Sat, 20 March 2021

12:00 – 13:15 GMT

FREE

Part of the BFI Film Academy programme at BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2021

Whilst it’s brilliant that queer characters are becoming more commonplace on our screens, they are often confined to a set number of narratives, usually within the coming of age genre. Whilst coming of age stories are integral to the queer community, it’s not all we’re about. We’re still far more likely to see queer characters coming out to their parents or leaving their small town, than we are to see them fighting aliens, navigating a haunted house, or breaking into the Pentagon.

This event is a panel discussion about what happens when you bring a queer perspective to a genre world, spotlighting the filmmakers who are looking beyond ‘coming of age’ stories. It’s one small step for queers, one giant leap for the LGBTIQ+ community…

Panellists:
Thomas Wilson-White – Director, The Greenhouse, BFI Flare 2021
Thanasis Tsimpinis – Director, Escaping the Fragile Planet, BFI Flare 2021
Nosa Eke – Director
Matthew Jacobs Morgan – Director
Host: Billie Collins – BFI Film Academy Young Programmer

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