A gay couples lunch break does not go as planned as they engage in a discussion about how they can renovate their cabin bathroom. They suddenly find themselves in a heated argument which lead to a series of misunderstandings.
An aging woman and her nurse develop a friendship that inspires her to unearth unacknowledged longing and thus help her make peace with her past.
Eleanor and Isabelle meet again sixty years after their relationship break up.
Nothing is quite as special as a child’s relationship with their babysitter, and nine-year-old, gender-queer Johnny is obsessed with theirs – so much so that they’ve meditated their spirit right into her body! Part “Freaky Friday” and part “Being John Malkovitch,” HOMEBODY is a charming, crowd-pleasing, cringe comedy for the gender-fluid era.
Mayssa is looking for a sexual release to cure her recent depression but luck – and her mother – are not on her side.
Just another lesbian vampire film?
Roya is a British Muslim woman whose mother has just died. After the funeral she returns to a home much altered – one without her mother. Roya discovers her relationship with another woman was in fact known about all along.
Lady Liberty is a coming-of-age and coming out comedy-drama following Shea Miller, an aspiring comedian and assistant to a much more famous comedian as she learns to claim her queerness and redefine herself.
Maggie, is the first woman and newest detective on the constabulary facing all of the challenges of being a super smart butch in a dress in 1910.
What if, you can be all of who you are and still allow another? That just for one night, judgement no longer exists? What if, an intimacy of touch, a truth of want, Swivels around your doubt and trusts? What if, love is not a gender, it is a swivel of the heart?
LLFF is planning a festival for this year!
Mark September 23 – 25, 2022 in your calendar and check back to Llff.ca for updates.
Today is last call for advance ticket sales to the drive-in event. Get them in advance tonight or take your chance at the drive-in gates where tickets will be available for purchase.
Sarah Smith will have a merch table set up at the event. CASH ONLY and there are no ATMs on site. Consider supporting a local artist and taking home a memory from this unique evening.
LLFF wants to GIVE BACK. We will be holding a 50/50 raffle at the drive-in, in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters Oxford County’s Prism program for LGBTQ+ youth.
Tickets are $5 each. To ensure everyone’s safety and minimize as much unnecessary contact as possible, PLEASE try to bring exact change for the number of tickets you wish to purchase. Reminder: there are no ATMs on site.
LLFF would also like to support London’s Queer Events initiative “Food For Queers”. Those who have the means, please consider bringing food pantry items or a cash donation. Items can be dropped off near concessions or at the gate upon entry.
Yep! Tickets to the Drive-In are available right now. Head on over to the home page to get yours. We\’re looking forward to seeing you.
LLFF goes to the Oxford Drive-In this September 24, 2020. Watch the website and social media for more details, SOON.
A quick note for those people who at last year\’s festival, either won room vouchers from the Delta London Armouries or had vouchers included in silent auction items that they purchased. Vouchers that were to expire May 2020 have been extended and will now expire on December 31, 2020.
Hello again,
It’s been 9 weeks since we first learned that our May 2020 London Lesbian Film Festival was at risk of not happening. Initially hopeful that we would be able to postpone, we worked to secure venues to go forward in the fall. However, it is clear to us now that this, while optimistic, is no longer a viable or responsible option.
We are currently targeting April 30th through May 2nd, 2021 for our 29th annual film festival and we hope to see you all there. The highly anticipated 30th anniversary will just have to wait for one more year.
Some of you have asked if we will be presenting an online festival this year and our answer to that is no. As you all know we are a not-for-profit enterprise fully run by volunteers, and while we would love to provide an online experience we do not have the resources to make something like this happen. We hope to begin our usual planning in September for the 2021 festival.
As you can imagine, we have been dealt a financial blow as a result of this pandemic, please continue to support our sponsors and advertisers as you are able, they are a key part of keeping our festival alive. We will continue to be active on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and our website.
If you have any specific questions for us please email shout@llff.ca and we will do our best to address them. Stay in touch with us, with each other, and with the LGBTQ2+ community at large because we are stronger together.
Thanks,
Debi DeMillePresident, LLFF Reeling Spinsters
Dear festival attendees, supporters, and filmmakers,
We are reaching out today to inform you that due to the current covid-19 pandemic, it is no longer possible to safely hold our festival this May 1-3.
This situation is unfortunate and presents some difficulties for our team going forward, but we remain passionate and invested in bringing our community together to celebrate lesbian identities and stories on screen.
We are taking the next few weeks to assess our options and see if it is feasible to postpone the festival until later this year, as some other events have already done.
The health and well-being of our community, and the importance of this festival to each of you, will be paramount in our decision making.
Please know that you are all in our thoughts and we hope you are keeping safe and well. For those of you working on the front lines, in healthcare, first responders, or are otherwise deemed essential and continue to work outside the home, please accept our sincere thanks for all you are doing.
We commit to keeping you informed and ask for your patience just awhile longer while we navigate this uncharted territory.
