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BFI Flare

A collage of stills from BFI Flare 2021 film, along with the logo of the festival.

Orla Smith / March 27, 2021

Highlights from BFI Flare 2021, from No Ordinary Man to Boy Meets Boy

Orla Smith runs down the best films of BFI Flare 2021 and the themes that they kept coming back to.

A closeup of an older man, Michael, looking at a man who is almost out of frame in Sublet. The text on the image reads, 'Review'.

Orla Smith / March 24, 2021

Sublet Review: Two generations of gay men meet in Tel Aviv

In Sublet, a New York Times travel writer visiting Tel Aviv strikes up a friendship with a younger gay man whose apartment he’s subletting.

Two young men stand together in the summer sun, looking into the camera. The text on the image reads, 'Review'.

Orla Smith / March 18, 2021

BFI Flare Review: Boy Meets Boy is like Weekend for a younger generation

In Daniel Sánchez López’s Boy Meets Boy, two gay men at a crossroads spend a summer day in Berlin together.

Disclosure Trans Lives on Screen, Dungarees, BFI Flare 2020

Orla Smith / April 25, 2020

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.

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