BFI Flare
Tove
The Finnish artist and illustrator Tove Jansson first began writing the Moomins books in the 1940s, the stories…
By Guy LambertSpecial
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BFI Flare
Well Rounded
A group of queer women take to the screen to discuss their lived experiences of fatphobia and the…
By Emma-Jane Betts
BFI Flare
Dramarama
Jonathan Wysocki’s Dramarama follows five high school pals and drama fanatics on a murder-mystery themed sleepover in suburban…
By Emma Kiely
BFI Flare
Rūrangi
A five-part web series presented as a feature-length film, Max Currie’s Rūrangi centres around trans-activist Caz (Elz Carrad)…
By Andrew Murray
BFI Flare
Rebel Dykes
They were young, they were punks, and above all else, they were women who had to fight to…
By Emma-Jane Betts
BFI Flare
Firebird
The BFI Flare Film Festival runs from 17th to 28th March 2021, celebrating the best of LGBTQI+ cinema.…
By Emma Kiely
Berlinale
A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces: An interview with filmmaker Shengze Zhu
Berlinale Forum entry A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces is a free-flowing documentary about Wuhan. The city on…
By Selina Sondermann
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The Girl and the Spider: An interview with Ramon & Silvan Zürcher
“It’s a film about moving out… but really it’s so much more than that.” The Girl and the…
By Samuel Nicholls
Berlinale
Taste (Vị)
Berlinale has long prided itself on being a festival showcasing works that push boundaries – even if those…
By Oliver Johnston
Berlinale
Jesus Egon Christ (Jesus Egon Christus)
Written and directed by brothers David Vajda and Sasa Vajda, the intriguing German docufiction Jesus Egon Christus portrays…
By Catherine Sedgwick