This year our community hub is in cyberspace. It may not be the same breathy sweatboxes that we’re used to seeing each other in, but we’re creating a world you can visit straight from your homes with many opportunities to gather, chat and cruise.
With chat rooms, a Missed Connections board, a school, a library… this is a virtual gaybourhood of our own. Think Hackers (1996) meets the future of our dreams. 2020 is a different world, but we are still here to connect with all of you, so we learnt to code, and started imagining a new world. We hope you like it.
THE HUB WILL BE GEOBLOCKED TO THE UK
Made in Pakistan - 13:00
Short Film Programme | 75'
Queer souls ready to change the world live and love in stasis as a global pandemic shakes us to our core. How do we look at each other, how do we strengthen and embolden each other, how do we love each other? 3 films reflect this arrested moment in history, and how to live through it together.
Queer Pandemic Response- 14:30
Short Film Programme | 82'
Queer souls ready to change the world live and love in stasis as a global pandemic shakes us to our core. How do we look at each other, how do we strengthen and embolden each other, how do we love each other? 3 bold and beautiful films reflect this arrested moment in history, and how to live through it together.
CW: insect sounds, pandemic-related dread
Breaking the Spell- 16:30
dir. Bird La Bird | UK 2020 | 20'
Fed up of the tired history of the Elizabethan age and feel like shaking it up a bit, well you are in luck. For this queer rebuff in a ruff, we are delighted to present Bird La Bird’s delightfully playful film ‘Breaking The Spell’. This subtitled and audio described short adds a new queer dimensions to the Armada Portraits that will leave your brain full and sides tickled. Following the film we are delighted to welcome the Mollusc Dimension for a ‘live’ performance based on the work’s score, a perfect audible delight for a Sunday Afternoon.
After all this beautiful queer refocusing of history, it is our pleasure to welcome Bird La Bird and Squid (of The Mollusc Dimension) for a pre-recorded discussion with our programmer Kai. We adored ‘Breaking The Spell’ here at Fringe! so we are thrilled to present this hour long programme fully exploring its beauty.
No Place Like Homo - 17:45
Short Film Programme | 109'
From local huns and ancient myths, to stories from around the world that speak straight to your soul: find your people. These short films show how historical excavations, queer rituals, chosen families, and vital conversations make us who we are. Supported by the Embassy of the Argentine Republic.
Behind the Scenes - 20:00
Short Film Programme | 58'
Three creative documentaries shine a light on the humans behind the POC scene royalty worshipped when on stage: on fears, doubts, insecurities, and all of them overcome on the stage. Followed by a beautiful discussion about the experiences of Black performers, exploring mental health and self-image.
CW: Discussions of Mental Health, Suicidal Ideation, Sex and Desire
Drag Bedtime Stories - 21:45
Once you have had all the queer cinematic magic you little hearts can handle, let some of Fringe’s favourite drag artists send you off to into the land of slumber with some night time tales, sure to make your dreams that little more fabulous. A perfect way to close out our HUB for 2020.
Sunday's sweet dreams courtesy of drag babe Wesley Dykes.