Past Season:

Celebrating Queer Cinema

Thu 06 Apr — Fri 12 May 2023

Following on from our ‘Taste of Queer Cinema’ season in February, we are continuing our exploration of contemporary and future Queer classics. The season Celebrating Queer Cinema will include expert introductions, panel discussions, networking, a fundraiser, a Burlesque performance, and more!

We hope you’ll be able to join us for our screenings of these classics, as well as one of the special events outlined below:

Thursday 6 April, 20:20: Queerama + Pre-recorded introduction by Director Daisy Asquith and mingling in the bar with the Queer Filmmakers Network.

Sunday 9 April, 17:15: Beau Travail  + Introduction by Professor Rosalind Galt.Thursday 13 April, 20:05: Tangerine + Panel discussion in partnership with oestrogeneration.Friday 14 April, 18:30: All About My Mother + Queer Members Mixer.Tuesday 18 April, 20:00: Moonlight + Panel discussion in partnership with BLKOUT_UK. Wednesday 19 April, 20:00 & Wednesday 26 April, 18:00: Rebel Dykes + Pre-recorded Q&A with the filmmakers.Friday 21 April, 20:00: Cabaret + Burlesque performance by Señorita Scarlett. Saturday 22 April, 14:00 & 15:45, & Friday 28 April, 18:00: Queer East FestivalSunday 23 April, 15:00: 120 BPM (Beats Per Minute) + Panel discussion in partenrship with The People’s Film Club. Funds raised will support the HIV charity Positive East.Thursday 27 April, 20:10: Portrait of a Lady on Fire + Introduction by Dr Alice PemberFrom Friday 5 May: The Blue Caftan– New ReleaseFriday 12 May, 20:45: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – Musical Friday

Additional Films & Sceenings Below:

Past Screenings

Moonlight 15

On Tuesday 18 April the film will be followed by a panel discussion in partnership with BLKOUT_UK. The panel will focus… Read More
Barry Jenkins, USA, 2017, 111m.
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The Duke Of Burgundy 18

Two entomologists (Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D'Anna) play ritual games of dominance and subservience. Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia… Read More
Peter Strickland, UK, 2014, 104m.
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120 BPM (Beats Per Minute) 15

On 23 April The People’s Film Club are hosting a special fundraiser screening of 120 BPM. Funds raised will support the… Read More
Robin Campillo, France, 2017, 135m.
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Beau Travail 15

On 9 April the screening will be introduced by Professor Rosalind Galt. Number 7 in The Sight and Sound Greatest Films… Read More
Claire Denis, France, 1999, 92m.
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Tangerine 15

On 13 April the screening of Tangerine will be followed by a panel discussion in partnership with oestrogeneration, a magazine platform highlighting… Read More
Sean Baker, USA, 2015, 88m.
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Queer East Shorts: A Kind of Queer Utopia + Q&A 18

Queer East Festival presents Shorts: A Kind of Queer Utopia + Q&A. Programmed and presented in partnership with Sine Screen.  … Read More
Various, Various, Various, 107m.
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire 15

On 27 April, during Lesbian Visibility week, Dr Alice Pember will introduce the screening. Céline Sciamma’s (Girlhood, Tomboy) sumptuous portrait of… Read More
Céline Sciamma, France, 2019, 124m.
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Rebel Dykes 18

Rebel Dykes is a rabble-rousing documentary set in 1980s post-punk London. It tells the unheard story of a community of dykes who… Read More
Harri Shanahan and Siana Williams, UK, 2021, 109m.
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My Beautiful Laundrette 15

Stephen Frears was at the forefront of the British cinematic revival of the mid-1980s. Working from a richly layered script by… Read More
Stephen Frears, UK, 1985, 97m.
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All About My Mother 15

This Oscar-winning melodrama, one of Pedro Almodóvar’s most beloved films, provides a dizzying, moving exploration of the meaning of motherhood. In… Read More
Pedro Almodóvar, Spain, 1999, 97m.
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Queerama 15

On 6 April, the screening will include a pre-recorded introduction by Director Daisy Asquith and be followed by mingling in the… Read More
Daisy Asquith, UK, 2018, 75m.
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Queer East: Stateless Things 18

Queer East Festival presents Stateless Things.   The second instalment in Kim Kyung-Mook's acclaimed ‘Things’ trilogy, this arthouse drama follows two… Read More
Kim Kyung-Mook, South Korea, 2011, 120m.
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Queer East Shorts: In Between Seasons 18

Queer East Festival presents Shorts: In Between Seasons.   Spring, summer, autumn and winter: each new season marks a beginning, an… Read More
Various, Various, Various, 84m.
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Cabaret + Live Burlesque Performance 18

Bob Fosse’s ground-breaking Cabaret will be preceded by a dazzling Burlesque Performance by Señorita Scarlett. Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome to Cabaret. Inside the… Read More
Bob Fosse, USA, 1972, 124m.
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Queer Members Mixer: All About My Mother 15

Members have been asking, and we have listened: The Garden Cinema are thrilled to announce their first Queer Members Mixer. Join… Read More
Pedro Almodóvar, Spain, 1999, 97m.
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