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A photograph om the All I Know film." width="" height="" class="Media464242222__img"/></div></div></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><h2 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle2"></h2><asi class="Panel3091642613__root Panel3091642613---display-4-" data-type="-panel"><span class="In2076431552__root"><svg xmlns=" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-lep="round" stroke-lejo="round" class="feather feather-"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/><le x1="12" y1="16" x2="12" y2="12"/><le x1="12" y1="8" x2="12.01" y2="8"/><tle>Info</tle></svg></span><div class="Panel3091642613__textArea">Five Films For Freedom 2023 is now fished, havg screened right across the globe for 12 days March 2023. We'll be back wh a new selectn 2024!</div></asi><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">Five Films For Freedom is an onle celebratn of global LGBTQIA+ stori, support of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex and asexual rights, partnership wh BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Ftival.</p><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">Over the last ne years, the programme has showsed five LGBTQIA+ themed short films om around the globe annually makg them available for the world to watch onle for ee over a 12-day perd.</p><h2 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle2">A phenomenal global reach</h2><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">Sce we started 2015, our annual Five Films selectns have been viewed by over 23 ln people, watchg more than 200 untri and prcipali, cludg many parts of the world where homosexualy is crimalised, and some s, punishable by the ath penalty. </p><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">Through the support of our credible global team of lleagu and partners over 100 untri, we enurage people to watch the films solidary wh LGBTQIA+ muni, particularly plac where eedom and equal rights are limed, regnn of the fact that Love is a Human Right. </p><h2 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle2">We're exced to hear om you</h2><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">We love that people have watched the films and shared the love g <strong>#FiveFilmsForFreedom</strong>. </p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><h2 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle2"></h2><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body"><strong>Our programme is over for 2023 - but the were the films we celebrated:</strong></p><h3 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle3">Eatg Papaw on the Seashore </h3><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body"><em>Directed by Rae Wiltshire and Nickose Layne (Guyana - 18 ms)</em></p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-image" data-id="body-block--body-image"><div class="Media464242222__root Media464242222---mediaSize-5-set"><div class="Media464242222__mediaContaer"><img data-blk-src=" alt="" width="" height="" class="Media464242222__img"/></div></div></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">A g-of-age film about Asim and Hasani, two queer Guyane boys, navigatg their feelgs a homophobic society.</p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><h3 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle3">Jt Johnny</h3><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body"><em>Directed by by Terry Loane (UK – Northern Ireland - 19 ms)</em></p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-image" data-id="body-block--body-image"><div class="Media464242222__root Media464242222---mediaSize-5-set"><div class="Media464242222__mediaContaer"><img data-blk-src=" alt="" width="" height="" class="Media464242222__img"/></div></div></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">Maria and Dermot's straightforward fay life tak a sudn turn when their son Johnny announc that he wants to wear a drs for his Holy Communn. Both parents are keen to do what is bt for Johnny, but their different opns almost pull the happy fay apart</p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><h3 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle3">Buffer Zone</h3><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body"><em>Directed by Savvas Stavrou (UK/Cyps - 16 ms)</em></p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-image" data-id="body-block--body-image"><div class="Media464242222__root Media464242222---mediaSize-5-set"><div class="Media464242222__mediaContaer"><img data-blk-src=" alt="" width="" height="" class="Media464242222__img"/></div></div></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">Two young soldiers across enemy l fall love and fd pe om their opprsive environments through mic.</p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><h3 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle3">All I Know </h3><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body"><em>Directed by Obna Robert Onyeri (Nigeria/USA - 16 ms)</em></p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-image" data-id="body-block--body-image"><div class="Media464242222__root Media464242222---mediaSize-5-set"><div class="Media464242222__mediaContaer"><img data-blk-src=" alt="" width="" height="" class="Media464242222__img"/></div></div></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">Two iends meet for dner, one go to meet a stranger for a hook-up date while the other go home. 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We'll be back wh a new selectn 2024!</div></asi><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">Five Films For Freedom is an onle celebratn of global LGBTQIA+ stori, support of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex and asexual rights, partnership wh BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Ftival.