Kaleidoscope Announces Third East London LGBTQ+ Film Festival for November

The East London LGBTQ+ Film Festival returns for its third annual celebration of cinema
that champions original, authentic and important LGBTQ+ voices and stories that resonate
the world over.

The festival will be held at Lumiere Cinema in Romford on Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of Novemberfor another round of queer-centric features and shorts, including a biopic of a photography icon, a heartfelt look at gender identity, a hilarious spin on a first-time hookup and much more. Expect to be entertained and educated as well as meet vibrant filmmakers,writers and actors from around the globe all in one fantastic community space.

On both days the short films and features will be presented in two-hour sessions labelled Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Indigo from 11am until 10pm.

Following the sessions will be filmmaker Q&As for audiences to engage with the creatives about their work and queer independent artists will be pitched up selling a variety of merchandise from jewelry to printwork. You are encouraged to stick around for the Sunday evening awards where the winners of Best Feature, Best Short, Best Documentary, Best Music Video & Best Performance will be announced, followed by entertainment and networking to close out the event.

The prices for tickets are:

Full Festival Pass: £25.00 – This qualifies you for entry to all festival films, events and entry to the private bar area.

Saturday Day Pass: £15 – This qualifies you for entry to festival films, events and the private bar area on Saturday 8 November only.

Sunday Day Pass: £15 – This qualifies you for entry to festival films, events and the private bar area on Sunday 9 November only.

Please note that there are different certifications for festival films, so while under 18s are welcome to purchase a ticket, they may not be able to see all content. Unclassified films will be treated as 18+.


Who we are, why we are: more than a festival!

The East London LGBTQ+ Film Festival is a film festival created by Kaleidoscope to showcase sensational independent and studio cinema, made for and by members of the LGBTQIA+ community. This festival hopes to inspire queer youth, create a safe space for queer people to foster connection, and raise important funds for the charitable organisation Kaleidoscope.


Kaleidoscope is a Romford-based LGBTQ+ charity founded in 2022 by festival directors Carrie Kendall and Natalie Keeling, who had grown tired of not having an LGBTQ+ scene in Romford and felt that support and advice just wasn’t available for those in need. Carrie and Natalie have since been working tirelessly to create vital safe spaces for queer youth to socialise, be creative and seek support, all without judgement or fear.


Kaleidoscope has hosted everything from film nights to pride celebrations, and the social group has a monthly meet up for 17s – 24s based at Lumiere Cinema in Romford.

A note from the festival director:
Carrie Kendall says “Since the development of our festival there has been an increase in queer events in Romford including mystery film nights that are, month by month, gaining traction. This proves that Havering has a strong queer community – they just haven’t had a pace to thrive in for the longest time. We want to continue to support this change by providing safe spaces through the festival, Kaleidoscope and our Pride celebrations in Romford. Whether you’re an ally or part of the LGBTQ+ community, come along and enjoy some great films with some great people!”


Where to find us: Lumiere Cinema, The Mercury Mall, Romford, RM1 3EE

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