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Elsinore Elsinore
Elsinore and What Will I Become?
La Bola Negra (Country: Spain, France; Year: 2026; Director: Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo; Writer: Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo; Stars: Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel Bernardeau, Carlos González, Milo Quifes, Lola Dueñas, Penélope Cruz, Glenn Close, Lorenzo Zurzolo)
Drama exploring the inter-connected lives of three gay men.
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Clarissa (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Chuko Esiri, Arie Esiri; Writer: Chuko Esiri; Stars: Sophie Okonedo, David Oyelowo, India Ria Amarteifio, Ayo Edebiri, Toheeb Jimoh, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Jude Akuwudike, Kehinde Cardoso, Ogranya, Danny Sapani, Fortune Nwafor, Modesinuola Ogundiwin, Joy Sunday, Chioma Omeruah, Joke Silva)
A modern reimagining of the Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway.
Club Kid (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Jordan Firstman; Writer: Jordan Firstman; Stars: Jordan Firstman, Cara Delevingne, Diego Calva, Reggie Absolom, Eldar Isgandarov)
A washed-up party promoter is forced to take in the young son he didn't know he had.
Elsinore (Country: Italy, UK, US; Year: 2026; Director: Simon Stone; Writer: Stephen Beresford; Stars: Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman, Billie Piper, Johnny Flynn, Luke Thompson, Peter Mullan, Monica Dolan, Juliet Stevenson, Joe Locke, Adeel Akhtar, Matthew Beard, David Dawson, Kadiff Kirwan, Dickie Beau, John Hollingworth)
Account of Ian Charleson’s life, capturing the moment when he faced his own mortality as he prepared to play Hamlet at the Royal National Theatre.
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Mouse (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Kelly O'Sullivan, Alex Thompson; Writer: Kelly O’Sullivan; Stars: Sophie Okonedo, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Chloe Coleman, Tara Mallen, Iman Vellani)
When two girls' friendship is upended one forms a complicated relationship with the other one's mother.
What Will I Become? (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Lexie Bean, Logan Rozos; Writer: Lexie Bean, Logan Rozos, Miles Château Hill)
Kyler Prescott and Blake Brockington were just two high-profile examples of approximately 50% of trans boys in the US who did not survive a suicide attempt. This film highlights the importance of combating prejudice and prioritising prevention among trans youth.
Full Review See: Interview with Logan Rozos and Lexie Bean about What Will I Become?
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