</p><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">Over the last ne years, the programme has showsed five LGBTQIA+ themed short films om around the globe annually makg them available for the world to watch onle for ee over a 12-day perd.</p><h2 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle2">A phenomenal global reach</h2><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">Sce we started 2015, our annual Five Films selectns have been viewed by over 23 ln people, watchg more than 200 untri and prcipali, cludg many parts of the world where homosexualy is crimalised, and some s, punishable by the ath penalty. </p><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">Through the support of our credible global team of lleagu and partners over 100 untri, we enurage people to watch the films solidary wh LGBTQIA+ muni, particularly plac where eedom and equal rights are limed, regnn of the fact that Love is a Human Right. </p><h2 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle2">We're exced to hear om you</h2><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">We love that people have watched the films and shared the love g <strong>#FiveFilmsForFreedom</strong>. </p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><h2 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle2"></h2><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body"><strong>Our programme is over for 2023 - but the were the films we celebrated:</strong></p><h3 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle3">Eatg Papaw on the Seashore </h3><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body"><em>Directed by Rae Wiltshire and Nickose Layne (Guyana - 18 ms)</em></p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-image" data-id="body-block--body-image"><div class="Media464242222__root Media464242222---mediaSize-5-set"><div class="Media464242222__mediaContaer"><img data-blk-src=" alt="" width="" height="" class="Media464242222__img"/></div></div></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">A g-of-age film about Asim and Hasani, two queer Guyane boys, navigatg their feelgs a homophobic society.</p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><h3 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle3">Jt Johnny</h3><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body"><em>Directed by by Terry Loane (UK – Northern Ireland - 19 ms)</em></p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-image" data-id="body-block--body-image"><div class="Media464242222__root Media464242222---mediaSize-5-set"><div class="Media464242222__mediaContaer"><img data-blk-src=" alt="" width="" height="" class="Media464242222__img"/></div></div></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">Maria and Dermot's straightforward fay life tak a sudn turn when their son Johnny announc that he wants to wear a drs for his Holy Communn. Both parents are keen to do what is bt for Johnny, but their different opns almost pull the happy fay apart</p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><h3 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle3">Buffer Zone</h3><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body"><em>Directed by Savvas Stavrou (UK/Cyps - 16 ms)</em></p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-image" data-id="body-block--body-image"><div class="Media464242222__root Media464242222---mediaSize-5-set"><div class="Media464242222__mediaContaer"><img data-blk-src=" alt="" width="" height="" class="Media464242222__img"/></div></div></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">Two young soldiers across enemy l fall love and fd pe om their opprsive environments through mic.</p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><h3 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle3">All I Know </h3><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body"><em>Directed by Obna Robert Onyeri (Nigeria/USA - 16 ms)</em></p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-image" data-id="body-block--body-image"><div class="Media464242222__root Media464242222---mediaSize-5-set"><div class="Media464242222__mediaContaer"><img data-blk-src=" alt="" width="" height="" class="Media464242222__img"/></div></div></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">Two iends meet for dner, one go to meet a stranger for a hook-up date while the other go home. We follow a man’s search for his iend that puts him at risk of revealg life-alterg secrets they both share.</p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><h3 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle3">Butch Up!</h3><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body"><em>Directed by by Yu-j Lee (South Korea - 12 ms)</em></p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-image" data-id="body-block--body-image"><div class="Media464242222__root Media464242222---mediaSize-5-set"><div class="Media464242222__mediaContaer"><img data-blk-src=" alt="" width="" height="" class="Media464242222__img"/></div></div></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">"Stop beg miserable." </p><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">After hearg her ex's last words to her, Mi-hae, a lead sger of an pennt band, nnot get herself to sg the band's most popular song, Oppa's Girl.</p></div><div class="Body4134506784__root Body4134506784---size-5-set body-html" data-id="body-block--body-html"><h3 class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-6-tle3">Meet our filmmakers!</h3><p class="Text3104135098__root Text3104135098---variant-4-body">Our five films 2023 were ma by filmmakers om Nigeria, Guyana, N. 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