Echo Chamber - BFI Flare 22 - Day 1
The 36th 'BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival' gets underway today, and so starts our @EchoChamberFP coverage!!!
On 'Day 1' we take a look at feature debut, and an intimate music documentary!
'Walk With Me' is the feature debut from Isabel del Rosal, who also wrote the script. When Amber (Devin Dunne Cannon) meets Logan (Bridget Barkan) for the first time, she is leaving her husband. The charismatic redhead is the realtor who rents Amber an apartment. Bumping into each other weeks later, Amber can’t resist Logan’s offer of friendship and soon the two women are exploring Brooklyn together. Their friendship blossoms into love, but Amber has never been in a relationship with a woman before and struggles to properly let Logan into her life. Will she let her fears and insecurities ruin her first chance at true happiness?
'Charli XCX: Alone Together' is directed by Bradley & Pablo. When the world is thrust into lockdown in early 2020, Charli XCX does the only thing she can think to do – make music. Tasking herself with the daunting challenge of writing, recording and releasing an entirely new record in just 40 days, the singer embarks on a journey of personal introspection and creative risk taking. But while quarantine affords Charli a unique time for soul searching, she does not face it alone, instead enlisting her (predominantly) queer fans to help her craft new material.
In today's episode:
Walk With Me - Poster
Walk With Me
Watch Review: Here.
BFI Flare 2022 Date: 16th March 2022
Hearts: Film Strand
Director: Isabel del Rosal
Cast: Devin Dunne Cannon, Bridget Barkan, Daniel Fox, Catrina Ganey, Grant Elisa Ginsberg, Nikki Riley James, Malachy Cleary, Kristen Vaughan
Credit: Whiteline Productions
Genre: Romance
Running Time: 112 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Pre-order via iTunes: Here.
Charli XCX Alone Together - Poster
Charli XCX Alone Together
Watch Review: Here.
BFI Flare 2022 Date: 16th March 2022
Minds: Film Strand
Director: Bradley & Pablo
Cast: Charli XCX, Huck Kwong
Credit: Blue Finch Film Releasing
Genre: Documentary, Music
Running Time: 67 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Rent or Buy via AppleTV: Here.
Rent or Buy via Prime Video USA: Here.
BFI Flare Festival 2022
Festival Date: 16th - 27th March 2022
From Wednesday 16th to Sunday 27th March 2022, join the BFI online for 12 days of the best new LGBTIQ+ cinema, free short films, events, and more.
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*(Music)
'Turn The Beat Around' by Gloria Estefan - 1994