Queer Cinema From the Eastern Bloc
Cinema Rediscovered 2024
Thu 25 - Sat 27 July
Defiant, joyous, tender, and multifaceted: whilst being openly queer in socialist Eastern Europe was difficult, these films shine a light on the varied experiences of LGBTQ+ people from the Eastern Bloc outside of the Western context. A reminder that progress is rarely straight!
The strand kicks off with Heiner Carow’s powerful story of love and self-acceptance set in East Germany Coming Out (1989), originally released on the night the Berlin Wall fell and closes with Želimir Žilnik’s Marble Ass (1995), the first film from the former Yugoslavia to openly depict LGBTQ+ characters.
Curated by Siavash Minoukadeh and Fedor Tot, presented as part of Other Ways of Seeing, with support from BFI Awarding Funds from National Lottery and Goethe-Institut.
Upcoming screenings in this season
Coming Out
classified 15 S Queer Cinema From the Eastern Bloc
A powerful story of love and self-acceptance set in East Germany, originally released on the night the Berlin Wall fell, and way ahead of its time in its approach to queer identities.
100 Days Before the Command
classified 15 S Queer Cinema From the Eastern Bloc
An unflinching portrait of young men in the military pushed to their limits by officers yet finding tenderness and comfort in each other.
Another Way
classified 18 S Queer Cinema From the Eastern Bloc
The clash of sexuality and politics provides the basis for this political drama exploring the effect totalitarianism has on the most intimate aspects of life.
Marble Ass
classified 18 S Queer Cinema From the Eastern Bloc
The first film from the former Yugoslavia to openly depict LGBTQ+ characters Marble Ass remains one of Želimir Žilnik’s most enduring works, even more brilliant for its open acts of love and positivity at a time of such misery.
Individual events and screenings unless otherwise specified:
£10.00 full (plus 12% booking fee*)
£8.00 concessions / Refugees and Asylum Seekers (plus 12% booking fee*)
£5.00 24 or under (plus 12% booking fee*)
Concessions apply to Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, 66+ who have retired, Equity and BECTU members and disabled people. Where applicable please produce proof of eligibility when collecting a ticket.
*Booking fee applies to online and phone booking only.
Complimentary tickets are available for Personal Assistants accompanying customers who are Deaf / Disabled.
Cinema Rediscovered Festival Pass
The Cinema Rediscovered Pass allows you to select from 60+ Cinema Rediscovered screenings and events between Wed 24 - Sun 28 July. Subject to availability, terms and conditions apply. Buy your Pass here. Pass holders get a free three-month trial from curated online film streaming platform MUBI.
Pass prices: £120 full / £100 concessions / £80 24 and under.
Multi-Ticket Package Offer
Get 20% off the regular ticket price when you book 4-10 Cinema Rediscovered screenings and/or events. The discount will automatically apply when you add the tickets to your basket.
All Cinema Rediscovered Pass and ticket holders can get 20% off any 6 O'Clock Gin & Tonic at the Café & Bar and Undershed Bar during the Festival. Pass and ticket holders can also enjoy Aperol Spritz time - get an Aperol Spritz for the reduced price of £7 between 17:00 - 19:00 at the Café & Bar and Undershed Bar during the Festival.
Please note: the Cinema Walks, Projection Tours and the Film Quiz are excluded from the Pass and Package.