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British Council presents short film festival on LGBTQ+ community

This year’s #FiveFilms4Freedom collection presents a range of com... Read More
The 5th season of #FiveFilms4Freedom, the world’s widest-reaching LGBTQ+ digital film festival is already underway with five short films from the BFI Flare program available to Indian and global audiences through

British Council

’s global digital platform, their YouTube channel.
This year’s #FiveFilms4Freedom collection presents a range of compelling and thought-provoking stories, including one made under the guidance of legendary filmmaker, Werner Herzog titled ‘Carlito se va para siempre’. The other four films are Ladies Day, A Normal Girl, ÉG/I and Crushing Waves.
Here's the link to watch the movies for free:
https://www.youtube.com/user/britishartschannel

All five films will be available to watch from March 21 -31 on the British Council Arts YouTube channel free of cost.


World over, there is heightened awareness and discussion around equal rights for the

LGBT

community. LGBT rights in many other countries have been transformed, including India where homosexuality was decriminalized last year. The campaign illustrates how the medium of films can help to secure global influence. As an art form it can be used to educate, engage, inform, debate and illustrate.
#FiveFilms4Freedom is the world’s widest-reaching LGBTQ+ online film campaign. The campaign is run by the British Council in partnership with BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival, and has been running since 2015.

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