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Homotopia
Saturday, 01 November 2025 until Sunday, 30 November 2025
Since Homotopia launched in 2004 we have supported, curated, co-produced & commissioned a wide range of local, regional, national & international based companies, artists, events and performances including Gary Clarke Company, Caz & Britney, Joseph Mercier & Paniclab, David’s Place, My Scouse Voice, April Ashley : Portrait of a lady, Fellow Travellers Group Show, Outsiders – Liverpool’s first Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, The Lavender Club, Hello Sailor: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Queer Storytelling Festival, David Hoyle, Nigel Charnock, Our Story Liverpool which was the first ever research project into the hidden history of LGBT Liverpool, House Of Suarez ‘Liverpool Is Burning’, Gerry Potter’s ‘Miracle’, Homotopia seeks work in various art-forms such as live performances from theatre-makers, musicians, dance artists, performance artists, writers, artists and comedians/cabaret/vaudeville acts.
We are committed to supporting local artists wherever we can and are endeavouring to create more platforms and opportunities for new and emerging artists and producers. The work must be full length performances or interventions of at least 1 hour duration. We will consider shorter pieces of work for cabaret and performance art and also encouraging new music and live club performance. We also seek work from visual artists for a variety of exhibitions throughout the year.
2025 films...
A Tangled Web Drowning in Honey by Tara Hakim and Hannah Hull
A tangled web drowning in honey is an experiential and textural short film that invites viewers into the inner workings of a mind to ponder the ways in which we love and unlove ourselves.
Out of Gaza by Seza Tiyara Selen and Jannis Osterburg
A young Palestinian woman wants to flee from Gaza with her friends, hoping to find freedom in the West. As a talented engineer she makes escape possible, but doubts arise if it is the right decision to leave. When they cross the wall, they encounter a world they did not expect.
Don’t Take My Joy Away by Omar Gabriel
Omar & Omar are two friends sharing moments of joy in their home in the Shatila Palestinian camp, until a sudden act of violence shatters their world.
Aliens in Beruit by Raghed Charabaty
Blurring truth and fiction, ALIENS IN BEIRUT finds alienation and desire at home through scripted improv, New Wave wildlife-esque cinematography and visual experimentation.
Blood Like Water by Dima Hamdam
Shadi embarks on a secret adventure, and accidentally drags his family into a trap where they only have two choices; either collaborate with the Israeli occupation, or be shamed and humiliated by their own people. Based on true stories
Palcorecore by Dana Dawud
A chilling, mesmerizing series of dances and repurposed archival footage that circulated on the internet in and around Palestine.
Adbad Hawaz by Robin Riad
Learn the Arabic Alphabet in 28 Easy Steps!” Robin Riad’s film ostensibly teaches the Arabic alphabet. In reality, the letters are printed onto the 16mm film’s optical track, creating sound from the projector’s reading of their visual patterns.
I Never Promised You a Jasmine Garden by Teyama Alkamli
Tara, a queer Palestinian woman in her late 20s, attempts to suppress her internal emotional turbulence during a phone call with her best friend Sarab, with whom she is in love.
The Palace at the End of the World Written and directed by Bradley Innes Wilson
Saccharine Written and directed by Melanie John
How to Remove Difficult Stains Written by Beth Noonan-Roberts Directed by Becky Downing
The Last Gasp of England Written and directed by Stu King
Rebel Dykes
Voices of Resilience Kenneth Idongesit Usoro
Voices of Resilience follows the lives of queer individuals and drug users living with HIV in Nigeria. Through personal interviews and experimental visual storytelling, the film shows the protagonists’ worlds as they seek out underground harm reduction services.
The passion according to G.H.B Gustavo Vinagre and Vinicius Couto
In the magical realist film, The passion according to G.H.B., a gay man reminisces about his orgy days and chem sex, and considers his future while speaking with an apparition of G.H., a canonical fictional character of Brazilian literature.
Ghost in the Park Camila Flores-Fernández
Ghost in the Park traces the narratives of the community of Görlitzer Park, an area in Berlin known for public drug use and trade. Highlighting “drug consumption buses” that promote safer use and aim to reduce HIV transmission among drug users, the space of the bus is taken as an axis through which the experiences and feelings of the community around the park are amplified.
The Sister’s Journey Hoàng Thái Anh
Through a documentary style, The Sister’s Journey explores the daily life of a transgender woman in Vietnam using drugs. The film delves into her fear of stigma, struggles she faces, and the vital role of harm reduction services and healthcare available to her.
Realce (Highlight) Camilo Tapia Flores
Realce is a documentary short following two HIV-positive friends, DJ Deseo and porn actor Fernando Brutto, during one of their performances at Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival. The duo move through the streets of Rio and Carnival “blocos,” sharing their reflections on friendship, undetectability, their relationship with sex, and drug use within their own community.
¿Por qué tanto dolor? (Why so much pain?) José Luis Cortés
Instead of asking, “Why so much meth in the gay community?,” Cortés’s experimental film provokes the deeper question, “Why so much pain?” The film delves into the emotional and social wounds that fuel addiction and risk-taking behaviors.