Journey Film Club

Birmingham Pride Weekend Screening

Directed by Andrew Haigh

All of Us Strangers is a tender, haunting, and deeply moving queer drama about love, grief, and connection. Starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal, the film follows Adam, a lonely screenwriter in modern London, who begins an intimate relationship with his enigmatic neighbour Harry.

As their bond deepens, Adam is drawn back to his childhood home, where he encounters his parents—unchanged since the day they died decades earlier.

Blending romance, memory, and the supernatural, the film explores the profound questions of what it means to love, to lose, and to truly understand oneself. Beautifully acted and emotionally resonant, All of Us Strangers is a meditation on queer identity, family, and longing—a cinematic experience not to be missed.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

A wickedly funny and visually stunning period drama about power, desire, and manipulation at the court of Queen Anne in 18th-century England.

Starring Olivia Colman in her Oscar-winning role alongside Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz, the film follows a ruthless battle for influence as two women compete for the Queen’s affection, revealing a world of ambition, jealousy, and dark humour.

Bold, queer, and gloriously camp, The Favourite reimagines historical drama with a modern edge—celebrating queer desire, female power, and the absurdity of politics and privilege.

DOORS OPEN 6.30PM, FILM START 7PM

£1 ADMISSION, INCLUDES TEA/COFFEE

Boy Erased is a 2018 American biographical drama film inspired by Garrard Conley's memoir of the same name. Written and directed by Joel Edgerton, the film explores the harrowing experiences of Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges), a young man grappling with his identity as the closeted gay son of conservative Baptist parents (Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe). When his sexual orientation is discovered, Jared is pressured into attending a conversion therapy program aimed at "curing" him.

The narrative delves into themes of identity, acceptance, and resilience, shedding light on the controversial practice of conversion therapy. The supporting cast includes Joel Edgerton, who also portrays the program's leader, alongside Joe Alwyn, Xavier Dolan, Troye Sivan, Cherry Jones, and Flea.

A poignant and thought-provoking exploration of familial love and personal authenticity, Boy Erased is both a deeply emotional and socially significant cinematic experience.

Directed by Michael Grandage, My Policeman is a tender and emotionally rich romantic drama set in 1950s Britain, a time when love between men was criminalised.

Starring Harry Styles, Emma Corrin and David Dawson, the film follows three young people whose lives become deeply entwined by love, secrecy and impossible choices.

Tom, a policeman, begins a relationship with schoolteacher Marion, while also conducting a hidden affair with Patrick, a museum curator living cautiously on society’s margins. As the pressures of repression and conformity mount, each character must confront the lasting consequences of the lives they are forced to lead.

Beautifully performed and quietly devastating, My Policeman is a moving exploration of forbidden love, identity and the cost of denying who you truly are.

Directed by Richard Benjamin, Mermaids is a funny, touching and offbeat coming-of-age comedy-drama about family, identity and growing up differently.

Starring Cher, Winona Ryder and Christina Ricci, the film follows unconventional single mother Rachel Flax and her two daughters as they move from town to town, never quite settling — or fitting in.

As teenage Charlotte struggles with religion, rebellion and first love, and younger sister Kate watches the world with sharp humour and honesty, Mermaids gently explores themes of motherhood, independence, self-expression and what it really means to belong.

Heartfelt, witty and full of charm, Mermaids is a cult favourite that celebrates imperfect families and finding your own