Screening: Five Films for Freedom 27th March at Nelson Provincial Museum

March 25, 2025
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🎬 Join us this Thursday for a special screening of the Five Films For Freedom short film festival! 🌍🏳️‍🌈
#FiveFilmsForFreedom is the world’s widest-reaching LGBTQIA+ online celebration, presented in partnership with the British Council New Zealand and BFI Flare. This powerful collection of short films showcases diverse voices and experiences from New Zealand, Indonesia, the UK, and the USA/China.
📅 Date: Thursday 27 March
⏰ Time: 5.30pm
📍 Venue: Nelson Provincial Museum
🎟️ Free entry (Recommended for ages 12+) REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL

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For more information on this year’s film selection, visit: www.britishcouncil.org/five-films

Since its launch, Five Films for Freedom has reached over 26 million viewers in 200+ countries, amplifying LGBTQIA+ voices and stories worldwide.

Film lineup:

1️⃣ Dragfox
By Lisa Ott (UK)
Struggling with their gender identity, eleven-year-old Sam feels alone and confused, not quite sure how to express the way they feel. That is until a mischievous neighbourhood fox (marvelously voiced by Ian McKellen) jumps through their window late one night, taking Sam on an all-singing, all-dancing journey of self-discovery and acceptance.

2️⃣ If I Make it to the Morning
By Andre Shen (USA/China)
Accompanied by her overbearing mother, Chinese teenager Ziyi spends the final night of her cross-State college tour at her cool aunt’s apartment in New York. But as Ziyi starts to think this could be the perfect place to live and study, an unexpected revelation suddenly brings tension to the group.

3️⃣ NGGAK!!!
By Oktania Hamdani and Winner Wijaya (Indonesia)
As they play an online game together, loved-up girlfriends Sekar and Bebi laugh, chat and send each other memes. But their simple bliss is shattered when Sekar’s mother phones to tell her she is to be set up with a potential partner. Can Sekar make her mother understand that she has already found the one?

4️⃣ We’ll Go Down in History
By Cameron Richards and Charlie Tidmas (UK)
The story of TRUK United, a grassroots, proudly trans football club formed in January 2021. Filmed over two years, this heartfelt documentary captures the highs and lows of the pioneering UK team on and off the pitch as they strive to create a safe haven for their community in the face of rising transphobia.

5️⃣ Wait, Wait, Now!
By Ramon Te Wake (New Zealand)
When best friends Alex and Sam are left at home for the night, they do what all teenage boys do: raid mum’s wardrobe, play dress ups, and create a fantasy world where they feel safe and accepted. Well, maybe that’s just what some boys do. But little do they know, the parents are on to them. Is there a safe bubble about to burst?
Don’t miss this opportunity to experience these thought-provoking films and support the LGBTQIA+ community. See you there! ✨

Meet the filmmakers
Watch this year’s filmmakers share their inspirations and reflect on how storytelling can change perceptions of the LGBTQIA+ community. Find out which films shaped them and what being part of this global celebration of LGBTQIA+ stories means to them.