Echo Chamber

Now, you're not mistaken, the '65th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival' has finished, BUT, like Steve Jobs, we have one more thing!

Today @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ coverage takes a look at our last Short, and then we sit down with it's very talented Cinematographer. Watch the conversation HERE! https://youtu.be/U5-4-eAs8cU

‘Octopus’ is written & directed by Ella Glendining. Mini (Annabelle Davis) returns to the seaside town in which she grew up for the funeral of one of her closest friends, Frank. Frank’s death is beyond tragic, but not a complete surprise to those that knew him best. Having moved away and unexpectedly started a family, Mini is guilt-ridden that she hadn’t seen Frank in the year since she had her baby, a year which has been fraught with adjusting to her new identity as a mum.

Today we have:

Octopus

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/LPcw5dmPk8Y

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 26th March 2022

Parallel Lives: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Ella Glendining

Cast: Annabelle Davis, Simon Bass, Mary Malone, Oliver Westlake, Yaz Zadeh

Credit: Fig Films

Genre: Short, Drama

Running Time: 12 min

Cert: 15

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*(Music)

'Turn The Beat Around' by Gloria Estefan - 1994

As the 36th 'BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival' draws to a close, on 'Day 12' we stack our @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ coverage!

We have one more feature debut and seven fantastic short films! 

Today's rotation is: 

The Novice

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/Y8nCl2StHog

Tribeca Film Festival Release Date: 13th June 2021

Theatrical US Release Date: 17th December 2021

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 21st March 2022

Theatrical UK Release Date: 1st April 2022

Bodies: Film Programme

Director: Lauren Hadaway

Cast: Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone Kate Drummond, Jonathan Cherry, Charlotte Ubben

Running Time: 94 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/Z4zCPgMdbo0

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Pink & Blue

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/-In2PrXniN4

BlackStar Film Festival Release Date: 4th August 2021

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 17th March 2022

Family Affairs: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Carmen LoBue

Cast: Kaydx, Jojo Brown, Aury Krebs, Aida Basco, Darius Basco and Shireen Ayazi

Running Time: 13 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/ETnzJAQiMaw

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Queer Parivaar

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/rg_ToRKr-t8

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 17th March 2022

Family Affairs: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Shiva Raichandani

Cast: Shiva Raichandani, Raimu Itfum, Taru Devani, Asifa Lahore, Anick Soni, Aroob Sajjad, Asad Shaykh and Mahatma Khandi

Running Time: 27 min

Cert: 12a

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/QaXJbqWT0i8

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The Meaning of Daisey

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/k0Ij3NuecbY

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 26th March 2022

Parallel Lives: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Max’ed Deeq

Cast: Amelia Parillon, Funso Foluso-Henry, Yinka Olorunnife

Running Time: 5 min

Cert: 15

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Noor & Layla

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/dLfef34FfIc

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 19th March 2022

Once More, With Feeling: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Fawzia Mirza

Cast: Sahar B. Agustin-Maleki, Nicole Nwokolo

Running Time: 13 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/WMp9MZEC4XA

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Minutes

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/w-m4MJFHpXU

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 19th March 2022

Once More, With Feeling: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Alix Eve, Olivia Dowd

Cast: Ella Dacres, Ell Potter

Running Time: 14 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/uSmmJuplxwU

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The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/FWYmAX8CHFE

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 17th March 2022

Family Affairs: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Fawzia Mirza

Cast: Kausar Mohammed, Vico Ortiz, Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Pia Shah, D’Lo 

Running Time: 11 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/jSVpxO3XVzQ

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The Beginning & The Middle

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/xVGVhWHikBI

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 19th March 2022

Once More, With Feeling: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Alexis G. Zall

Cast: Lukita Maxwell, Genneya Walton, Aaron Holliday, RiRia, Levi Bernhardt

Running Time: 10 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/nYAxGmSzgcg

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*(Music)

'Turn The Beat Around' by Gloria Estefan - 1994

On our penultimate day of @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ coverage ('Day 11') of 2022's 'BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival' we have three full lengths. Two documentaries, (one sport and one music), and a feature debut! 

