Blackpool’s newest multi-artform festival, Queer Amusements, lit up the North-West from April to September in 2024. To mark its culmination, a new short film from James Barnett (best known for his viral videos of parents Michael and Teresa on his channel @makemeaoffer) shines a light on the people who were involved, the town it took place in, and what happens next.
Drawing on interviews with participating artists and collaborators, performance footage, photography and playfully camp glances at Blackpool’s long histories of entertaining, Queers in Blackpool acts as a snapshot of a festival which looks to bring new art and ideas to one of the largest LGBTQ+ communities in the UK.
The film is a beautiful insight into Blackpool’s queer scene and the people at the heart of it, challenging the town’s representation and its reputation. Queers in Blackpool features beautiful new footage of Funny Girls veteran Miss Titty Kaka, who released her first book as part of Queer Amusements, in and across fampous Blackpool locations.
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