This March, BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival returns to the capital’s Southbank for 12 days of films and frolics. Ahead of the 34th edition of this hotlyanticipated (and quite frankly unmissable) cinematic feast, we caught up with festival programmer and former DIVA screen editor Emma Smart to find out the must-see movies for girls who like girls.
“We have a varied programme of films this year that encompass the whole gamut of the female queer experience,” Emma tells us. “Whether that’s coming out to your family or falling in love with a woman for the first time. There are films that will make you laugh and we’ve got some that will make you cry, so be ready to get a little emosh.” Emma adds: “There’s a lot of debut work in this year’s festival, which is always an exciting discovery as a programmer, and the array of talent on display is as awe-inspiring as always. It’s exciting to see these new voices and wonder where they might go next because, I tell you, these first features really are something.” She’s not wrong. Whether you’re a Flare virgin or veteran, it looks like you’re in for a treat this year. So what are you waiting for? Bring your eyeballs and the popcorn and lez go.
BFI Flare 2020 takes place 18-29 March. Tickets are on sale from 27 February at whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online