Today we have: 

I Am the Tigress

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/qoHpFHGO5jo

Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Date: 18th January 2021

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 26th March 2022

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 27th March 2022

Bodies: Film Strand

Theatrical Germany Release Date: 14th April 2022

Director: Philipp Fussenegger, Dino Osmanović

Cast: Tischa Thomas, Steve Scibelli, Edward Zahler, Jasmine Acevedo, Pharaoh Acevedo, Lucciano Acevedo, Indigo Acevedo

Credit: Funfairfilms, sixpackfilm

Genre: Documentary, Sport

Running Time: 80 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/4IuRvEYXbKI

Website: Here. https://www.fffyeah.com/en/films/the-tigress/

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Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/nOD5eVIE0xY

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 23rd March 2022

Hearts: Film Strand

Director: Shelley Thompson

Cast: Maya V. Henry, Robb Wells, Amy Groening, Reid Price, Breton Lalama, Richie Wilcox, Francine Deschepper, Hans Böggild, Taylor Olson

Credit: Picture Plant, Rusty Tractor, New Dawn Films Ltd

Genre: Drama

Running Time: 90 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/xvljTn9fd-4

Website: Here. https://dawnandherdad.com/

Twitter: @DawnAndHerDad https://twitter.com/DawnAndHerDad

Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/DawnHerDadAndTheTractorFilm

Instagram: @dawndadtractormovie https://www.instagram.com/dawndadtractormovie/

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TRAMPS!

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/-D3r9Gu2aQ8

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 26th March 2022

Director: Kevin Hegge

Cast: Judy Blame, Duggie Fields, Princess Julia, John Maybury, Philip Salmon, Mark Moore, Christine Binnie, Scarlett Cannon, Sue Carrington, Lee Child, Michael Costiff, Andrew Czezowski

Credit: Low End

Genre: Documentary, Music

Running Time: 104 min

Cert: 15

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*(Music)

'Turn The Beat Around' by Gloria Estefan - 1994

It's technically 'Day 7' of the 36th 'BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival' and on today's @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ we have two documentaries, one a feature and one a Short.

In this episode:

Manscaping

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/kfj_9tw8_B8

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 19th March 2022

Bodies: Film Strand

Director: Broderick Fox

Cast: Devan Shimoyama, Jessie Anderson, Richard Savvy

Genre: Romance

Running Time: 62 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://vimeo.com/broderickfox/manscapingtrailer

Website: Here. https://manscapingmovie.com/

Twitter: @manscapingmovie https://twitter.com/manscapingmovie

Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/manscapingmovie

Instagram: @manscapingmovie https://www.instagram.com/manscapingmovie/

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The Glorious Ones

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/x4PkIShGxW4

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 25th March 2022

Further Shorts: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Somina Fombo

Cast: Yvonne Taylor, Pedro Shillingford, Louise Ndibwirende, Nolwandle Lembede, Sharifa Whitney James

Credit: Blak Wave Productions

Genre: Documentary, Short

Running Time: 23 min

Cert: 15

Website: Here. https://blakwaveproductions.com/our-work/the-glorious-ones

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*(Music)

'Turn The Beat Around' by Gloria Estefan - 1994

On 'Day 5' of the 36th 'BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival' we took a trip to the BFI to watch the 'Now and Forever' Shorts program, for today's @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ coverage!!!

