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SUMMARY:ONLY LOVE MATTERS
DESCRIPTION:ONLY LOVE MATTERS\nCert 12A | 2023 | Dir. Dr Kamran Qureshi | Romance/Drama | UK | 92 mins \nFeature film screening plus Q&A with Director Dr Kamran Qureshi\, hosted by Dr Adam Vaughan. \n \nFresh from the successful UK premiere at BFI Southbank for the World Intersex Awareness Day\, Solent University in partnership with Southampton Film Week presents Only Love Matters. \nOnly Love Matters is a romantic feature film set in London\, UK. It is the first feature film in cinema history to have intersex lead characters set in the UK. The film has won over 30 awards in the festival circuit around the world. Over 300 collaborators from across the globe participated in the making of Only Love Matters from US\, UK\, Germany\, France\, China\, Russia\, India and Pakistan. The film introduces many young brilliant actors. Only Love Matters introduces real life intersex lead characters and contributes to the visual representation of intersex and towards equality\, diversity and inclusion in global cinema. \nOnly Love Matters is a story of sacrifices of a mother for her adopted daughter and her struggle for the rights of people like her through the discovery of a life-changing book\, Only Love Matters\, by a young woman. There are two women\, two timelines\, two generations and always the one thing that truly matters is Love. It sheds light on the social\, psychological and medical issues of intersex individuals in British society. While discussing the excessively highlighted issue of infantile sex reassignment surgeries\, the film flags the discrimination and impact of society’s behaviour that leads to the mental health issues created for intersex people and their children. It also reveals the unique story of intersex-mother and daughter’s romantic lives\, two different cultures and two different periods running simultaneously. It is a story of love\, relationships\, existence and acceptance. It examines the powerful bonds between us and inspires great change. \nThe film features two original songs\, a regional language desert song ‘Piya\,’ composed in India by Rishi Singh and sung by Manjeera Ganguly\, while the English song\, ‘Only Love Matters\,’ is a slow ballad\, composed by Phillip McHugh in UK and sung by Ashley Sollars and Josephine McHugh. \n \nThe story\, research and direction are by award-winning director Dr Kamran Qureshi\, who is also a fellow of UK Higher Education Academy. He is a Lecturer in Film Production at the Solent University Southampton and co-founder of KQ Movies and Evergreen Media Europe Ltd. The film is produced by Dr Iram Qureshi\, a Senior Lecturer in Ravensbourne University\, London and the founder of KQ Movies. Both as a team have an extensive knowledge of British and Hollywood Cinema. They both are PhD graduates in (British and American) Film and TV from England\, United Kingdom. The screenwriter is Iannis Aliferis\, an award-winning screenwriter. The team has years of experience in film\, television and media\, not only in professional practice but also as academics. \nThe film’s principal photography took place in the UK including London\, Beaconsfield and Norwich\, with a small portion in the colourful area of Great Indian Desert. There were over 40 locations in the movie including Frith Manor Equestrian Centre\, London\, Terrace Gardens\, Richmond Hill\, West London Film Studios\, Etcetera Theatre\, London and the University of East Anglia\, Norwich. It features the oldest pub in England\, The Royal Standard of England\, Beaconsfield\, where feature film The Theory of Everything was filmed. According to the United Nations up to 1.7 percent of babies are born with sex characteristics that don’t fit typical definitions of male and female. Previously known term was hermaphrodite\, research has established over 30 variations in sex characteristics that humans are born with. Till to date\, intersex is a taboo for many including in the US\, UK\, Australia and India. \nIntersex have been discriminated against in every field\, whether it’s sports\, entertainment\, education or workplaces. During the process of research and writing the screenplay\, the team was engaged with international intersex experts and organisations. The film’s research was conducted in the University of East Anglia and the film clips/research was presented and discussed at the INIA (Intersex New Interdisciplinary Approaches) Network supported by the European Commission; University of Westminster\, London; Nagoya University\, Japan; Solent University Southampton\, and University of Reading\, UK. Seven English language movies have been made in the US and Australia so far\, with intersex characters. First\, being American\, was Freaks (1932)\, which featured minor intersex character\, Josephine Joseph. The only Australian intersex film is Predestination (2014)\, which mis-represented intersex people. This release is set to be a significant milestone in cinematic history. \nOnly Love Matters has done phenomenally well on the film festival circuit and has won multiple awards including Best Director\, Best Producer\, Best Feature Film\, Best Screenplay\, Best Production Design\, Best Actress\, Best Editing\, Best Cinematography\, Best Makeup\, Best Romantic film\, Best Women film\, Best Message and Best Original Idea.\nhttps://onlylovemattersmovie.com/news
