5 Fantastic Films To See At Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest This Week
London’s Fringe! film festival celebrating extraordinary LGBTIQA+ stories launches today (14 Nov).
Don’t miss this chance to see truly iconoclastic works from around the world.
Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest | 14-19 Nov | Various Venues
1. Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story | Rio Cinema, Dalston | Tue 14 Nov | 20:30
Discover football’s unsung hero, Justin Fashanu: the world’s first £1 million black football player, and first openly gay footballer, whose life was tragically cut short.
2. The Misandrists | Genesis Cinema, Mile End | Wed 15 Nov | 20:30
A bloody and bonkers female revenge romp from the King of Sleaze, Bruce LaBruce.
Synopsis:
“The Female Liberation Army (FLA) hide out in rural Gerwomany under the tutelage of the formidable Big Mother (Bruce LaBruce regular, Susanne Sachsse). Posing as a convent school for wayward girls, they plot revolution in the classroom and entertain themselves with each other’s company. But when a young man – a leftist activist injured whilst eluding capture by the police – accidentally stumbles upon the group, his arrival sets in motion events which test the FLA’s radical brand of feminism and cohesion as a community. ”
3. Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity | Genesis Cinema, Mile End | Thu 16 Nov | 20:30
Elizabeth Streb’s spectacular performance interventions during London 2012 shook the world. Discover how the fearless performers dared to throw themselves off iconic London architecture.
4. Tomcat | Castle Cinema, Homerton | Fri 27 Nov | 21:00
A twisty tale of a settled gay couple in Vienna who – with their Tomcat called Moses – live the high life… until their world is turned upside down.
5. Fluidø | Genesis Cinema, Mile End | Sun 19 Nov | 20:30
Filmmaker Shu Lea Cheang (FRESH KILL; I.K.U) dives into the dark in this erotic cyberpunk fantasy unlike any other.
Synopsis:
“It’s the year 2060 and a mutated version of the HIV virus re-codes bodily fluids as an erotic-narcotic. A new type of gender fluid human, ZERO GEN, are the bio-drug carriers of this intoxicating ejaculate. DIY biohackers, underground drug lords, and a scheming corporation are intermeshed when the (corrupt) government sends out secret agents to identify anyone who carries the mutated gene. But these android agents can also be ‘turned’ with a single shot of the stimulating new drug…”
See the full Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest line up here!
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