Today we have: 

His Eyes

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/D_doX9g0tbc

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 20th March 2022

Now and Forever: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Alexander Weber

Cast: Miriam Fussenegger, Isabella Jeschke, Elisabeth Kanettis

Credit: Dritter.Akt Film

Genre: Drama, Short

Running Time: 23 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/EwKc-kWacUg

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Meet Me There

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/D_doX9g0tbc

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 20th March 2022

Now and Forever: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Rachael James

Cast: Rachael James, Charlotte Lancaster

Genre: Drama, Short

Running Time: 5 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/FKeHzrGXHqw

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Do This For Me

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/D_doX9g0tbc

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 20th March 2022

Now and Forever: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Marnie Baxter

Cast: Taj Atwal, Sara Huxley, Tilly Keeper, Adelle Leonce, April Kelley

Credit: Finite Films and TV, Green Mountain Productions, Mini Productions

Genre: Drama, Short

Running Time: 19 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/Hqo1DhfW3PE

Website: Here. http://miniproductions.co.uk/portfolio/do-this-for-me/

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And Then

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/D_doX9g0tbc

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 20th March 2022

Now and Forever: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Ravenna Tran

Cast: Erika Ishii, Rina Hoshino

Credit: Strangely Compelling Media

Genre: Drama, Short, Romance

Running Time: 17 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://vimeo.com/424573107

Website: Here. https://ravennatran.com/films

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Make Me A King

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/D_doX9g0tbc

UK Jewish Film Festival Date: 18th November 2021

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 20th March 2022

Now and Forever: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Sofia Olins

Cast: Libby Mai, Ben Caplan, Laurel Lefkow, LJ Parkinson, Rebecca Banatvala

Credit: Unleyek Productions

Genre: Drama, Short

Running Time: 16 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/tlW-mhy2Cwc

Website: Here. https://www.unleyek.com/copy-of-productions

Instagram: @makemeaking_ https://www.instagram.com/makemeaking_/

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Snuff

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/D_doX9g0tbc

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 20th March 2022

Now and Forever: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Louise Nesbitt

Cast: Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Lisa Dwyer Hogg, Sinéad Sharkey

Genre: Comedy, Short

Running Time: 8 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/92Vc5F-vkL4

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*(Music)

'Turn The Beat Around' by Gloria Estefan - 1994

@EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is back with more highlights from this year's BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival'.

Today, on 'Day 3', we look at a film about a poet struggling with sexuality and the horrors of the war. Plus a couple of Shorts.

Today we have:

Benediction 

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/txvctJm_0Ck

Toronto International Film Festival Date: 12th September 2021

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 17th March 2022

Bodies: Film Strand

Theatrical USA Release Date: 13th May 2022

Director: Terence Davies

Cast: Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeremy Irvine, Kate Phillips, Gemma Jones, Ben Daniels

Credit: Vertigo Releasing, EMU Films, BBC Films, British Film Institute (BFI), M.Y.R.A. Entertainment, Lipsync Productions, Creative England

Genre: Biography, Drama, War

Running Time: 137 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/6L38k6l9DFQ

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Fever

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/esqv2WOuCNk

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 18th March 2022

Strength in Vulnerability: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Angele Cooper

Cast: David J. Cork, Jeremy Feight, Janet Hubert, Alice Ripley, Terence Archie, Danea Osseni, Iroko Anyogu, Arthur L. Braddy III, Justin Mortelliti

Credit: SheStrikes

Genre: Short, Thriller

Running Time: 20 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/3jJjwMWbTxw

Website: Here. https://www.angelecooper.com/filmography

Instagram: @fevershortfilm https://www.instagram.com/fevershortfilm/

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For Love

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/-5qevYW2KXE

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 19th March 2022

Out Here Livin’: UK Shorts Programme

Director: Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor

Cast: Ann Akinjirin, Marcy Dolapo Oni, Diana Yekinni, Damola Adelaja

Credit: Joi Productions, Quiddity Films

Genre: Drama, Short

Running Time: 13 min

Cert: 15

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/nBBBxTEXT5g

Website: Here. https://www.joiproductions.co.uk/

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*(Music)

'Turn The Beat Around' by Gloria Estefan - 1994

It's 'Day 2' of the 36th 'BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival', things are a little hectic, BUT, the @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ coverage is still coming at you!

Now today we have another music documentary, (from the Minds strand) but this one hits different f'sure!!!

