FROM INDIE QUEER CINEMA TO THE HOLLYWOOD MAINSTREAM, THE PINK LENS PUTS THE DEPICTION OF LGBT+ PEOPLE IN CINEMA IN THE UK UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.
FUTURE: COMING SOON...
KNOCK AT THE CABIN
Starring: Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Dave Bautista, Rupert Girnt, Nikki Amuka-Bird
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Country: USA
UK Release: 3rd February 2023 in cinemas, released by Universal Pictures
While vacationing at a remote cabin in the woods, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand they make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. Confused, scared and with limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.
THE WHALE
Starring: Brandon Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Country: USA
UK Release: 3rd February 2023 in cinemas, released by A24
While vacationing at a remote cabin in the woods, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand they make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. Confused, scared and with limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.
BLUE JEAN
Starring: Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday, Lydia Page
Director: Georgia Oakley
Country: UK
UK Release: 10th February 2023 in cinemas, released by Altitude Pictures
In 1988, a closeted teacher is pushed to the brink when a new student threatens to expose her sexuality.
JOYLAND
Starring: Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani, Salmaan Peerzada
Director: Saim Sadiq
Country: Pakistan
UK Release: 24th February 2023 in cinemas, released by Film Constellation
The youngest son in a traditional Pakistani family takes a job as a backup dancer in a Bollywood-style burlesque, and he quickly becomes infatuated with the strong-willed trans woman who runs the show.
WANDERING HEART
Starring: Leonardo Sbaraglia, Miranda de la Serna, Eva Llorach, Iván González
Director: Leonardo Brzezicki
Country: Spain
UK Release: 27th February on DVD and VOD, released by TLA Releasing
Gay single father Santiago has reached a tipping point in his life. Reeling from a bitter breakup, Santiago is also facing the impending departure of his daughter Laila, with whom he shares a close yet emotionally charged relationship. As the fear of being alone threatens to swallow him whole, his behavior becomes increasingly erratic. Over the course of a chaotic summer divided between Argentina and Brazil, Santiago must learn to let go of Laila so each can find their own freedoms.
CLOSE
Starring: Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Emilia Dequenne, Lea Drucker
Director: Lukas Dhont
Country: Belgium
UK Release: 3rd March 2023 in cinemas, released by A24
The intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi suddenly gets disrupted. Struggling to understand what has happened, Léo approaches Sophie, Rémi's mother. "Close" is a film about friendship and responsibility.
A DANCE WITH FIVE SIDES
Starring: Alexander Ananasso, Jake Garvey, Christian Cánovas, David Paryla
Director: Riccardo Tamburini
Country: Italy
UK Release: 20th March 2023
What starts as a casual sexual encounter between two strangers, Marcello and Herman, quickly turns into a daring game in which every action is dictated by rolling a mystical stone dice. As years go by, while they keep on playing, the conflict between the desire to be together and the fear of yet another failed relationship becomes increasingly problematic. Will they be able to find the strength to make choices and break the vicious cycle they have entered or will the game continue until fate decides for them?