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/only-love-matters
LOCATION:Solent University Cinema\, LT1\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Feature Film,LGBTQ+,Local Interest,SFW2023,Talk
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SUMMARY:SFW22: Neptune Frost
DESCRIPTION:Neptune Frost (2021)\nSaturday 19 November 2022 at 7:00pm\nDir. Saul Williams\, Anisia Uzeyman | USA/Rwanda | 1hr 45m | 15| Sci-fi | English subtitles  \nAn intersex African hacker\, a coltan miner and the virtual marvel born as a result of their union.  \nAfro-futurist fantasia Neptune Frost\, is a wondrous\, thrilling sci-fi punk musical from multi-hyphenate\, multidisciplinary artists Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman who bring their unique dynamism to the vision of Neptune Frost. It is a sci-fi-punk musical that’s a visually wondrous amalgamation of themes\, ideas\, and songs that they have been exploring in their work\, including on Williams’ 2016 album MartyrLoserKing.  \n \nNeptune Frost takes place in the hilltops of Burundi\, where a group of escaped coltan miners camp in an otherworldly e-waste dump\, they attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region’s natural resources and its people. When an intersex runaway and an escaped miner find each other through cosmic forces\, their connection sparks glitches within the greater divine circuitry.  \nSet between states of being – past and present\, dream and waking life\, colonised and free\, male and female\, memory and prescience – Neptune Frost is an invigorating and empowering direct download to the cerebral cortex and a call to reclaim technology for progressive political ends.  \n“In a word: Mesmerising. Neptune Frost is truly cinema in poetry\, a visually (and aurally) stunning work of art that feels like it should be on display in a museum.” – feedback from young audience members  \n\nOne of the most unique sci-fi films of recent years\, Neptune Frost is screening at MAST Mayflower Studios on Saturday 19 November. \nThis performance will be relaxed. There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement\, and a chillout space will be available before\, during and after the show for anyone that needs a quiet space.  \n is run by film charity      Charity Number 1089882
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfw22-neptune-frost
LOCATION:MAST Mayflower Studios\, 142 - 144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 7DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Artist Film,Environment,Feature Film,LGBTQ+,Moving Image,Music,Science Fiction,SFW2022,World Cinema
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SUMMARY:SFW22: Los Fantasmas with Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Los Fantasmas (2020)\nTuesday 15 November 2022 at 7:00pm\nDir. Sebastián Lojo | Guatemala | 1hr 31m |12A | Drama | English subtitles  \nBy day\, Koki is a nice tourist guide in Guatemala City\, but at night he lures men to a hotel – where they are relieved of their property.  \n \nHandsome Koki earns a living in Guatemala City winning people’s confidence\, after which their possessions go missing. By day he is a tourist guide\, but at night he seduces men and takes them to Carlos’ hotel\, where they are robbed. Koki and Carlos are two sides of the same coin; their fates are intertwined through their violent activities. One day\, Koki is targeted by one of the men he stole from\, leading Carlos to replace him with another good-looking young man. The shock of this sudden removal of his means of subsistence causes Koki to realise what his life was like\, in an almost out-of-body experience. \nThe feature debut from Sebastián Lojo and Remi Itani\, Los Fantasmas had its premiere in Rotterdam and has played in festivals around the world\, which is a remarkable achievement for an indie film that came out of a country with little film infrastructure but great stories to tell. The film’s use of location\, situation and storytelling are all the richer for this character study that explores what people do to survive.\n\nProducer Remi Itani will join us for the screening and a Q&A.\n is run by film charity      Charity Number 1089882 \nWe are delighted\, with support of our partners\, to present a number of events for free but if you are able to make a donation when purchasing your ticket or attending an event we will be incredibly grateful – and able to sustain City Eye and Southampton Film Week for years to come!  Thank you.
