Five Films For Freedom

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CopyrightRoom 206, directed by Laurie Bisceglia (2025)

Find out more Five Films for Freedom 2026

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

Our 2026 programme included films from Brazil, France, UK, USA/Mexico and Vietnam and allowed nearly 4 million people across the world to dive into the world of LGBTQIA+ cinema from the comfort of their homes - wherever they were!

The films are no longer on line - but you can watch our 2026 trailer below
Read a British Council VOICES interview about one of our five, Rag Dolls, and the power of seeing queer disabled lives on screen here
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Amy Adler's Rag Dolls, one of our 2026 Five Films for Freedom

And catch up with last year's 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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