Queer Vision - Screened
Features and short films screened by Queer Vision, Bristol Pride's Film Festival.
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- DirectorAnnabel JankelStarsBilly BoydGregor SelkirkAnna PaquinIn 1950s small town Britain, a doctor develops a relationship with her young patient's mother.
- DirectorTrudie StylerStarsAlex LawtherIan NelsonAnnaSophia RobbFollows the story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.
- DirectorDesiree AkhavanStarsChloë Grace MoretzSteven HauckQuinn ShephardIn 1993, a teenage girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center by her conservative guardians.
- DirectorTristan AitchisonStarsMichael DaviotAwuor OnyangoCharles OudaWhen his family tries to kill him, Sidney, who is intersex, flees to Nairobi where he meets a group of transgender friends. Together, they fight discrimination and discover life, love and self-worth.
- DirectorJakob M. ErwaStarsLouis HofmannJannik SchümannSabine TimoteoAfter a summer spent with his his best friend Kat to escape his family, Phil goes back to school and starts to question his feelings towards Nicholas, a new classmate.
- DirectorJamie BabbitStarsMelonie DiazAna MercedesCecile RivoreHigh School grad and all American gal, Anna, finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty Committee.
- DirectorNathan AdloffStarsTim BoardmanMolly ShannonStephen RootA kid from middle America, desperate to move to Chicago, joins the volleyball team to get a scholarship - the only catch is that his high school only has a girls team.
- DirectorPoppy StockellStarsBrennan BastyovanszkySydney ConvictsPearse EganThe lives of a self assured Canadian jock, a rookie Irish backpacker and a stoic Japanese outsider change when they vie for a position in the gay rugby world cup.
- DirectorBitte AnderssonStarsPeggy SandsAlle ErikssonM. WågensjöA lesbian rock band sets off on a road trip to a battle of the bands in the big city. A mysterious billionaire with an army of ninjas, cyborgs and roller derby girls is doing everything to stop them. Their journey is a whacky adventure filled with motorcycle gangs, prison riots and flamboyant musical numbers
- DirectorCary CronenwettStarsZackary DruckerMaile AlphonseMerger AugustinPEACE OF MIND documents American artist, Flo McGarrell's, life in Haiti prior to his untimely death in the 2010 Earthquake. Through interviews, local artists discuss Flo's impact on the community and the small queer movement that was instigated around the FOSAJ Art Center in Jacmel where he was working at the time of his death. The filmmaker's poetic, personal narration is told from the perspective of a close friend and collaborative partner with whom McGarrell was co-directing a film based on the novel, Kathy Goes to Haiti (Kathy Acker, 1978). Shot only weeks before McGarrell's' death, with performance artist Zackary Drucker playing Kathy Acker, the narrative and behind the scenes footage from the unfinished (Kathy Goes to Haiti) project, blur the lines between fiction and documentary.
- DirectorShonali BoseNilesh ManiyarStarsKalki KoechlinRevathiSayani GuptaA rebellious young woman with cerebral palsy leaves her home in India to study in New York, unexpectedly falls in love, and embarks on an exhilarating journey of self-discovery.
- DirectorMark ChristopherStarsRyan PhillippeSalma HayekNeve CampbellThe famous 1970s New York City nightclub seen and told through the eyes of a young employee.
- DirectorErica TremblayA documentary about a 10-year-old transgender girl who finds acceptance and empowerment in the company of a queer roller derby collective.
- DirectorStephen BelberStarsPatrick StewartCarla GuginoMatthew LillardAs a Juilliard professor is interviewed by a woman and her husband for her dissertation on the history of dance in 1960s New York City, it becomes increasingly clear that there are ulterior motives to the couple's visit.
- DirectorKai AlexanderStarsAlma S. GreyJack MoroccoCaroline HeinleBroken Gardenias is a Dark Comedy about Jenni, an orphaned semi-savant, who with the help of a street hustler named Sam, steal a car and head to Los Angeles to find Jenni's, father whom she hasn't seen or heard from since she was 6.
- DirectorWade GasqueStarsMark StranoFrankie ValentiGregory MarcelIn the small Central California town where they grew up, two estranged gay brothers struggle to reconnect after the recent death of their father.
- DirectorAntonio SantiniDan SicklesStarsJason CarriónPaxx MollAlberic PradosA documentary about the power of transformation told through the eyes of 9 trans-identifying individuals in Puerto Rico.
- DirectorDarren SteinStarsMichael J. WillettPaul IaconoSasha PieterseWhat happens after Tanner is outed by his classmates and becomes the title "gay best friend" for three high school queen bees?
- DirectorCharles LumTodd VerowStarsKilker AlcarazMarc AngeloGary BurgessThe story of the HOIST, London's first and only Gay Fetish Bar, coincides with the political struggle to decriminalize homosexual activity within the United Kingdom.
- DirectorStephen FrearsStarsSaeed JaffreyRoshan SethDaniel Day-LewisAn ambitious Pakistani Briton and his white boyfriend strive for success and hope when they open a glamorous laundromat.
- DirectorChelsea McMullanStarsChase ConstantinoRae SpoonAlberta singer/songwriter Rae Spoon reflects on gender identity, faith, and the challenges of family through songs and stories.
- DirectorAnna Margarita AlbeloStarsAnna Margarita AlbeloGuinevere TurnerJanina GavankarIn this eccentric all-female romantic comedy, charismatic filmmaker Anna faces a midlife crisis. She has neither job nor girlfriend, and lives in her friend's garage in Los Angeles. Just when she's about to throw in the towel, she meets Katia, who becomes her muse, inspiring her to write and direct an all-female remake of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Surrounded by beautiful women as cast and crew, including Guinevere Turner in a tour-de-force performance, Carrie Preston, and gorgeous ingénue Agnes Olech as her smitten cinematographer, Anna destroys everything to get to the bottom of what is truly stopping her from love and life.
