Echo Chamber - BFI Flare 22 - Day 7

It's technically 'Day 7' of the 36th 'BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival' and on today's @EchoChamberFP we have two documentaries, one a feature and one a Short.

'Manscaping' is directed by Broderick Fox. Black American visual artist Devan Shimoyama, transgender Canadian barber Jessie Anderson, and Australian fetish barber/porn producer Richard Savvy are three queer men reimagining the traditional barbershop and restyling masculinity along the way.

‘The Glorious Ones’ is written & directed by Somina Fombo. Several generations of queer and lesbian black women and non binary folk share their glorious moments.

An uplifting and important social history documentary spanning from the 1950s through to the present day exploring and celebrating these unheard stories.

In this episode:

Manscaping - Poster

Manscaping

Watch Review: Here.

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 19th March 2022

Bodies: Film Strand

Director: Broderick Fox

Cast: Devan Shimoyama, Jessie Anderson, Richard Savvy

Genre: Documentary

Running Time: 62 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here.

Website: Here.

Twitter: @manscapingmovie

Facebook: Here.

Instagram: @manscapingmovie

The Glorious Ones - Poster

The Glorious Ones

Watch Review: Here.

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 25th March 2022

Further Shorts: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Somina Fombo

Cast: Yvonne Taylor, Pedro Shillingford, Louise Ndibwirende, Nolwandle Lembede, Sharifa Whitney James

Credit: Blak Wave Productions

Genre: Documentary, Short

Running Time: 23 min

Cert: 15

Website: 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