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# First look at new queer drama, HipBeat
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/first-look-at-new-queer-drama-hipbeat/
- Published: 2022-01-25T13:00:29.000Z
- Updated: 2022-01-24T19:37:45.000Z
- Description: Mother Earth Films, in association with FC Films and Castle Matrix Productions, have released the new trailer and poster for their new LGBTQ+ drama HipBeat, which has been acquired by Indie Rights and will be available on digital download in the UK from February 14
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Arts

**Mother Earth Films**, in association with **FC Films** and **Castle Matrix Productions**, have released the new trailer and poster for their new LGBTQ+ drama **HipBeat**, which has been acquired by **Indie Rights** and will be available on digital download in the UK from **February 14**.

Based on true events, *HipBeat* is a narrative film that contains moments of realism – protests in Berlin provided inspiration. The film tells the story of a political activist fighting against the system while searching for love in the Berlin queer community.

Inspired by the films of **Jean Luc Goddard**, **John Cassevetees**, **Sidney Lumet**, **Martin Scorcese** and **Steve McQueen**, *HipBeat* incorporates real elements of LGBTQ+ lived experience into its plot.

The film stars many promising actors, including: **Marie Céline Yildirim** (*Tatort*, *Pencil Knife Baton),* **Beatrix Michelet** (*Pink City),* **Andriana Manfredi** (*Another Girl, Days of Our Lives)*, while **Filip Süt Rutkowski**, **Judy LaDivina** and **Helmut Wößner** all make their acting debut. **Samuel Kay Forrest**, writer and director, also stars in the film.

A release circulated this month said: *“Extraordinarily, the crew were arrested whilst making the film at anti-facist protests, which is a testament to the threat of democracy in the modern world. Universally, there is a heightened feeling of political unrest and those involved in the film’s production wanted to encapsultate this feeling.”*