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NewFest

13 October – 23 October 2022

Another year, another great line-up of cinema from around the world at one of the leading LGBTQ+ film festivals.

The festival runs from 12 to 23 October.

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  • Before I Change My Mind
    Review preview for Before I Change My Mind

    A lot of effort has gone into production design, resulting in a film which looks really good for its budget, but the most important factor is Anderson’s eye for the sort of details which stand out to teenagers.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    1987: While the other students wonder if new kid Robin is a boy or a girl, Robin forges a complicated bond with the school bully, making increasingly dangerous choices to fit in.
  • Chrissy Judy
    Review preview for Chrissy Judy

    A torch song of a film.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    When a man leaves the city to be with his boyfriend, his unstable best friend, with whom he used to perform drag, struggles to cope alone.
  • I'll Show You Mine
    Review preview for I'll Show You Mine

    All this would work just as well on a stage, and Griffiths doesn’t really do much with it to get beyond that, though she handles the actors well and there’s some nice set dressing and lighting. It’s still a gripping watch.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An author who made a career by examining her own trauma sits down to interview her nephew for a new book about his history as a model. Each of them reveal much more than expected and confront some of their most deeply hidden secrets.
  • All The Beauty And The Bloodshed
    Review preview for All The Beauty And The Bloodshed

    The intimacies are staggering.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    The story of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty often blamed for the US opioid epidemic.
  • The Blue Caftan
    Review preview for The Blue Caftan

    Covert glances and dauntless gestures between the three protagonists, that keep us guessing about who knows what, weave a web as diaphanous as the stitching on fine cloth.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Halim and Mina own a small family tailor shop that specializes in sewing ceremonial caftans. Since traditional hand-crafted work is time-consuming, Halim decides to hire an assistant, Youssef. The presence of the attractive young man arouses long-suppressed feelings in Halim, something that does not go unnoticed by his wife Mina.
  • The Love
    Review preview for The Love

    The agony of strained relationships is tempered here by beautifully observed comedy.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Moroccan-Dutch Karim returns to his family home and opens up to his parents about being attracted to men.
  • Wendell & Wild
    Review preview for Wendell & Wild

    Kat is styled with a punk sensibility which will appeal to young viewers tired of old fashioned notions about how young heroes ought to look and behave.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, must face their arch-nemesis, the demon-dusting nun Sister Helly, and her two acolytes, the goth teens Kat and Raul.
  • The Inspection
    Review preview for The Inspection

    There’s a depth and groundedness here which speaks to lived experience.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Drama based on the filmmaker's own experiences as a gay man in Marine Corps basic training following a decade of living on the streets.
  • Close
    Review preview for Close

    Loose camerawork from Frank van den Eeden enhances the intimate, raw spirit.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Two best friends find their bond upset by schoolmates.
  • Rule 34
    Review preview for Rule 34

    There’s a lot going on in Júlia Murat’s accomplished drama.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A young woman studies criminal law and advocates for women's rights and at night she performs in front of a live sex cam. One night watching a film awakens her dark impulses for a more dangerous means of sexual gratification.

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