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Girls on Film 2

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It’s time for Girls on Film 2.

Here at Peccadillo we really believe in supporting independent cinema in all forms and one of the many ways we do this is through our short film collections like Girls on Film 2. This year we set ourselves the challenge of re-launching this the sister of the incredibly successful Boys of Film series and given that the first Girls on Film was released in 2014, a three year hiatus was quite enough.

 

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For Girls on Film 2 our agenda was simple, we wanted to find the best lesbian and feminist shorts that were out there and our search took us across the globe. We have vengeful dolls from Germany, Algerian teenage rebels, tennis court tantrums from Iceland and romantic swimmers from Australia. It’s an eclectic mix of drama, documentary, animation and horror, and look out for Rebecca Henderson (Appropriate Behaviour, Miss America) in Jeremy Hersh’s Actresses where a young fan comes face to face with her idol.

UK talent comes from Silly Girl, by Hope Dickson Leach, director of the recently released feature The Levelling and co-written by Game of Thrones’ Ellie Kendrick; Rob Savage’s chilling Dawn of The Deaf featuring Emily Bevan (TV’s Doc Marten, Grantchester); and Max Disgrace’s erotically charged Crystal Clear

 

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The process of collating a collection like this takes many many months, reviewing hundreds of short films until we pull together a shortlist. Once we lock in our final choices, we get cracking on marketing campaigns, promotions, graphic design specifications and social media plans, all to make sure our audience is excited and ready for the big release (which is 24th July, go on…get the diary out…write it down).

 

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We definitely wanted to make Girls on Film 2 a selection that is reflective of our diverse audience whilst also show casing the brilliant creativity of filmmakers and we’ve certainly succeeded in that mission. In fact, this year we watched so many excellent films, there was too many to pick from (so Girl on Film 3 will soon be around the corner) but for now, dive in and enjoy this incredible line up.

Girls On Film 2: Before Dawn is released on DVD  and On-Demand 24 July

Amazon UK – http://amzn.to/2u9X9vD

 

Tom of Finland – A Friday to remember

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One week on and we’re still feeling the amazing vibes from last Friday, a night to remember with Tom of Finland. If you were there, lucky you, if you weren’t; sit down, feet up, pour yourself a drink and we’ll tell you a story….

Once upon a time (also known as the 30th June) there was an event called the East End Film Festival (EEFF). People came from across the capital, with dirty smiles on their faces and dressed in their finest LEATHER! This could only mean one thing, it was the UK premiere of TOM OF FINLAND THE MOVIE.

We knew early in the week tickets had sold out so to say we were excited was an understatement. All glammed up and raring to go, Peccadillo HQ headed up the road to the Hackney Picturehouse.

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The night began with our dear friends Spirit Cartel serving up some amazing cocktails made with their delicious Tom of Finland Organic Vodka. Once the glasses were dry it was time to head into screen one (the biggest screen we’ll have you know) and get settled but not before an inspiring introduction from the film’s director Dome Karukoski.

As the lights went down the audience were treated to two hours of fantastic cinema and the fun didn’t stop there, as the credits went up Alex Karotsch from Fringe Film Fest was joined by Dome for a Q&A but we had one big surprise up our sleeve! After two questions Dome was joined on stage by no other than Durk Dehner, co-founder of The Tom of Finland Foundation. Fresh off a flight from LA, Durk dressed in full leather was greeted by a roar of cheers from the London crowd. He went on to talk about Tom as his friend, the history and future of the foundation and the collaborative process between him and Dome to bring this iconic story to the big screen. It really was such a treat to have both of them there, something which we’ll cherish for a long long time.

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We finished the Q&A with a few questions from the audience but then there was no time to waste, an after party at THE GLORY was calling our name and boy did they do us proud. This was a party to remember, we even had leather Go-Go dancers which certainly got the crowd hot under the dog collar.

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The bash was a real celebration of freedom, pride and love. We even got slightly watery eyed when some party goers shook Dome & Durk’s hands to thank them for making this film and described how much Tom and his work means to them.

As the night came to a close, there was only really one last thing to do…give out the prizes for best dressed. The competition was fierce but there can only be one winner however, big shout out to all of you who got your gear on and did Tom proud.

If you missed all that we can only imagine your devastation but we have some good news, TOM OF FINLAND THE MOVIE is out in cinemas on 11th August UK wide so make sure you visit www.tomoffinlandthemovie.co.uk to find a venue near you.