19-30 March 2025
In partnership with BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, our annual online programme of short films is back! Watch the films online for free between 19-30 March.
This year’s programme brings you five powerful stories of love, courage, secrets and betrayal by filmmakers from around the world. These stories remind us that no matter where – or who – we are, the need for love and self-expression is universal.
Announcing the 2025 programme
Dragfox – By Lisa Ott (UK)
Eleven-year-old Sam is struggling with their gender identity—until a mischievous fox takes them on a dazzling, all-singing, all-dancing journey of self-discovery.
If I Make It to the Morning – By Andre Shen (USA/China)
Chinese teenager Ziyi spends the final night of her cross-State college tour at her cool aunt’s apartment in New York. But as she starts to think this place could be perfect, an unexpected revelation brings tension to the group.
NGGAK!!! – By Oktania Hamdani and Winner Wijaya (Indonesia)
Sekar and Bebi’s love story unfolds in the digital world—laughing, gaming, and sharing memes. But when Sekar’s mother calls with life-changing news, reality comes to bite.
Wait, Wait, Now! – By Ramon Te Wake (New Zealand)
When best friends Alex and Sam are left home alone, they do what some teenage boys do—raid mum’s wardrobe, play dress-up, and step into a world where they feel truly themselves. But what happens when their secret fantasy collides with reality?
We'll Go Down in History – By Cameron Richards and Charlie Tidmas (UK)
This heartfelt documentary tells the story of TRUK United, a grassroots, proudly trans football club, following the team as they strive to create a safe haven for their community in the face of rising transphobia. Step into the lives of characters navigating identity, belonging and acceptance, and join us in celebrating love in all its forms.
In India, we are delighted to be partnering with the British High Commission and the Deputy High Commissions alongside National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), The G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture, Soho House Mumbai, Alliance Francaise Chandigarh, WeHub, VR Bengaluru, India Habitat Centre and Engendered. We are also pleased to partner with The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group across the country. Do view our films the next time you check into one of their properties.
Screening schedule
| City | Date | Time | Venue | RSVP |
| Chandigarh | 19 Mar | 4 – 5 pm | Alliance Francaise, Sector 36, Chandigarh | Free seating - no registration required. For enquires:culture.chandigarh@afindia.org |
| Delhi | 19 Mar | 4 – 5: 30 pm | I View World Film Festival, conference hall, Travancore Palace, Shrimant Madhav Rao Scindia Marg, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi, Delhi 110001 | Registration: engendereddelhi@gmail.com |
| Delhi | 27 Mar | 7 – 8 pm | Habitat International Film Festival, Gulmohar hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road Near Airforce Bal Bharati School, Lodhi Rd, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi 110003 | Habitatworld |
| Delhi | 26 Mar | 5.30- 8 pm | British Council, 17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi - 110 001 | Register here |
| Delhi | 28 Mar | 5 - 6pm | The Lalit New Delhi, Fire Brigade Lane, Barakhamba, New Delhi, Delhi 110001 | Free entry |
| Mumbai | 22 Mar | 5 - 6 pm and 8 –9 pm | Little Theatre, National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), NCPA Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400021 | Register here |
| Mumbai | 26 Mar | 7.30 – 8.30 pm | G5A warehouse, Laxmi Mills Estate ,Shakti Mills Lane ,Off Dr E Moses Road Mahalaxmi (W) Mumbai 400 011 | Register here |
| Mumbai | 24 Mar | 2 - 5 pm | The Lalit Mumbai,
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Int'l Airport Rd, Navpada, Marol, Andheri East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400059 |
Register here |
| Bengaluru | 23 – 30 MarOpening Event – 23 Mar | 4 – 5.30 pm | VR Whitefield, Whitefield Main Road, Devasandra Industrial Estate, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560048 | Register here |
| Jaipur | 26 March | 6.30 - 7.30 pm | The Lalit Jaipur, Jawahar Circle 2B & 2C,Jagatpura Rd, near Jagatpura Road,Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017 | Free entry |
| Hyderabad | 28 Mar | 5 – 6.30 pm | WeHub, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University T-SAT Network premises, Road No. 45, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana 500033 | Register here |
| Chennai | 28 Mar | 6 - 7.30pm | British Council, 737, Anna Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002 | Register here |
| Kolkata | 28 Mar | 6 – 7.30pm | British Council, L&T Chambers, 16, Camac St, Kolkata, West Bengal 700017 | Register here |
Stream the films on Youtube
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