Rentals
POUT Film Festival
Featuring new LGBT features and gay short films, the theme is ‘family’, with five titles celebrating the many different forms of family life in the 21st Century.
POUT is a touring and online film festival curated by Peccadillo Pictures and supported by the BFI.
DepartureDeparture
Drama2016108 minsDirector: Andrew Steggall
Andrew Steggall’s deft and delicate drama about a teenage dreamer who falls for the rough beauty of a local boy while staying in France.
The Girl KingThe Girl King
Historical drama2015106 minsDirector: Mika Kaurismäki
Lush retelling of the story of lesbian monarch Queen Christina of Sweden, combining period drama with a deeply personal love story.
ClosetsClosets
Science Fiction201518 minsDirector: Lloyd Eyre-Morgan
Tommy Knight (The Sarah Jane Adventures, Waterloo Road, Young Victoria) stars in this light-hearted drama as Henry, a teenager struggling with his sexuality in 1986.
Girls LostGirls Lost
Fantasy2015106 minsDirector: Alexandra-Therese Keining
Teenage friends get the chance to be boys for a while in this supernatural, gender fluid fantasy from the director of Kiss Me.
Holding the ManHolding the Man
Biopic2015128 minsDirector: Neil Armfield
A sweepingly romantic adaptation of Timothy Conigrave’s best-selling memoir, an impassioned love letter to his partner, John Caleo.
Closet MonsterCloset Monster
Drama201590 minsDirector: Stephen Dunn
An offbeat Canadian coming-of-age drama with surrealist tendencies, featuring the voice of Isabella Rossellini as a talking hamster.
G o'ClockG o'Clock
Drama201611 minsDirector: Mitchell Marion
Alex, a gay paramedic meets Nik, a sexy young Spanish boy who he takes under his wing but soon discovers his caring instincts comes with a dangerous price.
Sauna the Dead: A Fairy TaleSauna the Dead: A Fairy Tale
Comedy201621 minsDirector: Tom Frederic
A night in a gay sauna turns into a fight for survival. Two men must over-come prejudice and join forces in taking down a horde of towel-wearing zombies.
NightstandNightstand
Drama201526 minsDirector: Charlie Parham
Sir Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry come together for the first time to produce this London based thriller.
ChemsexChemsex
Documentary201580 minsDirector: William Fairman and Max Gogarty
A hard-hitting and often graphic documentary about the 'chemsex' sub-scene in London’s gay community.
A Girl at My DoorA Girl at My Door
Drama2014119 minsDirector: July Jung
Lee Chang-dong (Poetry) produces this offbeat drama about a policewoman who becomes protector of an abused teen in a town riven by corruption and alcoholism.
FollowersFollowers
Drama201412 minsDirector: Tim Marshall
When an elderly woman sees a vision of Jesus on the swimming trunks of a young African man, she believes God has sent her a sign.
Dressed as a GirlDressed as a Girl
Documentary2015101 minsDirector: Colin Rothbart
An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at London’s finest drag performers. Warning: extreme use of make-up and glitter.
SurpriseSurprise
Drama20159 minsDirector: Leslie Bumgarner
After misbehaving at school it’s time for young Jack to confess to his mother, but the solution to his “problem” is not like anything he could have imagined.
Middle ManMiddle Man
Drama20145 minsDirector: Charlie Francis
Nathan tries to clear up a misunderstanding with his hearing impaired boyfriend through a type-to-talk service. Will the middle man be able to fix the situation or will Nathan have to find another way to communicate?
Soft LadSoft Lad
Drama201584 minsDirector: Leon Lopez
22-year-old David has a shameful secret: he’s been sleeping with his sister’s husband. Leon Lopez’s indie gay drama details the fallout.
BoygameBoygame
Comedy201315 minsDirector: Anna Nolskog
Two teenage boys hit on a novel way to counteract their sexual inexperience.
Kissing DrewKissing Drew
Drama20139 minsDirector: Philip J. Connell
'Cool kid' Drew is James’ sexual fantasy, but Drew is also James’ bully. In a single moment, James faces off against both Drew the bully and Drew the fantasy, but is it enough to reclaim his dignity?
52 Tuesdays52 Tuesdays
Drama2013110 minsDirector: Sophie Hyde
A mother undergoing a gender transition meets his estranged daughter every Tuesday, changing gradually each time they meet. An intelligent indie hit about modern identity.
RemissionRemission
Drama201319 minsDirector: Christopher Brown
Two young men and a boy roam the overgrown English countryside, seeking to escape a deadly virus.
A Last Farewell A Last Farewell
Drama201313 minsDirector: Casper Andreas
Short film following an aging author’s sorrow over the death of his long-term partner.
Futuro BeachFuturo Beach
Thriller2014107 minsDirector: Karim Aïnouz
A tragic event brings together a Brazilian lifeguard and a German tourist in Karim Aïnouz’s hypnotic melodrama.
MirrorsMirrors
Drama201412 minsDirector: Neil Ely
In a toilet of a Manchester nightclub, two young men (Shameless’ Jody Latham and Skins’ Liam Boyle) catch each other’s eye and reveal their feelings to one another.
Vis à VisVis à Vis
Comedy201317 minsDirector: Dan Connolly
When a government official comes to inspect Richard and Martin’s relationship for visa approval, it is clear that all is not as it seems.
Trouser BarTrouser Bar
Drama201620 minsDirector: Kristen Bjorn
Two men enter Sir John’s Trouser Bar but little do they know the adventure that await them inside.
CrossroadCrossroad
Drama11 minsDirector: Leon Lopez
A young man is wracked with confusion after an incident guides him on a mission of self-discovery.
DawnDawn
Drama201513 minsDirector: Jake Graf
As dawn creeps across London, two lost outcasts meet in the darkness, more afraid of themselves than each other.