Crafted over seven years, James Bidgood's 1971 underground masterpiece is a kaleidoscopic fever dream of queer desire and sexual awakening. A meditation on beauty, desire and self-reflection that is a landmark of both experimental and queer cinema.
Joe Harris
Our Favourite Places would be nothing without our contributors — a massive thanks to all of them!
Tell us about you...
I'm Joe. I like films and vinyl.
I'm the co-founder of Reel Steel – a film magazine and screening event group, based in Sheffield. You may have been to one of our screening events at Sheffield's historic Abbeydale Picture House, where we've shown everything from cult 80s horror to Studio Ghibli on 35mm.
What does Sheffield mean to you?
Sheffield is a great example of the 'independent' spirit.
It's full of people who have gone out and done things for themselves – opening a new bar or a record store, creating a film screening or music event. The cultural landscape of the city is full of so many independent traders and events and it's all the better for it.
It really is a city of makers.
What's your favourite Sheffield place?
The Abbeydale Picture House.
What would you do to improve the city?
Let me think about that one...
Latest contributions
Arco
Fri. 20 March 2026 — Thu. 26 March 2026
The friendship between two children from different eras delivers hope for our future, with a warning about our failure to preserve our environment. An enchanting animated time-travelling adventure from director and comic artist Ugo Bienvenu.
Scarlet
Fri. 13 March 2026 — Thu. 19 March 2026
The Light, The Moor, S1 4PF
Waking in a mysterious afterlife after failing to avenge her father's death, a sword-wielding princess is shown the possibility of a future free from the cycle of hatred. A time-bending animated adventure from director Mamoru Hosoda (Belle).
Resurrection
Fri. 13 March 2026 — Thu. 19 March 2026
In the future, humanity has surrendered its ability to dream, in exchange for immortality. Unfolding through a series of film genres, this work of staggering imagination from Bi Gan (Long Day's Journey Into Night) explores our most human desires.