'The Sound of Scars' is directed by Leigh Brooks. The story of how three friends overcame domestic violence, substance abuse and depression to form 'Life Of Agony' one of the most influential bands in its genre. Through the success of their groundbreaking 1993 debut "River Runs Red", hailed by Rolling Stone as “One of the Greatest Metal Albums of All Time”, they channeled their cumulative life stories into a soundtrack for a broken generation. As newfound fame allowed them to escape the tragedies of their past, in the wake of their accomplishments, unforeseen obstacles arose. 

This episode we have:

The Sound of Scars

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/gvtraWca3zk 

BFI Flare 2022 Date: 25th March 2022

Minds: Film Strand

Director: Leigh Brooks

Cast: Mina Caputo, Alan Robert, Joey Zampella

Credit: Firebelly Films, Cinedigm Entertainment Group

Genre: Documentary, Music

Running Time: 90 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/YYZtCjg221M

Watch via Prime Video USA: Here. https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B09TV9W8YN/

Watch via AppleTV: Here. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-sound-of-scars/umc.cmc.55ndh01jl7uus725nu4uv7hua

Website: Here. https://www.soundofscars.com/

Twitter: @soundofscars https://twitter.com/soundofscars

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*(Music)

'Turn The Beat Around' by Gloria Estefan - 1994

@EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ this week looks at a feature debut & new release on Prime Video. Then we take a look at the recent 'Ghostbusters' and 'AppleTV+' award winning 'CODA'.

Today we have:

Bluff

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/Zez5bsd4yfQ

Digital Release Date: 28th April 2022

Director: Sheikh Shahnawaz

Cast: Gurj Gill, Jason Adam, Nisaro Karim, James Jaysen Bryhan, Joe Egan

Credit: Catharsis Films, Indie Rights

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Running Time: 115 min

Cert: 18

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/H9kfVB_MQYw

Digital Platforms: Amazon, Google Play, Tubi, YouTube

Website: Here. https://www.bluff-movie.com/

Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/BluffMovieUK

Instagram: @bluffmovieuk https://www.instagram.com/bluffmovieuk/

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/oHfs0Ek18pE

Theatrical Release Date: 19th November 2021

Digital Release Date: 4th January 2022

Director: Jason Reitman

Cast: Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Celeste O'Connor, Logan Kim, Bokeem Woodbine, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Sigourney Weaver

Credit: Columbia Pictures, Bron Creative, Ghost Corps, The Montecito Picture Company, Right of Way Films, Sony Pictures Releasing

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Running Time: 124 min

Cert: 12a

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/HR-WxNVLZhQ

Rent or Buy via Prime Video UK: Here. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghostbusters-Afterlife-Carrie-Coon/dp/B09LYYD588

Rent or Buy via Prime Video USA: Here. https://www.amazon.com/Ghostbusters-Afterlife-Carrie-Coon/dp/B09LYZW3X4

Website: Here. https://www.ghostbusters.com/

Twitter: @Ghostbusters https://twitter.com/ghostbusters/

Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/GhostbustersOfficial/?brand_redir=152306518156691

Instagram: @ghostbusters https://www.instagram.com/ghostbusters/

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CODA

Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/70-S8wO-FXQ

Sundance Film Festival: 28th January 2021

Theatrical Release Date: 13th August 2021

Digital Release Date: 13th August 2021

Director: Siân Heder

Cast: Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Eugenio Derbez, Amy Forsyth, Kevin Chapman

Credit: Vendôme Pictures, Pathé Films, Picture Perfect Federation, Apple TV+

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music

Running Time: 111 min

Cert: 12a

Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/0pmfrE1YL4I

Watch via AppleTV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/coda/umc.cmc.3eh9r5iz32ggdm4ccvw5igiir

Website: Here. https://coda.film/home/

Instagram: @codamovie https://www.instagram.com/codamovie/ 

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*(Music)

'Do I Wanna Know?' by Arctic Monkeys - 2013