Todd Verow on Behind the Open Door and the return of the ‘New Queer Cinema’ movement
The director and producer of Bottom, Frisk, and now Behind the Open Door sheds light on his new feature as well as his thoughts on film-making in 2026.
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Neil Ely and Lloyd Eyre-Morgan are the northern, working class film-makers telling authentic queer stories.
The creators behind feature film Departures tell Hadley Stewart about fighting for a place at the table and the importance of authenticity in queer films.
Welcome to The Arzner, the new home of Queer cinema in London
Alastair James meets the team behind London’s only LGBTQ+ cinema and finds out where it all began and what’s in store.
Queer East 2022 short films on BFI
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.
Interview: Kristen Bjorn and the evolution of the porn industry
Kristen Bjorn talks to Vada about the changing porn industry and how a misunderstanding around a porn film led to an international media scandal.
Preview: Encounters Film Festival
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival returns to Bristol on 20-25 September.
Peccadillo announces POUTfest summer tour line-up
Check out this year’s POUTfest for all the best in queer cinema from Peccadillo.
Film review: High-Rise
The film was mad, dizzying, disgusting and a must-see. And please, for the love of God, release that string quartet cover of ABBA’s SOS. It’s been in my head all day.
#WATCH: The Gay Word – Documentary trailer
Is it right to use the word ‘gay’ to mean bad?
What Happened, Miss Simone? – Review
This documentary begins the work needed to give Nina Simone the respect that is long overdue.