This morning we have an exciting announcement to start the new week!

The Good Grief Trust is proud to be a charity partner, collaborating with Bulldog Film Distribution on the release of Red Herring, an award winning new documentary.

The film follows young filmmaker Kit Vincent who, faced…

Red Herring review – document of family soul-searching after terminal diagnosis theguardian.com/film/2024/may/…

That’s a wrap! In this year’s edition we’ve welcomed a record-breaking 4,500 attendees over 12 days. Thanks to all our partners, sponsors, filmmakers, artists, curators, team members, and audiences for being part of the #QueerEast community. We’ll see you very soon!

Now in its fifth year, Cici Peng reports on the remarkable, radical programming of Queer East lwlies.com/festivals/buil…

Has Daisy Ridley beaten the Star Wars curse? independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

Absolutely terrific to see our stunning graphics on streets and billboards all over the city!

Only 3 days left until our festival draws to a close, and we have more screenings, an exhibition, and dance performances running until Sunday. Don’t miss out! 👀 queereast.org.uk/festival-2024/

Some snaps from a very fun night hosting the Q&A for Sometimes I Think About Dying with Daisy Ridley and director Rachel Lambert! Highly recommend seeking out this beautiful film - it’s a good’un. Out in UK cinemas now.

Sometimes I Think About Dying review – Daisy Ridley excels as shy office worker in offbeat comedy theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/…

More tickets have been released for the #QueerEast Festival screenings at BFI Southbank! Join us for its fifth edition this month. theb.fi/3U95s5U

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Kit Vincent's intensely personal and extremely affecting BIFA-nominated documentary Red Herring, about his terminal diagnosis, is coming to select cinemas on 3 May with previews from today. theb.fi/3VYbVls

Backed by the BFI TheDocSociety Fund #NationalLottery

It has taken 50 years for pioneering Japanese indie feature Bye Bye Love to be ‘discovered’ and screened, happily while its writer-director Fujisawa Isao (now 82) remains active. Its first-ever screening in London closes this year’s Queer East Festival. theb.fi/3W4TvQ6

Excited to be hosting this Q&A on Friday with Daisy Ridley, who is fantastic in Sometimes I Think About Dying. Come thru!

📣📣 ICYMI 📣📣 Check out HeyUGuys Movie News for my interview with dir #RachelLambert on Sometimes I Think About Dying where we talk cottage cheese and MORE!

Out April 19th!

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It's a rare film that can find genuine joy in an office ice-breaker. We asked Sometimes I Think About Dying director Rachel Lambert how she did it.
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'If you’re tired of blockbuster bombast, this could be the antidote.'

Daisy Ridley is a socially-isolated office worker trying to connect in indie drama Sometimes I Think About Dying.

Read Empire's review: empireonline.com/movies/reviews…

Sometimes I Think About Dying arrives in cinemas this Friday

And don't forget Daisy Ridley will be Picturehouse Central on Friday for a special Q&A screening so grab tickets while you can

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There’s more to life than death in this affecting portrait of a morbid lonely soul starring Daisy Ridley

Our full review of Sometimes I Think About Dying 👇 trib.al/39RyDDo

The incredible 2024 Queer East festival kicks off TOMORROW at the Barbican Centre, and continues at venues like the BFI, Prince Charles Cinema and The Garden Cinema throughout April!

Check out some of my highlights from the programme for Dazed via this link: dazeddigital.com/film-tv/articl…

New Episode Alert! Start your friday with our latest episode. Neil chats to filmmaker Rachel Lambert about new feature Sometimes I Think About Dying, on release in the UK now starring Daisy Ridley. Spoiler, he really likes it & it's a great conversation - open.spotify.com/episode/4NFUo8…

SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING starring #DaisyRidley is in cinemas 19 April from Vertigo Releasing!