BFI Player is an online service, streaming landmark British and European independent films.
The British Film Institute have curated a number of playlists celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, inluding:
Access your BFI Player subscription in 3 easy steps:
1. Go to this link and create an account OR sign in if you already have one by selecting 'Already have an account? Sign in'
2. Select university from the dropdown list
3. Authenticate subscription using your university credentials
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Further information
* Once you've set up your subscription, you can simply login on BFI Player for the remainder of this academic year. You don't need to use the subscribe link
* You will need to re-subscribe at the start of each academic year
* BFI Player is unavailable outside the UK
* Rentals and festival events are not included in the subscription offer
Kanopy is another streaming media service available through the Library which provides access to over 18,000 films,documentaries and world cinema. The service includes features such as captions, transcripts, clip creation, and playlist creation that allow users to share videos.
You can access their LGBT playlist.
The LGBT filmmakers on Kanopy playlist presents films & documentaries with LGBTQ+ directors and cinematographers.
Following the London LGBTQ+ Film Festival, over 100 programmers, critics and filmmakers voted for the 30 greatest LGBTQ+ films of all time. You can access the list below, and most of the films are available to screen through the BFI Player.
February is LGBT+ History Month and to inspire people to read about LGBT+ history, lives and culture we have created a LGBT+ History Month online resource list that includes fiction and non-fiction works that celebrate the breadth and depth of LGBT+ History Month. The books we have included in the list reflect on the LGBT+ experience in history and also in politics, the arts, science, philosophy and society past and present. This year the list also features section on famous LGBT+ figures, poetry and much more. We've also aimed to incorporate more books on asexuality, bisexuality, polyamory and gender fluidity.
We would love to receive suggestions to add to the list. If you know of a title that should be included in the list please let us know by completing our Request a Resource form or fill out one of the resource recommendation postcards (next to the LGBT+ History Month display in the Library)
The books below have all been recently purchased to improve LGBT+ representation in our collections.
