In On Chesil Beach (starring Saoirse Ronan), sex causes the breakdown of a relationship because the couple doesn’t have the language to discuss it.
Gender and Sexuality
Explore depictions of masculinity, femininity, and sexual identity.
Modern Whore is a short about sex work for fans of Cam
Nicole Bazuin’s short Modern Whore feels like a documentary sister to Cam: it’s just as stylised, intelligent, and positive about sex work.
Lingua Franca quietly reframes a trans woman’s experience
Isabel Sandoval’s Lingua Franca patiently observes the day-to-day life of a trans, undocumented Filipina immigrant living in Trump’s America.
Mirrah Foulkes’s revisionist Judy and Punch
In Judy and Punch, Mirrah Foulkes wrangles with the legacy of a beloved British cultural institution, offering a revisionist, feminist take on the origins of the Punch and Judy puppet show.
BFI Flare 2020 highlights: Disclosure and more trans stories
BFI Flare 2020 took place entirely online. Orla Smith highlights Dungarees (dir. Abel Rubinstein) and Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (dir. Sam Feder) as the best of the online festival.
Feel Good is a TV rom-com that skips the honeymoon stage
Mae Martin’s Feel Good is a rom-com about addiction and queer identity that’s more interested in staying together than it is in the honeymoon phase.