- DirectorKai FiáinStarsTink FlahertyWhilst trying to escape one awkward situation, Frances falls slap bang into another.
- DirectorLeanne RogersStarsShane JenekLauren NoakesLeo NoakesLeo is an articulate, sassy, amazingly mature 11 year old boy who loves doing make-up, dressing up and playing with his identity. He doesn't want to be a girl but he does want the liberty to do 'girlish' things and above all to be who he is. "I love dressing up. I don't particularly see the clothes and make-up I wear as belonging to girls, or even to boys. I hate the fact that society labels stuff." says Leo. His mother surprises him with a trip to Brighton to meet his hero, drag artist Courtney Act, who Leo first came across on US reality TV show RuPaul's Drag Race. The contrast between conventional Corby where his home is and progressive Brighton blows his young mind. Leo runs a very successful Instagram channel overseen by his mother, Lauren. She has to protect him from trolls but by and large people are positive about his alter ego, Violet Vixen.
- DirectorAlice SmithStarsSuraj SinghanThe story of the lesbian pioneers who formed the Northern branch of the GLF and put women's rights on the agenda.
- DirectorRachel DaxStarsRussell DanielsBrigit ForsythBoo GoldingEleanor and Isabelle meet again, sixty years after their relationship break up...
- DirectorEliza HittmanStarsHarris DickinsonMadeline WeinsteinKate HodgeA Brooklyn teenager spends his days experimenting with drugs and looking online for older men to meet.
- DirectorUriya HertzStarsAmir GoldmanNoy LevinNataly SzylmanMichael is a charismatic and much-admired Rabbi at a Jerusalem Yeshiva. A revealing confession by Gadi, his favorite student, will shake the rabbi's familiar and secure world.
- DirectorRuby Parker-HarbordStarsMichael AkinsulireDavid AlwynEthan HarveyIn 1990's London, a lesbian couple struggle to conceive a child of their own.
- DirectorBen OckrentStarsDavid BradleyRebecca FrontMark BonnarWhen news breaks that the county pig fete's being revived, the once-legendary Farmer decides to make one final roll of the dice - and invest his life savings in a thoroughbred piglet with which to breed new life back into his now dilapidated farm. But when he puts young Edmund out to breed and the lad abstains, the Farmer's forced on a journey that will challenge everything he thought he knew about pigs, love and the true value of life.
- DirectorGuido VerelstStarsSteven van WatermeulenAdams MensahTom meets Simon, a Cameroon refugee on a dating app. They have a short, but passionate relationship and both hope to find a better life, happiness and love. However, Tom realizes that this relationship has a huge impact on his own life and is forced to make a difficult choice.
- DirectorYorgos AngelopoulosStarsMichalis IkonomouLysandros KouroumpalisEva AngelopoulouA young boy thinks his new goldfish is gay, much to the horror of his conservative father.
- DirectorMarta González GallegoStarsAida FlixAida QuiMaria PijoanOld women sitting on a bench gossiping about some younger women, passing judgment, is interspersed with scenes of two young women very much in love.
- DirectorLucie RachelStarsAlex KingsleyLucie RachelA personal insight into the changing relationship between a young woman and her transgender parent. Looking back on their relationship, they share their own experiences of coming out and begin to think about what the future might hold for their family now the decision to transition has been made.
- DirectorHarry LightonStarsDavid ShieldsHenry FaberIn 'Sunday Morning Coming Down', two twin brothers head to the seaside town of Hastings where one of them has arranged to meet a man. Set in 1994, it is a story of brotherly love, which addresses homosexual exploration and the nature of fetish in a pre-online world.
- DirectorDavid James HollowayStarsTom WellsHenry ReganKathryn Taylor-GearsIt's not easy living with a bear.
- DirectorFuoco Maria BalduzziStarsRoly BothaJay WalkerGareth DaviesA mysterious encounter in the forest will fix many relationships around a young teenagers life.
- DirectorOlivia CrellinStarsFernando MachadoDiane RodriguezTransgender Dad Fernando Machado became an international news sensation when he announced he was pregnant to trans girlfriend, Diane Rodriguez, in Ecuador last year. With their new-born son, this is an intimate and touching portrayal of a remarkable couple as they balance parenting with a career in activism.
- DirectorHanna AqvilinStarsFay PrestoA portrait documentary about the legendary Fay Presto; the UK's most in-demand close-up and cabaret magician who would rather die on stage than quit performing
- DirectorGail HackstonStarsHattie GotobedAnnabel BatesKiran KrishnakumarWhen young tomboy Jane sees the girl she has a crush on at the local ice rink, can she rise to the challenge set her?
- DirectorAubree Bernier-ClarkeStarsPidgeon Pagonis1.5% of people are born with anatomy that doesn't fit typical definitions of female or male. It is common practice for doctors to perform genital surgeries on intersex infants--often with disastrous results. A Normal Girl brings the widely unknown struggles of intersex people to light, through the story of intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis.
- DirectorMarie de MaricourtStarsAngélique BridouxNathalie CuenetNaëlle DariyaSarah, a disabled girl aged about twenty, lives with her parents. She is increasingly subject to many fantasies and sees her sexuality taking up more and more of her attention. The arrival in the house of a new cleaner, Victoria, a transsexual woman, will upset the family balance.
- DirectorAmelia HashemiStarsSavannah ClementSavvy ClementChelsea EdgeBeing a teenager is hard. Figuring out who you want to be is harder. Sometimes a night out can change everything.