Browse Films
Friday Feb 13
Skiff
A gifted rower develops unexpected feelings for her brother’s new girlfriend, in this wind-brushed coming-of-age drama capturing the intensity of first love.
Saturday Feb 14
Nova & Alice
When waning pop star Alice and rising singer-songwriter Nova are forced into a joint tour, their on-stage rivalry develops into a love affair.
Sunday Feb 15
The Little Sister
The Queer Palm and Best Actress (Nadia Melliti) winner at Cannes, this subtle drama traces a young Muslim woman’s path between faith and self-discovery.
Monday Feb 16
Amantes
An interconnected group of lesbians navigate their desires and fears in Paris, in this charming and romantic French answer to The L Word.
Wednesday Feb 18
Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day
In 1950s Yugoslavia, celebrated filmmakers face surveillance and persecution as queer lives and artistic freedom collide in this sweeping historical drama.
On the Sea
A gruff, burly mussel farmer is forced into close proximity with a ruggedly handsome skipper, in this sweaty, salt-weathered romantic drama.
Sunday Feb 22
Four Mothers
Darren Thornton’s (A Date for Mad Mary, MGFF17) warm, sharply observed comedy about the bond between mother and gay son won the Audience Award at BFI London Film Festival.
If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart into Your Mouth and Smile
This Teddy Jury Prize winner brilliantly captures those nascent years when someone first begins to question and explore their own identity.
Monday Feb 23
Departures
After a break-up, Benji reflects on his doomed relationship with macho, closeted Jake in this darkly funny, emotionally charged anti-rom-com.
Girl for a Day
The extraordinary but little-known true story of Anne Grandjean, an intersex person subjected to public trial for the crime of falling in love in 18th century France.
Tuesday Feb 24
Bearcave
Fresh off its premiere at Venice, this poetic genre-blending romantic odyssey is sparked by the love between two best friends in the rural Greek mountains.
Wednesday Feb 25
The Little Sister
The Queer Palm and Best Actress (Nadia Melliti) winner at Cannes, this subtle drama traces a young Muslim woman’s path between faith and self-discovery.
Maspalomas
A sun-drenched gay paradise gives way to clinical corridors and quiet closets in this poignant, late-in-life reckoning with freedom and desire.