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfw22-los-fantasmas-with-qa
LOCATION:LT1 (Lecture Theatre One)\, Andrews Building\, Southampton Solent University\, East Park Terrace\, Southampton\, SO14 0YN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Feature Film,Filmmaking,LGBTQ+,SFW2022,Talk,World Cinema
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SUMMARY:SFW22: Maisie
DESCRIPTION:Maisie (2021)\nSunday 13 November 2022 at 7:00pm\nDir.  Lee Cooper  | UK | 1h 16m | 15 | Documentary  | Subtitles \n‘Old Age can be a Drag.’ \nAn intimate portrait of ageing and friendship as Maisie Trollette\, Britain’s oldest drag act\, prepares\nfor his 85th birthday and meets 87 year old Darcelle XV\, Guinness World Record Holder from the\nUSA for the very first time \nImage credit: Sam Parsons | All copyright – Proper Charlie Productions 202\nAfter fifty long years in the business\, Mr. David Raven is still shaking his sequins as ‘Maisie\nTrollette’\, Britain’s oldest working drag artiste. David’s 85th is fast approaching and a special birthday performance has been arranged in the UK’s capital of camp\, Brighton.\nAt 87\, Walter Cole is The Guinness Book Of Records Oldest Performing Drag Queen in the\nWorld and he is flying over from Portland\, USA to meet David for the very first time.\nBut professional rivalries soon flare between Britain’s feisty Pantomime Dame and America’s\nregal Pageant Queen\, and as his birthday grows nearer David must deal with the unique\nchallenges that performing in your eighties can bring.\nDavid has recently been diagnosed with health issues\, and the surprise birthday event only adds\nto his growing anxiety. But ever the professional\, ‘Maisie’ gives the performance of a lifetime as\nshe looks back on half-a-century of entertaining.\nFeaturing Broadway classics such as ‘Lady is a Tramp’\, ‘One’\, and ‘If I Never Sing Another Song’\,\nMAISIE is a hilarious\, heart-warming and often heart-breaking peek into the world of a character\nmore colourful than his gowns. \nDirector’s Statement\nThere are many amazing ‘coming out’ stories committed to film\, but how often do we get to see\nthe other end of the tale? I wanted to explore what it means to be queer in our twilight years.\nOver the course of three years I was fortunate to be granted unique access into the colourful\nworld of both David Raven and ‘Maisie’ as he prepared for his 85th birthday with all the\nchallenges that can bring.\nThe first cut was a very different film. The ‘life of’ rather than a ‘day in the life of’. But the fashion\nart director in me became obsessed with the intimate detail. His use of an old Brillo pad to apply\nhis foundation. The soiled old tights he uses as a wig cap.\nI soon realised that the voiceovers and anecdotes were detracting from the real story. Instead\, I\nwanted to capture the beauty of old age. The drama that can be found in watching an old man\nstruggle to get into a pair of glitter heels.\nOld age is not ‘sexy’\, and the LGBTQ older community in particular don’t want to talk about it.\nBut who will look after us when we are older if we don’t have children or are estranged from our\nfamilies at a younger age?\nHopefully we have created a story that transcends the LGBTQ community and is ultimately an\ninspirational look at the life of a remarkable individual. \n\nThe fifteenth annual Southampton Film Week – Celebrating film across the city.  \n11-21 November 2022 www.southamptonfilmweek.com \nA note on ticket prices: \nAt Southampton Film Week we want everyone to be able to watch great films together. In response to the financial challenges that so many people are facing\, and with the support of our partners\, we have adopted a ‘pay what you can’ approach for some of our events. \nIf you are able to pay towards the cost of your ticket and to help make the festival affordable for others please do buy a ticket or make a donation.  \nIf making a donation would be difficult for you financially please don’t be deterred from booking a ticket and coming to enjoy this event. Please use the free ticket option if this is best for you. \nEnjoy the film and thank you for your support.
