Date: 06/06/2019 to 16/06/2019

Fire!! A film festival organized by the Casal Lambda, a non-profit organization whose objective is the normalization of homosexual fact. Since 1976 it offers a meeting point and advice for gays and lesbians, and it is also a documentation center on sexuality guided by professionals. Casal Lambda develops an important work to sensitize public institutions, political parties and the whole society, organizing cultural activities, like the International Mostra of Cinema Gai i Lesbia of Barcelona, which this year reaches its 24th edition.

The name of the festival is a tribute to the New York magazine FIRE !! that was published at the end of the twenties and that was directed by black and gay writer Richard Bruce Nugent. Bruce Nugent belonged to the Harlem Renaissance movement and was portrayed in one of the most emblematic films of the festival, “Brother to Brother”, which the festival projected in its 2008 edition.
FIRE sections !! 2019
Opening night
Fire !! 2019 opens with the South African film “Kanarie” by Christiaan Olwage, which portrays the life of Johan Niemand, a teenager constantly harassed by the young people of his small town due to his taste for British new wave music and his passion for Boy George .

Official section: feature films
Feature films that mostly premiere in our country and have passed through the most important film festivals in the world. In this year’s edition, 15 feature films will be screened.

Official section: documentaries
This section will offer us a total of 6 documentaries this year.

Trans screen
A section that focuses on the representation of transsexuality in fiction films.

East of Eden
Cycle that is done in collaboration with Casa Asia with films from Asia and Oceania.

Short films
A special section of aesthetically compelling short films.

Fire!! on tour
Fire!! leaves Barcelona and brings his spirit to other cities in Catalonia (Reus, Terrassa and Santa Coloma de Gramenet)

School educational program
Two morning sessions with students from educational centers.

Fire!! on stage
Trans-Art Cabaret, a show to discover, promote and celebrate trans diversity.

More fire!!
Parallel activities. Presentations of books, exhibitions, talks, vermouths and other activities.