Departures: CGS Rainbow Movie Night
- When
- Thursday, November 19, 20265:30 PM – 8:00 PM ESTAdd to calendarGoogle Calendar
- Where
- Community Arts AuditoriumOpen in Maps
- Hosted by
- Center for Gender and Sexuality
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About
WHAT IS IT?
A movie theater style screening of the 2025 romantic tragicomedy Departures.
MOVIE SYNOPSIS
It’s instant chemistry when Benji encounters Jake at an airport departures gate. Their on-going relationship unfolds through intimate trips to Amsterdam, revealing a complex power dynamic. Inspired by true life events, what begins as thrilling monthly getaway unravels into a relationship of inconvenience. But for Benji the only way to move forward, is to go back... A must-see British comedy-drama that dissects a toxic relationship with humor and raw emotion.
Honest, raw, tough, wildly funny and powerfully heartfelt
– Russel T Davies
A Danny Boyle moment for british queer cinema
– The Pink Lens
Runtime: 83 minutes
Written: Lloyd Eyre-Morgan
Directed: Neil Ely & Lloyd Eyre-Morgan
Cast: Lloyd Eyre-Morgan, David Tag, Liam Boyle, Ali Afzal, Tyler Conti, Kerry Howard, Lorraine Stanley
Contains sex, nudity, coarse language, homophobic language, substance abuse, physical abuse, and a scene of sexual assault
(trailer)
RAINBOW MOVIE NIGHT
Rainbow Movie Night is a community film series presented by the Center for Gender and Sexuality at Wayne State University. The series showcases contemporary and classic LGBTQ+ cinema in a theatrical space, free to all who wish to attend.
DETAILS
Doors open at 5:30 pm. Film presentation begins at 6:00 PM.
Community Arts Auditorium - 450 Reuther Mall, Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202