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The BFI’s LGBTQ+ film festival, BFI Flare, has announced the full programme for this year’s edition which runs at the BFI Southbank 15th to 26th March. This year there are a few features from East Asia included in the lineup including four from South Korea.
Cambodia
- Lotus Sports Club – documentary filmed over five years following a trans man in his 60s who formed a football team for LGBTQ+ youth.
South Korea
- The Dream Songs – etherial drama following two high school friends over the course of a day.
- Life Unrehearsed – documentary following two Korean women who met each other at a summer camp in Germany in 1986 and have stayed in the country together ever since.
- PEAFOWL – drama following a trans woman who is tasked with performing the memorial dance at her estranged father’s funeral.
- XX+XY – teen comedy following an intersex high schooler who finds themselves at the centre of a love triangle.
BFI Flare runs at BFI Southbank 15th to 26th March, 2023. A small number of short films are also available to stream via BFI Player. The full programme can be found on the official website where tickets are already on sale. You can also keep up to date with all the latest news via the festival’s Facebook page, Twitter account, Instagram, and YouTube channels.
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