This Paradise Built in Hell: ‘Animol’ (2026) by Ashley Walters
KARLOVY VARY 2026: This directorial debut of the British TV star brings an unexpectedly queer story to the fore of a prison drama.
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‘This is a festival for a specific community’: Diana Cipriano, BFI Flare programmer
BFI FLARE 2026: As the famed queer film festival celebrate its 40th birthday, we learn about trends, highlights, and curatorial perspectives in creating an event specifically for the queer community.
Beneath the Shade of Your Leaves, I Grow: ‘Cactus Pears’ (2025) by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade
SXSW LONDON / INSIDE OUT 2025: This multi-award winner is a quiet journey into sensorial discovery between a man who goes to the Maharashtra countryside for his father’s funeral and an unwed farmer.
Movement Beyond the Surface: Notes on Shatara Michelle Ford’s ‘Dreams in Nightmares’
INSIDE OUT 2025: The writer-director’s sophomore feature encourages us to think critically about their characters in space and through the liberatory act of movement.
Sepia, Silence, and Sad Gays: ‘The History of Sound’ (2025) by Oliver Hermanus
CANNES 2025: Led by heartthrob favourites Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, the South African director’s new queer drama is disappointingly lukewarm, caught up in its own languorous melancholia.