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# Barbican Cinema to celebrate 50th anniversary of Pride in the UK in July
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/barbican-cinema-to-celebrate-50th-anniversary-of-pride-in-the-uk-in-july/
- Published: 2022-06-09T12:28:59.000Z
- Updated: 2022-06-09T12:28:59.000Z
- Description: To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pride in the UK, the Barbican is screening two queer films over the weekend, and then a further two later in the month as part of the SAFAR Film Festival.
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Arts, Barbican, LGBTQ, Pride

To celebrate the **50th anniversary of Pride** in the UK, the **Barbican** is screening two queer films over the weekend, and then a further two later in the month as part of the **SAFAR Film Festival**.

**Friday, July 1**, as part of **Barbican Cinema**’s regular [**Forbidden Colours** ](https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/series/forbidden-colours?ref=scenemag.co.uk)programme, is the UK premiere of **Gustavo Vinagre**’s comedy ***Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter***, which won the **Teddy Award** for the best queer film at the **Berlinale**, followed by a **ScreenTalk** with the director. On **Sunday, July 3**, **Jacquie Lawrence**’s documentary **Gateways Grind** relives the glory of the **Gateways** club, London’s longest-surviving lesbian club, with **Sandi Toksvig** as the guide. The screening will be followed by ScreenTalk with the director and actors **Victoria Broom** and **Lu Corfield**.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/screenshot-2022-06-09-at-13-20-28.png)

Gateways Grind

Two titles in this year’s SAFAR Film Festival – the only UK festival dedicated to showcasing films from the Arab world, which is celebrating its 10th year – also have a queer focus. **Eliane Raheb**’s **Miguel’s War** is the story of a gay man who grew up oppressed and shamed during the Lebanese civil war, and in this month’s second *Forbidden Colours* presentation, **Mohammad Shawky Hassan**’s **Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day?** is a contemporary queer musical, based on the filmmaker’s personal love diary and told in the form of a *One Thousand and One Nights* tale which will be followed by a panel discussion, led by SAFAR curator **Rabih El-Khoury**, on LGBTQ+ storytelling and filmmaking in the Arab world.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/screenshot-2022-06-09-at-13-23-37.png)

Miguel’s War