LGBT+ History Month: Film & Theatre Guide
This February we celebrate national LGBT+ History Month, exploring the history of the gay rights movement and its contribution to society. Here are the best pieces of film and theatre this month which celebrate the LGBT+ community, both past and present...
Dykes, Camera, Action! + Afterparty with Anna Kissed
"When director Caroline Berler couldn’t find any films celebrating the icons of lesbian cinema she decided to take matters into her own hands and document a history of queer cinema from the women who made it happen. Featuring filmmakers Barbara Hammer, Su Friedrich, Rose Troche, Cheryl Dunye, Yoruba Richen, Desiree Akhavan, Vicky Du, and film critics B. Ruby Rich and Jenni Olson. This bold documentary follows some of the most influential lesbian filmmakers of the past 50 years, pulling back the curtain to reveal a wealth of talent and history shared by these powerful women." - Showroom Cinema 18 +
Fri 7th Feb | 20.15| Showroom & Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, S1 2BX
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Valentine's Day Preview)
"Set in Brittany in 1760 Marianne, a painter, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent. Héloïse is a reluctant bride-to-be and Marianne must paint her without her knowledge. She observes her by day and secretly paints her at night. Intimacy and attraction grow between the two women as they share Héloïse’s first and last moments of freedom, all whilst Marianne paints the portrait that will end it all." - Showroom Cinema 15 +
Fri 14th Feb | 18.00 | Showroom & Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, S1 2BX
Doc/Nights Presents: Barbara Hammer - For Her Pleasure
“It has been the goal of my life to put a lesbian lifestyle on the screen. Why? Because when I started I couldn’t find any!” - Barbara Hammer
Opening with “lesbian commercial” Dyketactics, this selection of shorts from the maverick queer cinema pioneer Barbara Hammer (1939-2019) explores the female body, desire and pleasure through experimentations with film. 18 +
Wed 19th Feb | 18.30 | Showroom & Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, S1 2BX
Desert Hearts
"Donna Deitch’s swooning and sensual first film, Desert Hearts, was ground-breaking when it was released in 1985: a love story about two women, made entirely independently, on a shoestring budget, directed by a woman. Set in the 1950s, Desert Hearts follows strait-laced professor Vivian Bell as she arrives in Nevada to file for divorce. On arrival she winds up catching the eye of someone new, the free-spirited young Cay, setting off a slow seduction that unfolds against a breath-taking desert landscape." - Showroom Cinema 18 +
Mon 24th Feb | 18.30 |Showroom & Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, S1 2BX
Theatre
Guy | 13th - 14th Feb
Hailed as an "irresistible rom-com of the highest order" by the Reviews Hub with the "potential to be very big indeed”, the multi-award winning GUY is an uplifting musical telling the story of modern dating through a diverse group of gay men.
"Queer As Folk meets Bridget Jones with a cat-fishing musical twist, leo&hyde’s award-winning GUY gives you 12 heart-pounding electronic pop anthems and witty, heartfelt story about modern dating through a diverse cross-section of gay men. You’ll laugh-cry, sad-cry, face-palm and heart-eyes at this rom-com about body image, prejudice, and mental health. GUY is a reminder that the only person you should be is yourself: #nofilter." - Theatre Deli 15 +
Theatre Deli | £14 + bf | 7.45pm - 9.40pm | 202 Eyre St, Sheffield City Centre, S1 4QZ