
best of bristol
From the surreal to the heartwarming, we've collected our favourite new queer films made by filmmakers from, and featuring, Bristol. Emerging and established filmmakers provide a glimpse into the city's queer soul, from its youth groups to its sex dungeons.
Screening Time: 15:30
Venue: Bricks
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Screening Time: 16:40
Venue: Bricks
Date: Thursday 09 September
Duration: 68 Minutes
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Date: Sunday 12 September
Duration: 68 Minutes

OINK!
Director: Rob Eagle
Featuring interviews recorded in Los Angeles and Berlin in 2019/20, this experimental documentary offers a portrait of gay men who—in different ways—relate to the gay “pig” sexual imaginary.
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I ONLY LIKE YOU WHEN I'M LYING DOWN
Director: Lydia Dunn Ribeiro
Follow Nancy on a surreal journey through her thoughts and memories of intimacy and relationships. On this journey, she is continuously intercepted by one thought that she must confront.

NO MAN
Director: Ciara Flint
Ken is a queer Kenyan who has lived in the UK legally for ten years, finding community with the Bristol Bison's gay men's rugby team. Now the UK government want to send him back to Kenya where his life will be in danger.

EDEN
Director: Charlie Bush
Speaking about her experience with fertility as a trans woman, Eden opens up about the transformative joy of cold water swimming.
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WHIPPING BOY
Director: Tiffany Scott-Maddox
Whipping Boy follows a day in the life of a 'house boy' whose life is dedicated to serving the powerful women who work in his dungeon, and the warm, sweet and intimate bonds that form between them.
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ENSEMBLE
Director: Jack Chapman
A documentary introducing Clare Lowe, an events organiser who runs Wig in a Box Promotions, and an important voice in the Bristol queer scene.

FREEDOM YOUTH (25 YEARS)
Director: Jo Barker and Holly Black
A Bristol-based documentary. As Freedom Youth, the UK's longest running gender and sexuality project for young people, celebrates its 25th year it asks its members to imagine what the next 25 years will look like.
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