The London Lesbian Film Festival is an annual film festival in London, Ontario, which presents a program of lesbian-interest films. The only exclusively lesbian-oriented film festival in North America, the event has been staged by the Reeling Spinsters organization since 1991, making it the longest running lesbian film festival in North America.
History The festival was launched in 1991 by Reeling Spinsters, a volunteer-run organization led by a group of lesbian, bisexual and queer women. The history of the organization was documented in 2012 in a short film titled Bending The Lens: 20 Years of the London Lesbian Film Festival by Mary J Daniel.
In 2023, the festival celebrated 30 years with a celebration at Anderson Craft Ales.
Films In 2024, the festival screened 17 films:
Betty and Jean. Director: Elinor Randle (UK) Chuck Chuck Baby. Director: Janis Pugh (UK) Come Correct. Director: Molly Coffee (USA) Dealing. Director: Kendall Alex Payne (USA) Dorothy Arzner, Pioneer, Queer, Feminist. Director: Clara and Julia Kuperberg (France) F**ked. Director: Sara Harrak (UK) Hex the Patriarchy. Director: Anne Brashier (USA) Janelle Niles: Inconvenient. Director: Cass Gardiner & Kelly Zemnickis (Canada) Longing. Director, Courteney Tan (UK) Mal de Amores. Director: Fiorella Vescovi (USA) Neo Nahda. Director, May Ziadé (UK) Not Quite That. Director: Ali Grant (Canada) Old Lesbians. Director: Meghan McDonough (USA) Summer Night’s Fantasy. Director: Guby Moon (Spain) Summer with Maria. Director: Joanna Ślesicka (Poland/Spain) Sweet Forty. Director: Annlin Chao (UK) There are Things to Do. Director: Mike Syers (USA)
See also List of LGBT film festivals List of film festivals in Canada List of women's film festivals
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