One of the world’s most significant and long-standing LGBTQ+ film events, BFI Flare will present over 50 features, more than 80 shorts and a wide range of special events, guest appearances, club nights and much more.
The Festival will open with Chanya Button’s period drama Vita & Virginia, charting the passionate relationship between literary trailblazer Virginia Woolf and enigmatic aristocrat Vita Sackville-West, starring Elizabeth Debicki and Gemma Arterton respectively.
The Closing Night Gala is the European Premiere of Justin Kelly’s JT Leroy. Powered by performances from Laura Dern and Kristen Stewart, the film is adapted from Savannah Knoop’s memoir Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy and tells the real life story of the most compelling literary ‘hoax’ of our generation. With a screenplay written by Justin Kelly and Savannah Knoop, JT LEROY also stars Diane Kruger and Jim Sturgess.
The Centrepiece Screening of the Festival is the UK Premiere of Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life, the latest documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Tomer Heymann, in which he paints a portrait of one of the world’s most successful gay porn stars, Jonathan Agassi, capturing both his highs and his lows.
“At the heart of BFI Flare is a commitment to telling as wide a range of stories as possible, stories which speak to all members of the LGBTQ+ community. One of the many things which makes this year’s programme so exciting, and so vital, is an increased number of films addressing subjects so often overlooked in cinema – such as bisexuality, asexuality or intersex representation – making the 2019 edition one of our most diverse and inclusive yet.”
Michael Blyth, BFI Flare’s Senior Programmer
The fun continues at the festival’s popular BFI FLARE CLUB NIGHTS (Fri 22nd, Sat 23rd, Fri 29th, Sat 30th and Sun 31st) at BFI Southbank’s Benugo Bar & Kitchen with favourite DJ’s will include: The Batty Mama, Debbie Does BFI Flare, Club Kali, Tony Dunne and Unskinny Bop.
Boys On Film will once again be reporting on the BFI Flare festival this year, so make sure you subscribe to them on YouTube to catch the action as it happens.
BFI Flare runs 21-31 March at BFI, Southbank. Tickets are on sale here
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