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By B Ruby Rich
Club Des Femmes are screening A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here as part of our unmissable programme USE UR FINGERS: QUEER SHORTS FROM DIY PUNK TO DIGITAL at the 2023 London Short Film Festival, Saturday 28 Jan, 22.15pm, Rio Cinema. Book ur tickets!
For no reason we can think of, everyone is currently EXTREMELY EXCITED about Belgian-Jewish lesbian filmmaker Chantal Akerman, and about time too! We’ve been reading all about her (again), and wanted to share some of our faves here.
By Olivia Morrison
Hug Me Properly screens as part of @Disturbance at Ugly Duck, Bermondsey, 10-12 November 2022, which will also be live streamed.
This essay originally appeared in the booklet for the DVD release of MAN (2016). Maja and So are in conversation with Melanie Iredale at Folkestone Documentary Festival, Sunday 23 October 2022, 6pm.
By Ellie Turner-Kilburn
Screen Archive South East continues to accept submissions of LGBTQIA+ footage for preservation and to be made available for free community use both now and in the future. Check our site for more details about our 2022 Pride events!
Club Des Femmes x Fringe! are hosting a screening of MADCHEN IN UNIFORM at Rio Cinema, Sunday 25 Sept, 3 pm. With an intro by CDF’s So Mayer + live drag performance from Georgeous Michael ?. Book your tickets!
The Drover’s Wife is on general release in the UK from Fri 13 May via Modern Films. Find your local screening! Both subtitles and audio description are available.
By Sam McBean
Working Girls is currently streaming on the Criterion Channel(US), along with additional videos from the Bluray release (subscribers only, 14 day free subscription currently available), and on Criterion Bluray and DVD (US). We’re crossing our fingers for a UK Bluray release some time soon!
By Christine Molloy.
Maeve is currently available to stream via MUBI, and Culture Club readers can get 30 days’ free streaming. The film is also available on Blu-ray from the BFI, currently £11.99 (a discount of £3) in the BFI Shop.
By Anahit Behrooz
Censor is currently available to stream via MUBI as part of their programme The New Coven: A Female Horror Renaissance, and Culture Club readers can get 30 days’ free streaming. To buy the film on DVD/Bluray or for other streaming services, check the film’s Watch at Home page.
By Ania Ostrowska
Kangyu Garam is one of three Korean women filmmakers who are speaking as part of Sheffield Hallam’s free online conference South Korean Women’s Cinema, running Thurs 23 – Sat 25 Sept. Kangyu will be in conversation with Jeanie Finlay on Thurs 23, 3-4 pm – register here to receive a link to the programme and all events.
By Selina Robertson
Club des Femmes screening Pumping Iron II: The Women at the Rio Cinema on Sun 6 June as part of Lesbian Camp: Yes It’s F**cking Political.