Q-Film Weekender 2017

SPECIAL GUESTS

NORTHAMPTON

SCOTTEE

LISA GORNICK

EMMA FRANKLAND

In 2010, as an emerging artist, Scottee won the title of Time Out Performer of the Year.

Since then he has been creating provocative work for audiences across the UK, Europe, Australia, Japan and the US. Scottee will be introducing Prick Up Your Ears on Fri 20 October.

Lisa is a British actress, screenwriter, film director and producer, working with film, TV, drawing and performance. She is currently touring her third feature film The Book Of Gabrielle with an accompanying live drawing show.

Lisa will be introducing her film The Book Of Gabrielle on Sat 21 October.

Emma is an award-winning performance and theatre artist.

Her work often focusses on honesty, action and a playfully destructive DIY aesthetic.

She is the director of None of Us is Yet a Robot - a contemporary performance company that create groundbreaking performance work based on transgender identities and the politics of transition.

Emma will be introducing Tangerine on Sun 22 October.

TICKETS

WEEKEND PASS £50 FOR 11 FILMS

Standard Ticket: £8.50 / £7.50 concessions, £6 child Weekend Pass: £50 for 11 films (subject to availability) Three Film Pass: See any three films for £21 / £18 concessions Youth Ticket: Those aged under 26 can enjoy a £5 ticket for The Way He Looks. ID may be required.

HOW TO FIND US

BY TRAIN

One hour by train from London and Birmingham.

Northampton train station is approximately a 15 minute walk from the Errol Flynn Filmhouse and is served by a busy taxi rank.

(Subject to availability)

AFTER PARTY Following the screening of Kiki on Sat 21 October, join us across the road at Foodies.rock (19-21 Derngate) to celebrate the weekend.

BY ROAD

Sat Nav: Northampton NN1 1UD Bus Information North Gate Bus Station, is approximately 10 minutes walk away.

For directions and details of nearest car parks, please visit www.errolflynnfilmhouse.com/contact-us.

This weekend is made possible by grant funding from Film Audience Network.

Q-Film present monthly screenings exploring LGBTQ+ themes on the big screen. Find out more at www.qfilm.webs.com

Northampton’s Errol Flynn Filmhouse is proud to present a three-day festival celebrating heroes of queer cinema and showcasing LGBTQ+ themed stories from around the world.

In the year that Britain marks 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality, we throw a spotlight on the global LGBTQ+ community. We will be celebrating how far we have come, but also recognising that there are so many more stories to tell, more battles to be won. This weekend is an opportunity to raise those issues as well as showcasing some of the most exciting emerging filmmakers alongside established talent.

Our programme, detailed over the next two pages, includes exclusive previews, features, short films and animation alongside live complementary events. Everyone is welcome to come together in celebration and reflection, to have fun, and to be moved, challenged and inspired. Individual tickets and multi-ticket packages are available so you can join us over the weekend to enjoy a single screening or come and see the whole programme.

In association with Q-Film. @ErrolFlynnFilm ErrolFlynnFilmhouse

www.errolflynnfilmhouse.com Box Office 01604 624811 info@errolflynnfilmhouse.com Errol Flynn Filmhouse, Derngate, Northampton, NN1 1UD

PRICK UP YOUR EARS (15)

KIKI (Cert TBC)

Fri 20 October 6.30pm Stephen Frears’ biopic portrays the life of British playwright Joe Orton (Gary Oldman), tracing his relationship with Kenneth Halliwell (Alfred Molina). Re-released to mark 50 years since Orton’s death, the film also stars Julie Walters, Wallace Shawn and Vanessa Redgrave.

This film was chosen and will be introduced by British artist Scottee.

HHHHH “TERRIFIC” The Guardian

Sat 21 October 8.45pm 25 years after Paris is Burning, this vivid documentary offers a riveting and complex insight into the voguing battles of New York City’s underground ballroom scene. Following seven members, the film explores the vibrant, safe space for performance created and governed by LGBTQ youth of colour.

