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The first of two films focusing on the relationships among South Asian LGBTQ people living in Britain. Kate Jessop uses her favourite animation technique of collage and an expressive soundtrack to portray the situation of a young lesbian mother struggling with the disapproval or her own father, her child’s grandfather. 

The second film about the relationships among South Asian LGBTQ people living in Britain tells the story of a young Indian who hates everything Indian, from food to Bollywood films. But as we find out in this cleverly built film about first love, even his aversion has limits.

Alan Turing, Audre Lorde, Keith Haring and Debbie Smith: those are just some of the important queer personalities celebrated by this project directed by Kate Jessop. Along with several graphic artists and animators, she recounts their lives and contributions with David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ playing in the background.

An ordinary boring evening in the house of a typical British family who may have as well been sitting in a Czech living room. The daughter is preparing to announce some important news to her parents, but her nosy mother doesn’t let her speak. But at the end of the day, it’s not just the parents who hear an important revelation. In this comedic series, Kate Jessop uses a combination of live action and animation. 

In another episode of her comedic series about ordinary queer people and their everyday troubles, Kate Jessop takes on nuisances widespread inside the community. How will a date between two girls go when they start arguing who’s queerer?

A poem by Richard Scott delves deep inside the feelings of a man coming to terms with his sexuality and confronting his bully in his home neighbourhood of Merton (London). The poem’s rhythm is accompanied by imaginative visuals created by the director herself using her typical collages.

There’s no need to introduce the famous fashion designers Dolce & Gabbana. In this film, Kate Jessop took a letter by Stefano Gabbana to his partner Domenico and animated it to make an emotional testimony about great love accessible to a broad audience.

While the first film was dedicated to important queer personalities of the past, this one, once again made with the help of many animators and graphic artists, praises contemporary heroes of the queer minority such as theorist Judith Butler, director Gregg Araki, singer Frank Ocean and comic book author Alison Bechdel.