Five Films For Freedom

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CopyrightRoom 206, directed by Laurie Bisceglia (2025)

Find out more Five Films for Freedom 2026

We're excited to announce the programme for this year, with films come from Brazil, France, UK, USA/Mexico and Vietnam.

Watch the trailer and read about the programme below, and look out for the launch on 18 March across our channels. Dive into the world of LGBTQIA+ cinema from the comfort of your home - wherever that is!

In partnership with BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, we celebrate global LGBTQIA+ stories every year, in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual people across the world.

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You can join the global solidarity movement and watch the films online for free every March.

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Wait, Wait, Now director Ramon Te Wake on set

Read a British Council VOICES interview with Ramon Te Wake, one of our 2025 Five Films cohort, talking about filmmaking, identity and the power of representation here

Previous programmes

Find out about our selections from the previous 10 years of Five Films for Freedom

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Watch the films

Last year, we shared work by filmmakers from Indonesia, New Zealand, the UK and USA/China

Read about the selection

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