LONG READS

For those deep dives and exciting conversations that warrant a few more words.

'Outerlands' writer-director Elena Oxman
'In my experience of writing and filmmaking, a lot comes from the gut': Elena Oxman on 'Outerlands'
BFI FLARE 2025: The US writer-director explores the origins of her debut feature’s nonbinary central character, finding the nostalgic and sacred through screens and music, and creating a sort of cinematic infinity mirror.
A still from Cristina Costantini's 'Sally'
Entrusting a Legacy: The Politics of Remembrance in Cristina Costantini's 'Sally'
SXSW 2025: We explore how a new documentary about astronaut Sally Ride opens up a vital realm of questions around the remembrance of LGBTQIA+ individuals in the public consciousness after their passing.
Alexis Langlois, director of 'Queens of Drama'
'It's a film about how difficult it can be for queer people to love in a world that doesn't love them': Alexis Langlois on 'Queens of Drama'
BFI FLARE 2025: The French filmmaker speaks on their campy, vibrant, and delightfully spectacular debut feature, a musical following the romance between two musical divas through tumultuous decades.
little trouble girls urska djukic
The Act of Queerness: Notes on the 75th Berlinale
BERLINALE 2025: LGBTQIA+ films at the festival's 75th edition showed a refreshing tendency toward celebrating the experience of queerness rather than solely the identity within.
Victoria Verseau speaking at Tromsø International Film Festival about her film, 'Trans Memoria'
'You have to be able to handle the normality that comes after a dream': Victoria Verseau on 'Trans Memoria'
TROMSØ 2025: In this wide-ranging conversation, the writer-director speaks on her relationship to documentary/fiction, the importance of the mystified world, and creating films about the trans experience that aren’t exclusively uplifting.
Still from Chheangkea's 'Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites'
No Shame, No Gain: Queer(ed) Shorts at Sundance 2025
SUNDANCE 2025: In this report, we highlight five interesting Sundance short films of different styles that we found memorable across the festival’s LGBTQIA+ offerings this year.
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