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Film review: My Best Friend’s Exorcism (Amazon Studios, 2022)

30 September, 202229 September, 2022Adam Lowe

Director Damon Thomas’ film My Best Friend’s Exorcism is a cool, darkly funny film that walks the delicate tightrope between the horror and high school movie genres.

Queer East Film Festival 2022 BFI I Told Sunset About You

Queer East 2022 short films on BFI

12 June, 2022Tim Firmager

The Queer East Film Festival ran throughout May, which showcased rarely seen queer shorts from East and Southeast Asia. The British Film Institute (BFI) has made available a number of these short films available to watch for free, which we outline here.

Film Review: Studio Chizu’s Belle

16 February, 202215 February, 2022Samuel Alexander

A modern and refreshing take on a well-known classic, Belle is a Beauty and the Beast as you’ve never experienced it before.

They/Them film with Lor Sabourin and Patagonia

They/Them – a new film exploring identity and the outdoors

7 October, 2021Tim Firmager

New film They/Them by outdoor apparel company Patagonia and their ambassador Lor Sabourin explores identity and the outdoors

United We Stand Unilever Superdrug Pride 2021

United We Stand – showcasing everyday queer British life

5 July, 20215 July, 2021Tim Firmager

‘United We Stand’ is the a series of films being commissioned during Pride month by Unilever and in partnership with Superdrug to showcase everyday queer British life

Backyard cinema – where camp, creativity and whimsy collide

30 May, 20218 June, 2021Tim Firmager

Backyard cinema, the immersive cinema experience in London has reopened its boarding gates since lockdown, and is truly a collision of camp, creativity and whimsy.

The Ladies' Gallery, photo by Lee Baxter 2021

Manchester Jewish Museum reopens with exciting new installation as part of Manchester International Festival

20 May, 202120 May, 2021Vada That

Tickets are now on sale to visit the new Manchester Jewish Museum which opens on Friday 2 July with the world premiere of Turner Prize-winning artist Laure Prouvost’s new installation The long waited, weighted gathering as part of this year’s Manchester International Festival.