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/sfw22-maisie
LOCATION:The Stage Door\, 78 West Marlands Road\, Southampton\, SO14 7FW
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature Film,LGBTQ+,SFW2022
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SUMMARY:Portrait of a Lady on Fire
DESCRIPTION:Dir: Céline Sciamma | France 2019 | 122mins | Cert 15 | Lang: French/Italian \nA gorgeous slow-burn romance which won the Queer Palm at Cannes in 2019\, becoming the first film directed by a woman to win the award. Sciamma also won the award for Best Screenplay. \nSet on a Brittany island at the end of the 18th century\, professional artist Marianne (Noémie Merlant) is commissioned to paint a wedding portrait. Her subject is\, Héloïse (Adèle Haenel) a young woman who has recently left the convent and is opposed to the portrait which will be used to sell her as a marriage prospect.  Marianne under the guise of her paid companion must observe Héloïse in order to create the work in secret. \n“Céline Sciamma’s first foray into period drama starts out as a cautiously demure watercolour wash but gradually builds into a vivid\, full-blooded oil portrait of the stolen romantic relationship between two young women.” Wendy Ide for Screen Daily \n“… a meditation on passion\, art and feminism.” Gwilym Mumford in The Guardian \nHello again to The Phoenix! \nWe are so excited that the Phoenix has risen and is again offering it’s wonderful programme of World Cinema to audiences in Southampton –  and even more thrilled that its selection for this year’s Southampton Film Week is another wonderful piece of cinema! \nIf you would like to become a member you can join at any time. You can come for just one film\, but we hope you’ll come for more! We anticipate offering about 30 films for the Full M171mbership cost of around £80\, which is a really good deal. \nStudents’ admission is at Union Films’ box office rates. Even cheaper is to become a Student Phoenix Season Member for just £25 or hold a Union Films Premier Pass. \nFilms are shown at on Wednesdays at Union Films Cinema and start promptly at 8pm. We do not show trailers or advertisements. Southampton University Students Union cinema has 225 comfy\, fully-raked seats\, cinema-standard digital projection with surround sound. During the current pandemic there will be some socially-distanced seating available. We show the films in the best format available\, with their original soundtrack plus English subtitles\, when appropriate. We provide film notes and ask everyone to score the film and comment on it afterwards. \nFor details of how to see just this film or to join for the whole season of wonderful cinema visit The Phoenix membership \n  \n 
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire
LOCATION:The Cinema\, Southampton University Students Union\, University Road\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO17 1BJ
CATEGORIES:F Rated,Feature Film,LGBTQ+,SFW2021
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SUMMARY:Derek
DESCRIPTION:Dir: Isaac Julien | UK 2008 | 76 Min | Lang: English \nPoetic and award-winning documentary by artist-filmmaker\, Isaac Julien. \nThis film celebrates the life and work of film-maker\, artist and gay rights activist Derek Jarman. Interview footage\, musings from Tilda Swinton\, archival footage and segments from Jarman’s work weave together to build a portrait of a bold\, inspiring and multi-dimensional character. \n  \n \nIsaac Julien and Tilda Swinton in Isaac Julien’s Derek\, 2008. Photo Nina Kellgren. Courtesy of the artist. \n  \nWe are delighted to present this film during Southampton Film Week in anticipation of Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature exhibition at John Hansard Gallery\, opening 27 November 2021. \n  \n\nIn a collaboration with Tilda Swinton\, Derek\, poetically tells the story of Derek Jarman through extensive use of archive footage. The documentary is centred in a day-long interview Jarman gave to Colin McCabe in the 80s.\n\n\nFrom Sebastiane (1976) to Blue (1992)\, Derek Jarman’s films constantly interrogated time and art\, and epitomised his own era. He was a painter\, part of that moment that made sixties London a capital of the art crucial figure of British independent cinema through the seventies\, eighties and nineties. He lived as a gay man surging the joys of Gay Liberation and the sorrows of AIDS. He lived as a participant observer\, noting with pen or camera all that passed before him – from punk to Thatcher\, from Hampstead Heath to film premiere.\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://southamptonfilmweek.com/event/derek
LOCATION:MAST Mayflower Studios\, 142 - 144 Above Bar Street\, Southampton\, Hampshire\, SO14 7DU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature Film,LGBTQ+,Moving Image
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