Strap on those cha cha heels for an evening of depraved decadence introduced by special guest, drag queen Titty Kaka.
BFF x Queer Amusements present a 50th anniversary screening of John Waters’ 1974 sleazy smash hit Female Trouble.
Led by her egomaniacal impulses, teenage nightmare Dawn Davenport (Divine) drops out of school to seek fame as glamorous model. She’ll get pregnant, join the criminal underworld and conduct a crime spree as part of a strange art experiment. Strap in for this endlessly quotable cult favourite as we follow this larger than life fame monster on a journey of perverted decadence from juvenile delinquency to death row.
Shot in Waters’ native Baltimore on 16mm with a cast drawn from his beloved troupe of regulars, the Dreamlanders; glamour has never been more grotesque.
The event will start with a showing of a new short film work by James Barnett which documents this year’s Queer Amusements festival. This will be introduced by festival Creative Director Harry Clayton-Wright.
About Queer Amusements
A brand new Blackpool-based multi-artform festival showcasing artists from the worlds of film, literature, visual and performance art, craft, dance and drag highlighting LGBTQ+ artists both from the town and across the UK.
Please note that seating is unallocated. Please make sure you arrive on time!
Join us in celebrating the work of new and established filmmakers from across the globe.
This year’s Blackpool Film Festival Short Film Competition saw over 120 submissions from across the globe, including films from Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Malaysia, North Macedonia, Iran and Canada, as well as the UK and many more countries.
Join us in celebrating the work of fantastic young filmmakers from across the globe.
Open internationally to filmmakers under the age of 25, this year’s Blackpool Film Festival Young Filmmakers Competition was inundated with an abundance of fantastic entries from all over the world.
Opening the 2024 Blackpool Film Festival in style, join us for this dazzling new 4K restoration of Charles Vidor’s film noir classic, Gilda.
Set amongst a backdrop of smoky casinos in post-war Buenos Aries, follow charming gambler Johnny as he becomes entangled with the mystifying Gilda, a stunning nightclub singer and the estranged wife of his ruthless boss, Ballin Mundson. As tensions rise, Johnny’s obsession with Gilda deepens, revealing her mysterious past.
Starring the radiant Rita Hayworth in her most iconic role, Gilda captures the intense unfolding of this tumultuous love triangle, exploring themes of love, jealousy and betrayal through its classic film noir style.
Since 2014, the Blackpool Film Festival has provided a platform for cinema programmed and co-produced with the artists and creative communities of the Fylde Coast.
