Christchurch City Libraries and Day One Hāpai te Haeata are proud to present seven short films by local LGBTQIA+ filmmakers in celebration of Pride 2026! The evening will include a Q&A with some of the directors and producers, hosted by Ray Shipley. This event will run for two hours, with a quick break for refreshments halfway […]
The Canterbury Film Society is back celebrating pride in 2026!! After the huge success of our screening of "But I'm a Cheerleader!" in 2025, we are honoured to support Christchurch Pride once again by having a free screening of the queer and drag classic "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" at the Christchurch […]
Join us for special screening of Five Films For Freedom, the world’s widest reaching LGBTQIA+ online celebration. A partnership between the British Council and BFI Flare, London’s LGBTIQIA+ film festival, Five Films For Freedom makes five international LGBTQIA+ short films available to watch online for free anywhere in the world as well as free public screenings. Since […]
'HOMECOMING' is coming home! We are running 3 x Lunchtime 'HOMECOMING' Short Film Screenings + Q&A Sessions with Transgender Filmmaker Grae Meek in association with Christchurch Pride Month and Ara Institute of Canterbury! Watch the film, go behind the scenes and hear Writer/Director Grae Meek speak on the making of this internationally award-winning film made […]
Chinese Pride New Zealand is collaborating with Beijing Queer Film Festival and Nowhere Bookstore, bringing new Chinese queer voices to Christchurch! We will be screening New Moon Chapter One新月一章, a documentary feature film directed by Li Xinyue, part of the most recent Beijing Queer Film Festival selection. Beijing Queer Film Festival is currently the only […]
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is a feature documentary that follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946. It chronicles the discovery of never-before-seen archives at Yale University which unveil astonishing new revelations, and casts significant doubt […]
