In Conversation

19.08.2023

Single, Out – in conversation with Lee Galea and Will Hutchins

Single, Out is available to pre-order on DVD and stream on Here TV in the United States and Canada. Coming out is never straightforward; it’s full of uncertainty, excitement and more than a few horny encounters, but it’s a long overdue step for Adam (Will Hutchins). His best mate, Marco (Ryan Stewart), has known he is gay for a while, and Adam is more than comfortable in his own skin. Plus, Adam has a new boyfriend, the pansexual Josh (Adam Mountain), who happens to be his brother Clay’s (Steven Christou) best mate. But coming out to family is the easy

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08.08.2023

Lie With Me – in conversation with writer and director Olivier Peyon

Lie With Me arrives in cinemas and on digital on the 18th of August. “Lie With Me is a stunning exploration of love found, lost and found again through blood memory, prose and a need for shared healing and individual closure”. ★★★★★ READ MORE In March, I had the pleasure of attending a packed screening of Lie With Me at BFI Flare. The audience reaction to Olivier Peyon’s adaptation of Philippe Besson’s bestselling autobiographical novel was glowing. Besson’s Arrête avec tes mensonges is directly translated to Stop with Your Lies, but its English title would embrace a different play on words

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17.03.2023

Big Boys – Corey Sherman talks to Neil Baker about his feature debut at this year’s BFI Flare

Big Boys has its world premiere at BFI Flare on Saturday 18th, March 2023. How many body-positive, queer coming-of-age comedy dramas are there? It’s a question I asked myself as the credits rolled on Corey Sherman’s brilliant new movie Big Boys. After much deliberation, I came to the conclusion that body-positive imagery in LGBTQ+ films is rare. Often big kids are the comic relief, the bully or the fall guy. Just look at Goonies; however much I love it, the truth is Chunk is there purely to make us laugh. It is, therefore, refreshing to see a big teen take

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