Free online films. From 19 to 29 March five new gay-themed films can be watched free of charge on the British Film Institute website (see below). The films are being shown free to a worldwide audience. The five films are:
An Afternoon (En Eftermiddag): http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-an-afternoon-2014/ Director Søren Green’s new short film is a sensitive exploration of nascent sexuality. Mathias and Frederik are two friends who spend an afternoon together; Mathias has decided that this is the time to tell Frederik that he is in love with him. Chance: http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-chance-2015/ Jake Graf’s self-funded short film premieres at BFI Flare. It focuses on older gay love and overcoming loneliness as a chance encounter between Trevor and a mysterious stranger equally troubled by his own past, forces both men to start to live again. Code Academy: http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-code-academy-2015/ Canadian writer and director Nisha Ganatra is best known as producer-director of Transparent, the Golden Globe-winning TV series. In Code Academy, Frankie masquerades as a boy in futuristic cyberspace to get the girl of her dreams. Morning Is Broken: http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-morning-is-broken-2015/ Director and writer Simon Anderson’s 2014 film is a beautifully shot coming-of-age drama set in the lush English countryside, following a young man’s struggle to come to terms with his sexuality at the end of his older brother’s wedding. True Wheel: http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-true-wheel-2014/ Director Nora Mandray’s 2015 documentary focuses on Fender Bender, an inspirational bicycle workshop for queer, transgender and women’s communities in Detroit. Enjoy! And tell your friends! |