Queer Cinema for Palestine

Queer Cinema for Palestine 2025: No Pride in Genocide

Thursday 19 June, 7-9pm (doors open 6.30pm)

 Pelican House, London E1 5QJ 

 
London for a Free Palestine (LFP) in collaboration with Queers for Palestine (QFP) is proud to host a screening of  Queer Cinema for Palestine as part of the 2025 global film festival during Pride month curated by PACBI, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.

While Israel attempts to instrumentalise our identities as queer people to “pinkwash” its image as it commits genocide against Palestinians, we re-affirm that there's no pride in genocide.

No-one is free until we're all free!

Programme
* Refreshments from 6.30pm
* Films start 7pm.
* We will show 8 short films in total, using a projector
* There will be a break half way through
* After the break we'll hear briefly from speakers on the themes of queer solidarity with Palestine and cultural boycott activism
* After the last few films are screened, you're welcome to stay and hang out

Speakers
* Samir Eskanda, a Palestinian artist, organizer, and human rights activist based in the UK.
* Sarona Bedwan, Outreach & Programmes Manager at Makan, a Palestinian-led organisation that provides transformative education aimed at strengthening the movement for Palestinian liberation
* Marwan Kaabour, a graphic designer, artist and writer, and the founder of Takweer – an online archive of queer narratives in Arab history and popular culture. 

Tickets
* Free (unwaged) - 10 available
* £3 (low income) - 10 available
* £7 (standard)  - 50 available
* £12 (solidarity) - 30 available

All money raised after covering costs will be split three ways between LFP, QFP and Al Qaws (a Palestinian grassroots organisation for sexual and gender diversity: alqaws.org)

Accessibility
* Fully accessible venue
* If you need a BSL interpreter, please let us know ASAP and we will do our best to provide this.

Contact
[email protected]

Other London screenings
If you can’t make this screening, there are two other screenings taking place in London on June 10th and 26th - details here: https://queercinemaforpalestine.org/2025/05/22/queer-cinema-for-palestine-global-screenings-june-2025/