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.

Director & Writer: Brydie O'Connor

Producers: Elijah Stevens, Brydie O'Connor, Claire Edelman

USA / 1h 42m

Burcu's Angels Pre-feature short

For over 30 years, Burcu’s Angels was more than a store—it was a radical space of care. As the shop nears closure, this documentary blends archival fragments, poetic reflection, and community memory to honour a Turkish queer elder’s defiant presence—and the disappearing spaces that held generations of queer lives.

Özgün Gündüz / Canada / 2025 / 20m

Writer: Özgün Gündüz

Producer: Özgün Gündüz

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