Queer Vision Film Festival 2024
Please note : this season finished in July 2024
Queer Vision Film Festival, presented by Bristol Pride, delivers a diverse programme of UK and International LGBT+ films including independently-made feature and short films.
Now in their 12th year of celebrating LGBT+ cinema, the festival believes in the importance of seeing the queer identity reflected on screen and the power of film for social change. Highlights of this years festival include the celebratory South Korean drama Peafowl, a tongue-in-cheek look into top surgery in TOPS, some incredible shorts from the South West, and a preview screening of Elliot Page's new film Close To You.
The festival holds regular events and activities all year round, as well as the main festival during Bristol Pride, with the aim to create a community of queer film lovers.
Previous screenings & events in this season
Deaf Conversations About Cinema: Close To You
Queer VisionJoin us at the 18:00 screening of the closing night film of this year's Queer Vision Festival on Fri 12 July, which will feature Descriptive Subtitles and an introduction from Harriet Taylor, Queer Vision Festival Producer. This will be followed at 20:00 by a post screening discussion in the Café & Bar with audience members and Harriet that will feature BSL interpretation.
Preview: Close To You
classified 18 (CTBA) Queer VisionElliot Page returns to the big screen in this unassuming, gentle, and sincerely heartfelt romantic drama.
India's 1st Best Trans Model Agency
classified 18 (CTBA) S Queer VisionExplore the world of India’s Hijra community in this hopeful documentary full of laughter, drama, excitement, and pathos.
Teaches of Peaches
classified 18 (CTBA) Queer VisionWell-known for cult club banger ‘F*ck the Pain Away,’ this documentary-cum-concert film paints the compelling portrait of a sensationally, singular queer music icon Peaches.
Love Bound
classified 18 (CTBA) Queer VisionShanshan Chen’s incredible documentary charts activist Qiuyan Chen's personal journey against wider struggles faced by the Chinese-speaking queer diaspora here in the UK.
South West Shorts
classified 18 (CTBA) Queer VisionA regional showcase of the best new short films from South West filmmakers.
Preview: Orlando, My Political Biography
classified 12A S Queer VisionFrom acclaimed writer and activist Paul B. Preciado, Orlando: My Political Biography is a bold and joyous celebration of trans identity, told through the lens of Virginia Woolf’s iconic novel.
TOPS
classified 15 Queer VisionPortraying the show’s clueless, awkward, and overly chummy host, director Amy Pennington embarks on a nationwide odyssey, invading the lives and homes of four unsuspecting trans people to find out the real T – what TOPS they wanted to wear after TOP surgery.
You, Me & Our Identity
classified 15 Queer VisionThis showcase celebrates the best of an international selection of shorts, including a variety of animation, comedy and live-action drama, and offers a rich range of perspectives on the coming-of-age experiences of young queer people across the world.
Queer East Shorts Programme: 'Welcome to Neverland'
classified 18 (CTBA) Queer VisionWe’re delighted to partner with Queer East for a crowd-pleasing programme of supernatural short films, which challenge cultural understandings of gender and sexuality.
All About My Mother
classified 15 S Queer VisionWe are delighted to be screening All About My Mother for its 25th anniversary this year, bringing with it a rare opportunity for audiences to revisit or discover this seminal film from Pedro Almodóvar.
A transgender woman, who is attempting to finance the cost of gender-affirming surgeries from prize money winnings at Waacking competitions, is cautiously drawn back to her rural home town to perform the necessary memorial rites after her father's death.
Queer Vision Film Festival 2024 Launch Party
Queer VisionNow in its 12th year, join us as we launch the 2024 Queer Vision Film Festival.