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News · 3 February 2025
East To West LGBTQUIA+ Cinema Season in Coventry
To coincide with February’s 20th anniversary of LGBTQ+ History Month, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, is showcasing queer stories from recent film history. With 1980s-1990s films from Yugoslavia and East Germany alongside contemporary and modern British stories, the season spans East to West, across Europe. Accompanying each screening are short films ...
To coincide with February’s 20th anniversary of LGBTQ+ History Month, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, is showcasing queer stories from recent film history.
With 1980s-1990s films from Yugoslavia and East Germany alongside contemporary and modern British stories, the season spans East to West, across Europe.
Accompanying each screening are short films exploring LGBTQUIA+ stories from both local and Eastern European filmmakers too.
The East To West LGBTQUIA+ Cinema Season starts on Valentine’s Day with the 1990s classic, Beautiful Thing (cert 15; Fri 14 Feb 2025) – Hettie MacDonald’s romantic London-based story of two teenagers falling in love to the soundtrack of Mama Cass.
Coming Out (cert 15; Fri 21 Feb 2025) follows an East German teacher who begins to question his sexuality after a reunion with a childhood friend, while the landmark Marble Ass (cert 18; Fri 28 Feb 2025) tells the story of a trans sex worker in mid-90s Belgrade – both films have won Teddy Awards at the Berlin International Film Festival.
The final film is Layla (cert 15; Mon 3 Mar 2025), with writer/director Amrou Al-Kadhi in discussion with Warwick Arts Centre Associate Artist Adam Carver (aka Fatt Butcher). A festival favourite, Amrou’s striking debut feature follows the story of a struggling Arab drag queen whose confident faade hides their desperate desire for love.
For more information on Warwick Arts Centre’s East To West LGBTQUIA+ Cinema Season, and to book tickets, visit: warwickartscentre.co.uk