BFI Flare
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Festivals
Bird Bites – L2: Empuraan; Director Onir; UK Asian Film Festival; Santosh; Our Cannes 10; Berlinale all
What’s happening in the world of film and news on film site updates Political lines drawn around hit film Mohan…
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‘Pink’ – BFI Flare: Father and son tale stars Gordon Warnecke in Yassa Khan life to screen ‘out’ story (video interview)
First time writer-director draws from his own life in this searing tale described by some as a British ‘Goodfellas’… VERY…
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‘Before I do’ – BFI Flare – “Beyond acceptance” and dreaming freely… (video interview)
Short film has original and imaginative take on a South Asian woman’s impending marriage… EXPLORING the queer space from a…
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BFI Flare 2024 (38th) – “Joy and pain of filmmaking” as out Indian director Onir talks about latest ‘Pine Cone’ feature…
One of India’s leading social justice directors speaks to us about his very personal film which premiered in the UK…
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BFI Flare 2024 (38th) – ‘Merchant Ivory’: documentary – meeting of minds and the family they spawned…(review & star gallery)
Nostalgic and enjoyable, if you know the films they made in 1980s and 1990s… and even if you don’t, this…
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BFI Flare wrap: Controversial West African film ‘Dakan’ and final on South Asian shorts
The 11-day festival drew its curtains on Sunday (March 27) and screened both features and shorts of which several had…
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BFI Flare Bites: Jameela Jamil boost for ‘Queer Parivaar’; Five Films for Freedom digital, includes Indian ‘Sunday’ and Ian McKellen support…
‘Captivating celebration of Queer love’ Click picture to see Jameela Jamil tweet ‘Queer Parivaar’ STAR Jameela Jamil tweeted her support…
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BFI Flare – South Asian queer films to look out for!
There are several South Asian films to sink your teeth into this year at what is the annual cinematic celebration…
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BFI Flare 2021 – What to look out for at online LGBTIQ+ festival…
12 days of exceptional films and a wide choice… By Suman Bhuchar IT IS THE UK’S LONGEST-RUNNING queer film festival…
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BFI Flare 2019: ‘Vision Portraits’ – lack of sight no impediment to visual creativity… and ‘Home Girl’
Rodney Evan’s tender documentary on how sight loss doesn’t stop you being a creative – and also news of ‘Home…
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