3000 Lesbians Go to York Film Screening and Q&A with Jane Traies

A Celebration of Visibility

We are bringing something important to Derby. As part of our very first weekend of events for Lesbian Visibility Week, Vox Feminarum Women’s Voices, in partnership with MOSAICC, is hosting a screening of 3000 Lesbians Go to York.

This film tells the story of the York Lesbian Arts Festival, once the largest and longest running gathering of lesbian, bi and queer women in the UK. It was not just a festival. It was visibility. It was connection. It was a space where women could exist fully, creatively and together.

The film features voices including Jackie Kay, Stella Duffy, Sarah Waters, Val McDermid and Horse McDonald, alongside the story of how the festival began, rooted in community, not institutions.

3000 Lesbians Go to York was selected for the Iris Prize LGBTQ plus Film Festival in Cardiff, Wales.

Film screening of 3000 Lesbians Go to York
A short Q and A with Jane Traies, writer of the book the film is based on and one of the film’s producers
Book signing of Three Thousand Lesbians Go to York
Copies of the book available to buy on the night

We will stay in the room after the film. This is not just about watching. It is about listening, reflecting and being together.

This is about more than a film.
It is about remembering what has already been built.
It is about recognising that visibility did not come easy.
It is about making sure those stories are not lost.
And it is about creating space here in Derby now.

This is a space for community building.
Lesbians at the centre. Allies welcome.

Year 2025
Runtime 68 minutes
Language English
Country United Kingdom
Rating PG

Directed by Rachel Dax
Produced by Jane Traies, Rachel Dax and Kate O’Dwyer
Cinematography by Victoria M. Morton and Jack Davies
Edited by Bonnie Rae Brickman

Friday 24 April 2026
6.30pm to 9pm
Age guidance 16 plus

MOSAICC
Ground Floor, Stuart House
15 to 23 Green Lane

Derby, DE1 1RS
Opposite The Thai Boran Restaurant

If you need anything to take part or have questions, contact
[email protected]

We will do what we can to make the space welcoming and accessible.

This is a donation entry event. Please book your place in advance.

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Watch the trailer here

Selected for the Iris Prize LGBTQ plus Film Festival

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