THE PASS to open the London LGBT Film Festival

New British drama THE PASS will open the 30th anniversary edition of BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival.

It will be the world premiere of THE PASS, directed by first-time feature filmmaker Ben A. Williams and with Production Design by Peter Francis and Editing by Justine Wright. The feature has been adapted for the screen by John Donnelly from his hit play first presented at the Royal Court Theatre in 2014.

THE PASS is the story of three very different nights over 10 years in the life of a Premier League Footballer. Jason (Russell Tovey) is at the beginning of his career, and on the night before his first big international match he and long-time friend and team-mate Ade (Arinze Kene) share a hotel room, trying to beat the inevitable pre-match tensions with locker-room banter and teenage high-jinks. Out of nowhere Jason kisses Ade. The emotional repercussions of this pass, and the decisions that follow on and off the pitch, have a major impact on every aspect of the public and private lives of both men across the next decade.

The opening night gala will take place on Wed 16 March 2016 at London’s Odeon Leicester Square.