Film “I just want to be a girl and finally move on.” Trans Euphoria actress Hunter Schafer says she no longer wants to play trans roles Hunter Schafer – the 25-year-old transgender star who found fame playing a trans character in hit teen drama Euphoria – has said she no longer wants to play transgender roles. Schafer, who played the character Jules Vaughn in the HBO series, said she felt she could go further as an actress by “not m By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Film ‘ONE FOR THE BOOKS: THE MAUPIN MARATHON’ to be screened at Hastings Rocks International Film Festival 2024 on Saturday, April 13 Seaford writer and director Rose Collis is to present her documentary ONE FOR THE BOOKS: THE MAUPIN MARATHON at Hastings Rocks International Film Festival 2024 on Saturday, April 13. In 1984, HM Customs raided the legendary Gay’s the Word bookshop and seized 2,000+ books. They included Tales of the By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Film “We’re both proud gay men.” Luke Evans on gay drama ‘Our Son’ and working with ‘Pose’ star, Billy Porter Welsh actor Luke Evans has opened up about starring in gay drama Our Son opposite Billy Porter. The film, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Festival, sees Evans and Pose‘s Porter as successful New York couple Nicky and Gabriel, who are raising a young boy together. Gabriel eventually confesses By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Film “Trans cinema that follows no rules.” Theo Montoya’s ‘Anhell69’ to show at Chronic Youth Film Festival at Barbican Cinemas in April Self-defined trans film, Anhell69, is to show at this year’s Chronic Youth Film Festival, which returns to Barbican Cinemas in London in April. A genre-busting, transgressive and kaleidoscopic musing on the lives and deaths of a group of queer Colombian twentysomethings, Anhell69 seamlessly blends f By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Film BFI FLARE x BAFTA champion LGBTQ+ creatives in film and TV with professional development programme BAFTA and BFI have announced the cohort of the 2024 BFI Flare x BAFTA professional development programme, run in partnership with BFI NETWORK. Six emerging LGBTQ+ creatives working towards their debuts in film and television have been selected for the prestigious talent initiative, now in its 10th y By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts FILM REVIEW: Riley Brian Butler finds a Gay footballer’s journey of angst doesn’t make touchdown By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Spotlight on : the 38th BFI Flare LGBTQ+ London film festival Brian Butler dips into one of the world’s longest running Queer film festivals By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Film Małgorzata Szumowska’s ‘Woman Of’, an affecting drama about a transgender woman in Poland, to be shown at this year’s Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2024 Małgorzata Szumowska‘s Woman Of, an affecting drama about a transgender woman in Poland – a country with a poor record on LGBTQ+ rights – will be shown at year’s Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2024, which takes place between 6-28 March in London. Developed from interviews with the transgender communi By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Unit Still from Layla by Rob Baker Ashton Film BFI Flare announces films to open and close this year’s London LGBTQ+ Film Festival Lead Pic: LAYLA by Rob Baker Ashton The 38th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, which runs March 13 – 24 at BFI Southbank and on BFI Player, has announced its Opening Night Gala is the European premiere of Amrou Al-Kadhi‘s confident debut feature LAYLA, and its Closing Night Gala i By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Film Peccadillo Pictures announces new film releases – from sex influencers in Argentina, to finding love in French borstals! Peccadillo Pictures has prepared a thought-provoking, life-affirming journey through LGBTQ+ communities with a series of new film releases. You can follow sex influencers from Argentina, find love in French borstals, and get ready for a happy ending to a popular gay short film collection. These are By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Film Runs in the Family, starring trans actor Gabe Gabriel, nominated for top award at 35th GLAAD Media Awards Giant Films and Fae Pictures has announced its father-son queer road trip drama, Runs in the Family, has been nominated for Outstanding Film – Streaming or TV at the 35th GLAAD Media Awards which will take place on March 14, 2024 in Los Angeles. Ian Gabriel (Ludik, Four Corners) and Gabe Gabriel (No By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Film Hammer horror is back with the haunting and enigmatic Doctor Jekyll, starring Eddie Izzard Hammer Films has announced upcoming horror thriller Doctor Jekyll will be available exclusively in the UK on Digital Download from March 11. Set in an isolated mansion, and starring the incomparable Eddie Izzard, Doctor Jekyll is a fresh, horror-filled take on a timeless tale, promising to send shiv By Graham Robson • 1 min read
