Available to watch online for free until the 1st April, the British Council and BFI Flare Festival continue their global, digital LGBTQ+ online film festival #FiveFilms4Freedom with a collection of four dramas and a documentary depicting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer experiences. Bringing together stories from India, Greece, South Korea, Canada and the UK, this diverse collection of short films provides intimate portraits of LGBTQ+ experiences across the world. Sit back and watch the films below.

Landline – Dir. Matt Houghton

In 2010, a chaplain from Cheshire set up a helpline for gay farmers. Landline journeys into the world of the people who called.

https://youtu.be/Qgu5SY-AKgc

Handsome & Majestic – Dir. Jeff Lee Petry & Nathan Drillot

A documentary following the story of Milan Halikowski, a teenager from the rural city of Prince George, BC. As a recently transitioned transgender boy, Milan deals with discrimination and abuse from his peers and teachers at school, as he seeks to find other kids like himself. Throughout these hardships, he becomes a role model and an advocate for trans people in his small community and beyond.

https://youtu.be/POAOxBmFTDM

Uninvited – Dir. Seung Yeob Lee

When his mother pays an unexpected visit, Jungho must hide all traces of his boyfriend.

https://youtu.be/E77BbNBI8_c

Goddess (Devi) – Dir. Karishma Dev Dube

Exploring the reality of being a closeted lesbian in contemporary India. Tara, a feisty teenager begins to risks family and tradition as she pursues her attraction towards her housemaid, Devi. When they are caught together at a dinner party, Tara must suddenly define who she really is.

https://youtu.be/okzNmyHb3ks

Goldfish – Dir. Yorgos Angelopoulos

Stratis’ 7th birthday turns sour when he reveals his father he named his goldfish after Tom Daley.

https://youtu.be/7hLbNQKxB_I

Be sure to check out DN’s full coverage of BFI Flare 2018 here.

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