...

Encore: Hadestown: The Musical

Sun 18 Oct

Safflicks Film Festival: Life is a Journey - Shorts Programme

Sun 18 Oct

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Maspalomas

Sun 4 Oct to Wed 7 Oct

She's the He!

Sun 4 Oct to Wed 14 Oct

Girls Like Girls + You and Me Makes Three

Sun 4 Oct

Girls Like Girls

Sun 4 Oct to Wed 21 Oct

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Sun 4 Oct to Tue 20 Oct

Blue Film

Tue 6 Oct to Thu 22 Oct

Lights, Camera, Coffee: Girls Like Girls

Wed 7 Oct

Queen Budapest

Wed 7 Oct to Fri 16 Oct

She's the He! + Q&A

Thu 8 Oct

Extra Geography

Fri 9 Oct to Thu 22 Oct

Glitter (25th Anniversary)

Sat 10 Oct to Thu 15 Oct

Choose What You Pay: Girls Like Girls

Sun 11 Oct

Hadestown: The Musical

Tue 13 Oct

Lights, Camera, Coffee: Queen Budapest

Wed 14 Oct

Safflicks Film Festival: Amantes

Thu 15 Oct

Forgotten Island

Fri 16 Oct to Sun 25 Oct

Behind the Open Door + Q&A

Fri 16 Oct

Todd Verow: Short Films + Q&A

Sat 17 Oct

Encore: Hadestown: The Musical

Sun 18 Oct

Safflicks Film Festival: Life is a Journey - Shorts Programme

Sun 18 Oct