Queer Icons Double Bill

2 films for €25
Celebrate the legacy of pioneering queer filmmakers and cult cinema with Barbara Forever and Bound.

Barbara Forever

Long-standing audiences of the festival will fondly remember seasons and screenings of Hammer’s lauded work, including Dyketactics and Nitrate Kisses. Whether you're new or familiar with Hammer, this documentary captures the lesbian film pioneer’s life entirely through her own archival goldmine of queer cinema history. Avante-Garde and relentlessly rejected by a patriarchally guarded artistic scene being slowly revolutionised by movements of the 70s and 80s, Hammer’s sheer perseverance blasted through a glass ceiling of cultural gatekeepers, immortalising herself and the lovers she so tenderly and prolifically captured throughout her work.

With pre-feature short:
Burcu's Angels / dir. Özgün Gündüz / Canada / 2025 / 20m 

Bound 

On its 30th anniversary, we honour the Wachowski sisters' debut, which established their careers, before The Matrix catapulted them into the cinematic stratosphere. This gangster film noir subverts several genre expectations and flips the script, putting us on the side of the femme fatale. When magnetic lead Violet (Jennifer Tilly) invites ex-con turned maintenance guy, Corky (Gina Gershon), over to fix her plumbing - and we are not mad about it- the two women are soon trying to find a way to escape Violet’s boyfriend Caesar (Joe Pantoliano), a mid-level functionary in the Chicago crime syndicate. It’s irreverent in its eroticism, tense, and unlike parallel movies of its time, Bound’s feminist stance is clear – these women are getting out of the patriarchal mob society. Delight in rediscovering this cinematic gem, and re-appreciate the delightful trans sensibility that runs through all the Wachowskis’ work.

With pre-feature short:
Stimulants & Empathogens - Mateusz Pacewicz / Poland / 25m