HHHH “FLAMBOYANT AND UPLIFTING” The Guardian

BEACH RATS (Cert TBC)

GIRLS ON FILM 2: BEFORE DAWN (18)

BRITAIN ON FILM: LGBT BRITAIN (PG)

PARANORMAN (PG)

THE WAY HE LOOKS (12)

VICTIM (PG)

THE BOOK OF GABRIELLE (15)

TANGERINE (15)

Fri 20 October 9.15pm In Eliza Hittman’s award-winning Sundance hit, an aimless Brooklyn teenager escapes the bleakness of his life by causing trouble with his delinquent friends and flirting with older men online. As he struggles to reconcile his competing desires, his decisions leave him hurtling toward irreparable consequences.

HHHH “POIGNANT AND AUTHENTIC” The Guardian Sat 21 October 10.30am A fascinating and moving collection of short films spanning 1909 to 1994, documenting a century in which homosexuality went from crime to Pride. The footage includes some of the earliest known representations of LGBT people on screen, and covers pivotal moments across decades of profoundly courageous activism, and shifting attitudes to LGBT people.

Sat 21 October 1pm In Portuguese with English subtitles Chosen by The Out There Northampton LGBT Youth Group, this coming-of-age romance follows Leonardo , a blind high school student., whose relationship with his best friend Giovana changes when a new boy, Gabriel, joins their class. As the two boys become closer, Giovana wonders who Leonardo will share his first kiss with – Gabriel or her?

Sat 21 October 3.15pm Lisa Gornick writes, directs and stars in this London set-comedy drama. Gabrielle is writing an illustrated guide book on sex, taking inspiration from childhood fantasies, past partners and her current relationship. At a book-signing she meets Saul, an established straight writer, and a sparring friendship develops. Lisa Gornick will be appearing at the Filmhouse to introduce her film.

CENTRE OF MY WORLD (15)

Sat 21 October 6.15pm In German with English subtitles This adaptation of Andreas Steinhoefel’s acclaimed novel portrays a young man coming of age, discovering his sexuality and falling in love. After a summer spent with his his best friend Kat, Phil goes back to school and starts to question his feelings towards Nicholas, a new classmate.

Sun 22 October 10.30am Multi-lingual with English subtitles An electric collection of the latest, award-winning lesbian and feminist short films exploring fantasies, dreams, desires, love and transgression. Cast and crew members include Game of Thrones’ Ellie Kendrick and Rebecca Henderson (Appropriate Behaviour).

Sun 22 October 11am This stop-motion comedy was the first mainstream animation to feature an openly gay main character. When zombies rise from their graves, a young boy who can speak to the dead must summon the courage and push his paranormal abilities to the limit to save his town.

HHHH “TERRIFICALLY SOPHISTICATED” Time Out

Sun 22 October 2.30pm In this landmark classic , Dirk Bogarde gives a trailblazing performance as a closeted, married lawyer who is drawn into exposing a terrifying blackmail ring. The film, and Bogarde’s courageous appearance in it, helped propel public discourse towards the 1967 Act and beyond – changing lives in the process.

HHHHH “GROUNDBREAKING” The Guardian

Sun 22 October 4.45pm Critically acclaimed and hugely popular on our screen in 2015, this energetic feature follows two transgender working girls on a rampage across Tinseltown on Christmas Eve. The film was chosen by and will be introduced in the Filmhouse by awardwinning theatre maker and performer Emma Frankland.

HHHHH “HYSTERICALLY FUNNY” Daily Telegraph

THE WOUND (Cert TBC)

Sun 22 October 7.30pm In Xhosa and Afrikaans with English subtitles In this South African drama, a young man joins the other men of his community on a journey to serve as a caregiver for a group of teenagers undergoing a ritual to mark the passage from boyhood to adulthood. His entire existence starts to unravel when one of the boys discovers his best-kept secret, a forbidden love.

“INTENSE AND PROVOCATIVE” Hollywood Reporter