FilmPride

Every Year, FilmPride on TV brings a bold selection of LGBTQIA+ independent films to Latest TV, Brighton’s local television channel. Our programme showcases a rich mix of drama, documentary, comedy, animation, experimental film and queer horror – reflecting the diversity, complexity and creativity of queer lives today.

Broadcast on Latest TV (Freeview 7 and Virgin Media 159) across Brighton and the surrounding areas, the programme is also available to livestream worldwide at thelatest.co.uk, making these films accessible to audiences everywhere. Spanning intimate personal stories, community histories and daring genre work, FilmPride on TV celebrates queer voices on screen – unfiltered, inventive, and unapologetically visible!

This year’s TV festival takes place from Monday 16th to Sunday 22nd February, 9pm, with repeats the following week.

Monday 16th & 23rd

Love Lost

Dir: Pablo Saura (Portugal, 14:08)
A young Afro-Portuguese sex worker enters a men’s bordello in search of connection, navigating intimacy, power, and longing in an unfamiliar space.

A Little Bit of Glitter

Dir: Siddharth Menon (India / UK, 23:31)
When a recently widowed Indian woman sublets a room to a young gay man, an unexpected friendship helps her rediscover self-expression, joy, and confidence – despite resistance from her family.

I Saw the Sunbeams

Dir: Leon Kirk (UK, 04:32)
A trans man returns to his childhood village in this animated reflection on memory, place, and the complex emotions tied to home.

Small I’s

Dir: Tonie OW (Egypt / India / Sweden / UK, 06:10)
An experimental performance piece that visualises inner conflict by personifying sub-personalities, inviting reflection on how different selves emerge in different situations.

The Blossom and the Mountain

Dir: Kathleen Stevenson (UK, 05:00)
A poetic meditation on love and impermanence, where fleeting connection lingers even as time and nature take their course.

House Hunters

Dir: Joe Warner (UK, 10:29)
In a dystopian rental market, prospective tenants will do almost anything to secure a home, and one ruthless estate agent stops at nothing to close the deal…

TUESDAY 17th & 24th

175

Dir: Kasra Karimi (UK, 19:59)
As a couple waits for same-sex marriage to be legalised, a terminal illness turns hope into a race against time in this intimate, true-inspired love story.

Outlasting

Dir:  Lewis Doherty (Ireland, 04:02)
A tribute to Jeffrey Dudgeon and the activists who fought to decriminalise homosexuality in Northern Ireland, celebrating resilience in the face of state oppression.

I Don’t Know If I’ll Have to Say Everything Again

Dir: Vitória Fallavena, Thassilo Weber (Brazil, 14:10)
Fernando meets his mother weekly at a café and plans to tell her he’s getting married – but her Alzheimer’s complicates memory, truth, and acceptance in this tender exploration of family and love.

Free on Bail

Dir: Spartakus Santiago (Brazil, 28:58)
A young Black gay man moves through themes of faith, rejection and self-wort in a visually rich cinematic album that weaves music, poetry and ritual into a spiritual journey of self-discovery.

WEDNESDAY 18th & 25th

A Birthday to Remember

Dir: Pablo Velho (US, 15:28)
A successful architect’s life is upended when her wife’s health deteriorates, forcing her to choose between career ambition and becoming a full-time carer – and to reckon with the cost of love and sacrifice.

Straight Outta Kemptown

Dir: Erasmus John Talbot (UK, 16:00)
A vibrant portrait of Lina Talbot, a fiercely independent queer elder navigating life, friendship, and disability in Brighton’s iconic LGBTQ+ neighbourhood.

Clutter

Dir: James Card (UK, 14:36)
Jean, a no-nonsense cleaner for wealthy clients, is shaken when she must tidy up after a grieving drag queen’s night of excess, forcing her to confront her own unresolved loss and ingrained prejudice. Clutter explores how grief transcends identity – and how people find the resilience to move forward.

Final Frame

Dirs: Andrew Nuno, Adrian Nuno (USA, 14:12)
A film editor scrambles to finish a job as his partner prepares for life-critical surgery, caught between the pressure of financial survival and the need to be there for the person he loves.

The Last Story on Earth

Dir: Aaron Immediato (USA, 17:37)
A drag queen trapped in a library during an alien invasion must rely on her storytelling skills to protect both supporters and protesters, as survival hangs in the balance.