Debi DeMille
President, LLFF Reeling Spinsters
Head on over to Films to see what\’s in store for this year.
Same But Different is a true New Zealand Love Story about real life film-maker couple, Rachel Aneta Wills and Nikki Si’ulepa and their early awkward beginnings in love.
The untold story of two lesbian pioneers that risked being lost forever…until now.
An LGBTQ+ story of an entire relationship in its most powerful and emotional first and last moments.
A young Afghani refugee living in Switzerland meets a girl at a public swimming pool and instantly feels attracted to her.
An insecure woman realizes the value of true love when she’s caught lying to the woman of her dreams.
A personal, touching story that documents the struggles and successes of one small town family when their youngest child comes out as transgender.
A couple in an open relationship have their holiday slumber shattered by the unexpected arrival of a secondary partner, who is drunk and on an ill-conceived mission to establish her romantic dominance.
A gay couples lunch break does not go as planned as they engage in a discussion about how they can renovate their cabin bathroom. They suddenly find themselves in a heated argument which lead to a series of misunderstandings.
An aging woman and her nurse develop a friendship that inspires her to unearth unacknowledged longing and thus help her make peace with her past.
In the afterglow of a seemingly fated hookup, two women realize that perhaps they have a little too much in common.
Same But Different is a true New Zealand Love Story about real life film-maker couple, Rachel Aneta Wills and Nikki Si’ulepa and their early awkward beginnings in love.
This incisive doc takes us into the cosplay-wearing, fanfic-writing underbelly of queer fandoms… specifically the sometimes inspiring yet often troubled history of queer female representation on television. Fans, creators, and actors beautifully articulate their frustrations and their ideas for better, more accurate, more inclusive visibility. Featuring interviews with Ilene Chaiken (The L Word), Angelica Ross (Pose), Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), and of course, Lucy Lawless (Xena, Warrior Princess)!
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London Lesbian Film Festival is committed to bringing you the highest quality events each year because your experience is our number one priority. As this festival has grown over the years, so too has the cost of venues and services. Our ticket prices have remained frozen for the last six years and this is no longer sustainable. It has been determined that in order for the festival to continue, at the level of quality you have come to enjoy, they must be adjusted accordingly.
The ticket pricing for 2020 will be:
Weekend Pass – $90
Individual Film Screenings – $15
Three Day Film Pass – $40
Brunch – $60
Dance – $15
This small increase reflects current market standards and will help ensure this festival’s success for many more years to come. We appreciate your understanding and continued support of this one-of-a-kind event that connects and celebrates the lesbian community.
We have some exciting news to tell you about. This year the Festival is back downtown. And we mean ALL downtown. Book a room at the Delta – walk to the movies TWO BLOCKS to the fabulous and beautiful Wolf Performance Hall at the London Public Library. When it’s time for the dance, walk ONE BLOCK from the movies to the London Music Hall. Yeah, yeah, but what about brunch? Brush your teeth, hop in the shower – your hair won’t even have time to dry – because brunch is ONE block, from the Delta, to the Double Tree Hilton. We’re so excited about our new venues and so happy to be all together and back downtown. The only drawback is that your fitness tracker will take a hit – but we’ve built in a solution for that, too – with all the extra time you’ll have you can take a walk on the path by the river because that’s downtown, too.
Thank you to all who attended LLFF Presents Pride Film night 2019 during London Pride week at Aeolian Hall. We raised $1000.00 for John Gordon Home Resident Transition Fund!
Reelings Spinsters are growing, we have 6 new volunteers this year, if you think you might like to become a Reeling Spinster go to our contact page and follow the link to apply. Our 2020 Festival volunteer recruitment is closed however come June 2020 we will be taking applications for the 2021 Festival which will be our 30th Annual.
Theeeey\’re heeeere. Dana Nosella has posted the photos from the weekend\’s shenanigans. For a look at the tomfoolery use the password that was sent out to the mailing list and log-in to see them. Thank you to Dana Nosella Photography! EVERYBODY LOOKS FABULOUS.
Thank you for joining us at the 2019 Festival. As promised here\’s the survey. We appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions to help us make the festival even better.
https://fs22.formsite.com/FilmSubmission/23jbr5n2iv/index.html
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We\’ve got a bad news good news situation here FIRST the bad news –Brunch and Weekend Passes are SOLD OUT; HOWEVER you can still get film tickets. Get \’em while you can!
If you\’re looking for a place to eat, or want to make a reservation before the big event, we have compiled a list of restaurants in the core. Some have offered discounts for the weekend. We\’re happy to let you know those restaurants that support the festival, so that you can support them.You can download a pdf of the guide here: Restaurant Guide
Just under a month \’til take off and the tickets are now live. We can\’t wait to see you. Kiss Kiss. Get \’em here.
If you didn’t get one and you’d still like to attend. There will be some Friday and Saturday tickets available at the venue on a first come first serve basis.
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Get yer Friday Film Tickets here! Hold tight to this baby because not only will it gain you entry to all Friday films, but it will also get you into our opening reception held after the films.
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