Shropshire LGBT Film Festival
Feature Film: (Friday 27th January 2017, 20:00 – The Hive). TRIANGLES – WITNESSES OF THE HOLOCAUST – is an unprecedented inclusive film that shines an intimate light on a broader community and culture of the Holocaust not previously revealed.
Feature Film: (Saturday 15th October, 13:30 – The Old Market Hall Cinema). A warm and personal history of the changing face of lesbian life and culture in Britain from the 1920s to the 1990s. 16 women from various backgrounds give first-hand accounts in two documentaries, first shown on Channel 4 as part of the ground-breaking 1980’s TV series: ‘Out On Tuesday’, with a Shropshire twist!
Feature Film: (Saturday 15th October, 16:30 – The Old Market Hall Cinema). REAL BOY is the coming of age story of a transgender teen on a journey to find his voice — as a musician, a son, a friend, and a man.
To mark this years International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival are screening the documentary “This Is Gay Propaganda: LGBT Rights & the War in Ukraine” in Shrewsbury.
The Times of Harvey Milk – Sunday 14th February 2016 @ 14:30, The Hive. Plus: Harvey’s nephew, Stuart Milk, President of The Harvey Milk Foundation will be giving a talk. Like Harvey, Stuart has chosen to speak out as an openly gay advocate for not only the LGBT community, but all who remain marginalized or diminished by inequality in the law, or societal inequality.
Reel In The Closet – Sunday 14th February 2016 @ 11:00, The Old Market Hall. Feature-length documentary that let’s us connect with queer people from the past through the rare home movies that they left for us.
Feature Film: (Saturday 17th October, 13:00 – The Old Market Hall Cinema). Heroic resistance, pain and heartbreak of forgotten 1970’s lesbian custody battles.
Feature Film: (Saturday 17th October, 13:00 – The Old Market Hall Cinema). Featuring the children of lesbian and gay parents talking about friends and family.
Short Film: (Saturday Morning Shorts – 10:15 17th Oct 2015-Old Market Hall). The story of Sam, who is transitioning from female to male. We see the changes he is undergoing to achieve the body he wants, and how he is coming to accept these.
Short Film: (Sunday Morning Shorts – 11:00 18th Oct 2015 – The Hive). A short documentary exploring the taboo of homosexuality in surfing culture. Three vastly different Australian surfers discuss their perspectives on why being gay in the lineup is still taboo and the experiences they’ve had growing up in a country full of surf, sand and waves.