THURSDAY 19th & 26th

We Were Always Here

Dir: Elspeth Maeve Vischer (Ireland, 29:54)
Through the voices of LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people, this documentary explores queer spaces past and present in Belfast and beyond, tracing their histories and the ways these places of pride continue to evolve and endure.

KINGDOM

Dir: Poppy Bullard (UK, 19:04)
A short documentary about the drag kings of London: their performances, their community and their history.

I Am the Bad House

Dir: Hannah Hull (UK, 06:03)
An artist film exploring childhood trauma and how it weaves itself into the home and body, wherever you go..

Black Hole Barry

Dir: Alejandro Alberola (UK, 09:15)
Facing his boyfriend’s move-in, a man embarks on a week of self-destructive hookups that lead to scarily inevitable consequences.

FRIDAY 20th & 27th

Under the Glitter

Dir: Paul Marques Duarte (France, 06:10)
One winter evening, Emmanuelle steps into a countryside bar to see Olivia, her former husband now queen of the night. Under the tired neon lights, glitter sparkles and words falter. How do you piece things back together after eight years of silence?

Why We Pride

Dir: Benjamin Scarsbrook, Natalie Scarsbrook, (UK, 08:35)
A short documentary exploring the history of Pride and its enduring importance for LGBTQ+ communities in the UK.

Clam Diving for Beginners

Dir: Clara Marshall (Germany, 18:45)
Coach “Daddy” trains a late-blooming lesbian, Carmen, before her big date.

Taxonomy

Dir: Ren Leverentz (UK, 11:35)
Through movement and conversation, trans and non-binary participants explore how language shapes gender, identity, and the ways we are seen and understood.

Big Flirt

Dir: Michelle Douglas (Australia, 18:39)
At a spoken word night, nervous poet Edward juggles performance anxiety, romantic sparks and a snarky MC, while Judy’s hopes of romance are complicated by an ex, questionable knitwear and lingering doubts – as exes, poets and fragile confidence collide.

SATURDAY 21st & 28th

Erased

Dir: Anastasiia Nemesh (UK, 05:41)
Across two centuries, a brilliant woman erased from medical history and a modern student facing the same prejudice become connected through a book, revealing a shared struggle for recognition, legacy and the right to be remembered.

Not Just Another Pageant

Dir: Larry Tung (Thailand, 14:45)
Dozen of plus-sized gay men from Asia and Europe compete for the title of the very first Mr. Bear International, in a 4-day competition in Bangkok, Thailand, to celebrate masculinity and brotherhood no matter what your body size or shape is.

God Forgive Me

Dir: Kat Sigalas (Greece, 16:37)
After her father’s death, a queer Greek woman returns home to inherit a crumbling estate — only to find the house itself turning against her as grief and old debts close in.

Old Girl in a Tutu: Susan Rennie Disrupts Art History

Dir: Cheri Gaulke (USA, 08:02)
With wit and irreverence, octogenarian queer artist Susan Rennie inserts her own body into iconic artworks with her iPhone, joyfully disrupting the male gaze and art-historical convention.

…and Release

Dir: Stuart Parkins (UK, 23:46)
A transgender man on the brink of a major life change prepares to leave for New York to pursue his passion for dance, navigating friendship, expectation and quiet moments of self-discovery in a tender portrait of liberation and becoming.

SUNDAY 22nd & SATURDAY 28th

Sands of Purgatory

Dir: Alex Bates (UK, 20:41)
In the wasteland of Purgatory, a grieving Artemis sets out on a path of vengeance against the zealots who slaughtered her partner, Rhea.

Baby Hummingbirds

Dir: Marc Huestis (US, 07:29)
After surviving a brutal sexual assault, a filmmaker finds unexpected solace in a family of hummingbirds nesting nearby. This deeply personal short contrasts moments of resilience, beauty and care with the lasting impact of trauma.

Delivered

Dir: Rex Glensy (UK, 30:28)
A lonely man develops an infatuation with his pizza delivery driver, ordering pizza night after night in the hope of engineering another fleeting moment of connection.

What Remains

Dir: Christophe Madrolle (France, 04:51)
Set within a BDSM aesthetic, this collaborative short highlights labour rights, visibility, and recognition for queer workers in the adult industry.