Festivals – Flip Screen

What ‘WandaVision’ Could Mean For the Future of Prestige TV

By: Lee Millington 30th Apr 202128th Apr 2021

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WandaVision put Marvel in the world of TV in a big way, but is it enough to be good for television’s future?

Well Rounded director Shana Myara with cast members Lydia and Joanne in front of a bright pink wall, eating ice cream

BFI FLARE INTERVIEW: Shana Myara on Finding Fat Liberation With ‘Well Rounded’ (2020)

By: Sophie Butcher 16th Apr 202115th Apr 2021

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Shana Myara talks to us about her debut feature documentary, ‘Well Rounded’, fresh from BFI Flare.

BFI FLARE REVIEW: ‘PS: Burn This Letter Please’ (2021) Rediscovers New York’s 50s Drag Pioneers

By: Luís Correia 4th Apr 20213rd Apr 2021

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PS: Burn This Letter Please goes beyond the chronological scope of the letters, providing measured glimpses of New York’s queer history.

Image is from the film 'The Dose' (2021). A man in green scrubs holds his hand over his eye as he looks into a bathroom mirror.

BFI FLARE REVIEW: ‘The Dose’ (2021) Administers Great Direction But Poor Writing

By: Gavin Spoors 3rd Apr 20212nd Apr 2021

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The opening does a grand job of hooking the audience in but unfortunately the rest of the film isn’t nearly as strong or coherent.

Image is from the documentary 'I Am Samuel' (2020). Two men walk side by side down a wooded path. Both are holding white plastic bags, with one of the men resting is arm on the others shoulder.

INTERVIEW: Peter Murimi Talks Masculinity, Mental Health & ‘I Am Samuel’ (2020)

By: Sophie Butcher 29th Mar 202128th Mar 2021

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We spoke to director Peter Murimi about his documentary ‘I Am Samuel’, showing at this year’s BFI Flare Festival.

BFI FLARE REVIEW: ‘Cowboys’ (2021) is an Epic Journey That Tells an Untold Story

By: Gavin Spoors 27th Mar 202126th Mar 2021

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Kerrigan has crafted an emotional and epic journey for modern audiences.

Image is from the film 'The Greenhouse' (2021). Four siblings stand side by side in a wooded area. They are all looking at something in the distance.

INTERVIEW: Thomas Wilson-White Discusses Grief and Queer Genre Films with ‘The Greenhouse’ (2021)

By: Gavin Spoors 26th Mar 202126th Mar 2021

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This year’s BFI Flare festival was host for numerous world premiere’s, including Australian writer and director Thomas Wilson-White’s feature length debut The Greenhouse.

Image is from the film 'Dramarama' (2021). Three teens pretend to be a part of a camera crew and record the action in front of them. In the back, a girl wearing a pink shirt and black waistcoast holds a pretend boom pole. In the middle, a boy in a green patterned shirt holds his hands over his ears, pretending to hold headphones. In from of them a girl in orange dungarees holds a real VHS camera to her eye.

BFI FLARE REVIEW: ‘Dramarama’ (2021) Hides Behind Melodramatics

By: Georgia Davis 26th Mar 202124th Mar 2021

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Dramarama is a great concept and has a lot of potential to be a compelling piece of storytelling.

Image is from the film Executive Order (2021). Antônio, André and Capitu sit together in a restaurant.

INTERVIEW: Lázaro Ramos and Taís Araújo Discuss Collaboration and Inspiration for ‘Executive Order’ (2021)

By: Shania Russell 25th Mar 202124th Mar 2021

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In conversation with director Lázaro Ramos and lead actress Taís Araújo, we had the opportunity to learn more about the creative choices behind Executive Order.

Tove in her painting smock with a cigarette between her lips is reaching across the frame with a paintbrush in hand

BFI FLARE REVIEW: ‘Tove’ (2021) Lesbian Artists and Gay Moomins

By: Emily Maskell 25th Mar 202122nd Mar 2021

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“Alma Pöysti’s terrific performance as Tove, where her quiet affinity feels seismic, is effervescent.” Zaida Bergroth’s stunning biopic charmingly centres on artist and writer Tove Jansson’s (Alma Pöysti) bohemian life. Tove is a stylish period biography that gives a whole new perspective to the Moomins. Exuberantly visual in its charting of the artists’ life, Tove…