Departures

Yorkshire pud is the manc version of a grapefruit

Jen♡

It is so entertaining while being one of the most honest movies of the year. The voiceover along with the animation make fun of the tragedy the main character endures in the most endearing way. And even the credits are used to entertain (and throw shade). Loved it.

Barbara St Locke

Raw, intimate and uncomfortably real in all the right ways.

Alex

Departures is witty and sometimes cruel but always very funny thanks to a great screenplay and editing.

pierreantoinedeb

The fact that all this is based on irl situations… oof

Cara

Finally a film that portrays the ups and downs of real modern gay male relationships. A thrill to see this at the world premiere in Manchester. Lloyd Eyre Morgan as Benji navigates us through the love and toxicity of what’s it’s like to be a gay man dating today. Eyre…

JonnyKing25

truthful, raw, beautiful and comedic  felt like half the gay male manchester population was in the screening lol, finally an audience that actually gets the queer jokes!  the cinematography was BEAUTIFUL, the heartstopper type animations gorgeous! and the playing with…

Jaden

An Ambitious Indie Rom-Com That Never Really Takes Off Harry Lighton’s impressive feature debut, Pillion (2025), put BDSM on the silver screen in big, bold, biker-boot fashion, exploring the queer side of the kinky subculture and highlighting a lesser-seen dynamic between…

nottooloud

What a fantastic film, bringing a breath of fresh air to the queer movie genre. I can definitely see the Danny Boyle comparisons - it’s sharp, stylish, and snappily edited, with standout performances, especially from the two leads. I found myself rolling my eyes, laughing…

RainyDaysMonday