Events celebrate Margate and Folkestone's LGBTQIA+ community on film
Following a major public callout for film footage, the contributions span over 30 years
LGBTQIA+ EXHIBITIONS: Two women Folkestone beach: Still from Screen Archive South East archival film, 'Folkestone Spacious and Gracious' (1969)
Margate and Folkestone Pride alongside Screen Archive South East (SASE) present Our Screen Heritage, the archive series of public film events exploring and celebrating LGBTQIA+ life in Folkestone, Margate, and the surrounding areas.
Following a major public callout for film footage aiming to discover, document, and share key stories of past and present queer communities, contributions span over 30 years. Volunteer community curators from Folkestone and Margate's LGBTQIA+ community, are actively collecting material from the public, alongside capturing on film for the first time, stories, and memories from the local LGBTQIA+ community.
Information on how to submit films plus footage collected so far can be found here. Our Screen Heritage hosts screenings at Dreamland in Margate on October 22. These gala Saturday night events of performances and screenings are free and open to all.
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Margate's gala screening from 7.30 pm will be shown alongside appearances from Shelly Grotto, a drag performer who performs as Margate landmark statue Mrs. Booth the Shell Lady, and performance artist An(dre)a Spisto. Booking and information can be found here.
As well as screenings, a series of exhibitions are on in both towns. In Folkestone, exhibitions cover themes of nature, families, the future of the LGBTQIA+ archive, as well as Pride, protest, and parties and Folkestone Museum is currently hosting a display about Our Screen Heritage until October 29.
Margate Pride presents exhibition (Archive As) Quiet Rebellion at The Margate School from October 14 to 25, featuring films by Kent artists, performers, and filmmakers Jake Wood, Robert George Sanders, and Harry Evans, as well as performance, music and more from Tommy Poppers and Lunatraktors. Screen Archive South East continues to accept submissions of LGBTQIA+ footage for preservation and to be made available for free community use both now and in the future. More information on the public events and how to submit films can be found here.
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