What is the film about?

Who are the queer heroes walking amongst us now or in recent times? A celebration of LGBTQ+ figures who have helped push forward culture and society a little more for the rest of us.

A collaboration during the 2020 quarantine between 14 LGBTQ+ identified animators around the world, the structure is based on the old Surrealist drawing game Exquisite Corpses.

A contemporary sequel to the original Queer Heroes produced by Kate Jessop @katejessopfilm

What influenced it?

Exquisite Corpses old surrealist drawing game influenced the structure

A little background information...

Since I made the first Queer Heroes in 2016 people have been asking me when I was going to do the sequel, when quarantine 2020 happened I thought it was the perfect time to do it. It’s a film about gratitude, saying thank you to the people that make society and culture a little better for the rest of us. It’s also an educational piece, informing people about different LGBTQ+ figures. I also wanted it to be a colourful burst of joy in a dark year.

How was the film made?

Each animator nominated a hero then was given a different hero to animate, passing on their last frame to the next animator to form their first frame and so on. The hero could be animated in any medium and style and could either depict them as a portrait or what they are renowned for. The final film included digital 2D, hand drawn on paper and stop motion