BFI Flare 2023
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- DirectorHalina ReijnStarsAmandla StenbergMaria BakalovaMyha'laWhen a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong.
- DirectorElegance BrattonStarsJeremy PopeGabrielle UnionBokeem WoodbineA young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside.
- DirectorLaura PoitrasStarsNan GoldinDavid VelascoMegan KaplerFollows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.
- DirectorGeorgia OakleyStarsRosy McEwenKerrie HayesLucy HallidayIn 1988, a closeted teacher is pushed to the brink when a new student threatens to expose her sexuality.
- DirectorZackary DruckerKristen LovellStarsMarquise BalenciagaCeyenne DoroshowRudy GiulianiThe history of New York's Meatpacking District told from the point of view of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. They recount the violence, policing, and gentrification that lead to a movement for transgender rights.
- DirectorCarter SmithStarsCooper KochJena MaloneMark PattonFollows two best friends on their final night together, with a nightmare of drugs, bugs, and horrific intimacy.
- DirectorJúlia MuratStarsSol MirandaLucas AndradeLorena ComparatoSimone 23-year-old studies criminal law and advocates for women's rights and at night she performs in front of a live sex cam. One night watching a film awakens her dark impulses for a more dangerous means of sexual gratification.
- DirectorSharon RoggioStarsCheryl AndersonKathy BaldockDavid S. FearonThe mystery of how theology, history, culture, and politics led to a Biblical mistranslation, the man who tried to stop it, and the impassioned academic crusade of the LGBTQIA+ Christian community driven to discover the truth.
- DirectorLéa MysiusStarsAdèle ExarchopoulosSwala EmatiSally DraméVicky lives with her mother Joanne and father Jimmie. When Vicky's aunt Julia arrives after being released from prison, her presence brings back the past in a violent, magical way.
- DirectorSarah Kambe HollandStarsLouis TomeoMike RusnakBryson JonSteeleAfter coming out to her parents, an Asian American teenage girl takes off on a road trip to meet her online crush with the help of her nerdy best friend.
- DirectorShamim SarifStarsHolly DeveauxMaxine DenisHesham HammoudLisa, an aspiring songwriter, whose farming family has suffered foreclosure is forced to work at a new, 'urban farm' where she meets Dalia. Her casual racism leads her to be fired but the women end up drawn into a passionate affair.
- DirectorMandy FabianStarsAbby MillerMarielle ScottRory O'MalleyA reluctant maid-of-honor attending an off-the-grid wedding in the woods must confront her perfect ex-girlfriend, her more successful college friends, and every single one of her life choices.
- DirectorEmily RailsbackStarsKristi AlsipKristen BushAngelicque CateThe everyday chaos of raising a toddler is intensified for a lesbian couple, as they maneuver through the pandemic and professional uncertainty.
- DirectorJohn HayStarsFrida BelinfanteStephen FryStephen Fry investigates the inspiring and moving story of a gay man and a lesbian who led anti-Nazi resistance in Holland
- DirectorCorey ShermanStarsIsaac KrasnerDora MadisonDavid Johnson IIIA teenage boy's unexpected crush turns a camping trip into a weekend of self-discovery in this heartwarming coming-of-age comedy.
- DirectorEva BelingStarsLevan AkinHarriet AnderssonNils AstherPrejudice and Pride is a rainbow colored roller coaster ride through a stunning collection of films. From Mauritz Stiller's filming of the world's first gay romance in 1916 to Sweden's exciting new wave of Scandinavian transgender films.
- DirectorEva VitijaStarsAnnina ButterworthPatricia HighsmithMarijane MeakerBased on Patricia Highsmith's personal writings and accounts of her family and lovers, the film casts new light on the famous thriller writer's life and oeuvre, permeated by themes of love and its defining influence on identity.
- DirectorMaryam TouzaniStarsLubna AzabalSaleh BakriAyoub MissiouiA middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship challenged by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice.
- DirectorAndrea PallaoroStarsTrace LysetteVladimir John PerezAli AmineThe intimate portrait of a woman who returns home to care for her dying mother. A delicate and nuanced story of a fractured family, the story explores universal themes of abandonment, aging, acceptance, and redemption.
- DirectorLisa CortesStarsLittle RichardRalph HarperNewt CollierThe life and career of Little Richard, the one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll icon who shaped the world of music.
- DirectorD. SmithStarsDaniella CarterDominique SilverKoko Da DollA raw depiction of the lives of four black trans sex workers as they confront the dichotomy between the black community and themselves.
- DirectorHannes HirschStarsLorenz HochhuthCino DjavidGustav SchmidtMoritz has moved to Berlin to be with his boyfriend, but their relationship soon ends. The 22-year-old embarks on a journey filled with kinks, metamorphoses and self-discovery into the depths of Berlin's party scene.