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The new film Jump, Darling is a big leap for writer-director Phil Connell, with Prince Edward County serving as both inspiration and setting.
Jump, Darling at BFI Flare review - a small-scale film with a big heart Naomi May Very rarely does a debut from a relatively unknown director and filmmaker manage to tug at the heartstrings as much as Jump, Darling. Phil Connell’s family drama, which makes its international premiere at BFI Flare this month, is a simmering portrayal of the power of unconditional love. With the warmth of an embrace, it feels familiar, like a favourite film you’ve watched since childhood, while also feeling fresh and thought-provoking, like nothing you’ve seen before. The story follows Russ...
What’s new to VOD and streaming this weekend: March 12 to 15 Everything new to VOD and streaming for the weekend of March 12, including Come True, Night Of The Kings, Jump, Darling, and more 1 of 4 2 of 4 Our critics pick what’s new to streaming and VOD for the weekend of March 12 and list everything new to VOD and streaming platforms. Come True The latest from Our House director Burns is a stylish, hallucinatory, and quietly unnerving experience that might actually benefit from being viewed alone in the dark. Vancouver actor Julia Sarah Stone ( Honey Bee) stars as Sarah, a troubled A...
Five recommendations at BFI Flare 2021 This yearâs festival of LGBTIQ+ cinema runs online via BFI Player, with 26 features available UK-wide from 17 to 28 March, plus free short films, events and more. Here are five highlights. 12 March 2021 Valentina (2020) 2021âs BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival will run online from Wednesday 17 to Sunday 28 March. UK audiences will have access on BFI Player to 26 ticketed feature films across the festivalâs three themed strands â Hearts, Bodies, Minds â as well as 38 free short films, divided across seven programmes; a...
Queer FM Episode March 9, 2021 QueerFM Featured guests: Director, Phil Connell & the star Thomas Duplessie of Jump Darling /Rivky a writer-painter-vocalist-banterer from NYC 8:00am - 10:00am JUMP, DARLING stars Hollywood legend Cloris Leachman (in an extraordinary final starring performance) and newcomer Thomas Duplessie in writer/director Phil Connell’s debut feature film — an offbeat LGBTQ family drama that follows a rookie drag queen reeling from a breakup who moves in with his declining grandmother to protect her from the local nursing home. The film is a thoughtful exploration of t...