Poole Pride: Lighthouse Queer Film Festival

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Lighthouse Poole is proud to present the first Lighthouse Queer Film Festival as part of the inaugural Poole Pride in June.

The four-day celebration of contemporary Queer cinema, in association with Arts University Bournemouth, features ten full-length films and a double bill from local Queer film-maker Rob Falconer, supported by entries to the Lighthouse Short Film Open Call.

Presented in association with Arts University Bournemouth and programmed with the help of AUB’s Queer Cinema Society, the festival is one of the few outlets for contemporary Queer film and a vital part of the run up to the first Poole Pride celebration at Lighthouse on Saturday 8 June.

All tickets are just £5.50.

What’s On:

Silver Screen: All of Us Strangers (15)
Tuesday 4 June, 11am Cinema
A screenwriter drawn back to his childhood home enters into a fledgling relationship with a mysterious neighbour. Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal star. Proudly in partnership with Arts University Bournemouth.

Bottoms (15)
Tuesday 4 June, 4.30pm Cinema
Coming of age story about best friends PJ and Josie who end up in a juvenile correction facility over summer. Proudly in partnership with Arts University Bournemouth.

Orlando, My Political Biography (12A)
Tuesday 4 June, 7.30pm Cinema
Paul B Preciado's Berlin Film Festival award-winning doc tells his and others' stories of transition through unique re-enactments and visual interpretations of Virginia Woolf's Orlando: A Biography. Followed by a post-screening discussion with AUB Queer Cinema Society. Proudly in partnership with Arts University Bournemouth.

Challengers (15)
Wednesday 5 June, 1.30pm Cinema
A former tennis prodigy turned coach pits her husband against his former best friend and her ex-boyfriend. Proudly in partnership with Arts University Bournemouth.

The Garden (15)
Wednesday 5 June, 4.30pm Cinema
Half waking dream and half fiery polemic, The Garden (newly restored) was born of director Derek Jarman’s rage over continued anti-gay discrimination and the sluggardly response to the AIDS crisis. Tilda Swinton stars. Post-screening discussion with AUB Queer Cinema Society. Proudly in partnership with Arts University Bournemouth.

Love Lies Bleeding (15)
Wednesday 5 June, 7.30pm Cinema
An electric new love story directed by Rose Glass following the romance between reclusive gym manager Lou and ambitious bodybuilder Jackie. Proudly in partnership with Arts University Bournemouth.

Sweetheart (15)
Thursday 6 June, 4.30pm Cinema
An awkward, environmentally conscious teenager is dragged to a holiday park by her family, where she becomes unexpectedly captivated by a sun-loving lifeguard. Post-screening discussion with AUB Queer Cinema Society. Proudly in partnership with Arts University Bournemouth.

Solo (cert TBC)
Thursday 6 June, 7.45pm Cinema
Simon must deal with the disappointment of two impossible loves – a passionate but destructive crush on Oliver and a distant and cold relationship with his mother Claire, who has just moved back in after a 15-year absence. Proudly in partnership with Arts University Bournemouth.

The Lost Boys (12A)
Friday 7 June, 1.30pm Cinema
As 17-year-old Joe prepares to leave the detention centre, the arrival of new inmate William will reshape his concept of what freedom truly means. Proudly in partnership with Arts University Bournemouth.

Tops (cert TBC)
Friday 7 June, 4.30pm Cinema
Fun, satirical and a pastiche of the chaotic, brash, self-deprecating and clueless 1990s/2000s British reality TV sees a TV presenter delve into the lives of four individuals who've had TOP surgery in a desperate to make their first-ever trans friend. Proudly in partnership with Arts University Bournemouth.

Legendary Children (All of Them Queer) (15)
Friday 7 June, 7.30pm Cinema
A double-bill from local Queer film-maker Rob Falconer, supported by entries to the Lighthouse Short Film Open Call. Q&A with Rob Falconer after the screenings. Proudly in partnership with Arts University Bournemouth.