The first major LGBTQ+ film festival on the year takes place in London.

The festival runs from 19 to 30 March.

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Trans Memoria
Trans Memoria
An intimate documentary diary, which sees the director return to Thailand and to the year 2012, when she underwent gender-affirming surgery.
Sandbag Dam
Sandbag Dam
In a village threatened by flooding a young man's life is turned upside down by the rekindling of a forbidden romance.
Will & Harper
Will & Harper
When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship, transition, and America.
Queer
Queer
A louche older man pursues a younger boy toy in Mexico City before the pair go on the hunt for psychedelics in Ecuador.
I Saw the TV Glow
I Saw the TV Glow
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show - a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.
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