DAVID IS HOMOSEXUAL: Free film screening + talk

Join the LGBTQ+ Film Club for a 50th anniversary screening of David is homosexual (1976), a film made by the Campaign for Homosexual Equality. Filming took place in South-East London, especially Lewisham and Lee, and captures images of gay life in the mid-1970s.

The screening will be introduced by Ray Crossley, partner of director Wilf Avery. It will be followed by Peter Scott-Presland in conversation with Professor Rainer Schulze about the LGBTQ+ rights struggle of the ‘60s and ’70s. Peter is the author of The Best of Enemies, the forthcoming book about the Campaign for Homosexual Equality and the Gay Liberation Front. Exclusive copies will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

Canada Water Library's LGBTQ+ Film Club screen a different free film on the first Friday of the month, in Canada Water Theatre on the ground floor of the library. All are welcome to attend, no pre-booking necessary.

Free refreshments will be available.

Info: Hear from Ray Crossley about the making of the original film, including the importance of the all-LGBTQ+ cast and crew. Thank you to the BFI Archive for making this film available for a public screening. It is also available for individuals to view on the BFI Player. In addition, we will be screening footage from 'Come Together: a film for the Gay Liberation Front' by John Shane , courtesy of the Bishopsgate Institute.

Info: Peter Scott-Presland (Homo Promos, author of forthcoming 'The Best of Enemies') will be in conversation with Professor Rainer Schulz (Emeritus Professor, Department of History, University of Essex) about the LGBTQ+ Rights Struggle of the '60s and '70s. There will be a chance for the audience to asking questions, as well as buy exclusive copies of Peter's forthcoming book on the GLF and CHE in advance of its official release.

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