Peccadillo Pictures release of new queer films this spring 2026 cover stories about backstage passion and toxic relationships to emotional abuse and outer-space adventures.
Night Stage (Brazil, 2025, 119 mins)
Directors: Felipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon
Starring: Gabriel Faryas, Cirillo Luna, Henrique Barreira
From the directors of Teddy Award-winning Hard Paint.
United by their shared fetish for alfresco fornication, an up-and-coming theatre actor and a prominent campaigning politician begin a risky affair that jeopardises their dreams of success.
Blending cinematic references with moments of striking originality, writer-directors Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher’s Night Stage is a dark erotic thriller that channels Paul Schrader and Brian De Palma at their most provocative.
In theatres from 3 April and on demand from 11 May 2026
Departures (UK, 2025, 82 mins )
Directors: Neil Ely and Lloyd Eyre-Morgan
Starring: Lloyd Eyre-Morgan, David Tag, Tyler Conti, Loraine Stanley
The latest comedy-drama from Manchester-based Lloyd Eyre-Morgan and Neil Ely. Benji is navigating the ups and downs of relationships with men as he learns to love himself. We start at the very end, where Benji is getting dumped by Jake after “an intense two years of secret monthly Amsterdam getaways”
Creators of the working-class LGBTQ+ Collective, Departures captures the frenetic energy of Trainspotting and Human Traffic. Lloyd Eyre-Morgan stars in the lead role, accompanied by a cast that includes David Tag (Hollyoaks), Tyler Conti (Hollyoaks, The Gentlemen), Liam Boyle (TV’s Robin Hood, Land Girls), Kimberly Hart-Simpson (Coronation Street), Ali Afzal (Unicorns), and Lorraine Stanley (EastEnders).
Eyre-Morgan’s television work includes EastEnders, Waterloo Road, and the short film Closets, while Ely has created Mirrors and recently completed the feature Chatlines. They have collaborated on several projects, including co-directing the highly acclaimed short film S.A.M.
In cinemas from 17 April and on-demand from 18 May 2026
Love Me Tender (France, 2025, 133 mins )
Director: Anna Cazeneve Cambet
Cast: Vicky Krieps, Antoine Reinartz, Monia Chokri
At the end of summer, Clémence informs her ex-husband that she has been in relationships with women. Her life is turned upside down when he files for the custody of their son. This marks the beginning of a years-long struggle for Clémence as she defends her right to be both a mother and a woman, free to make her own choices.
Director Anna Cazenave Cambet (Gold for Dogs) creates a confident, complex, and deeply affecting drama about the insidious violence of the moral order against women. Loosely based on the novel, Love Me Tender, written by Constance Debré © Editions Flammarion 2020, it stars Vicky Krieps (Corsage; Phantom Thread), Antoine Reinartz (Anatomy of a Fall; 120 BPM) and Monia Chokri (The Nature of Love; Heartbeats).
Love Me Tender was nominated for the Un Certain Regard Award and Queer Palm Awards at the Cannes Film Festival 2025.
In cinemas from 15 May 2026 (tbc) and on demand (tbc)
Lesbian Space Princess (Australia, 2025, 86 mins)
Director: Leela Varghese & Emma Hough Hobbs
Cast (voices): Shabana Azeez, Gemma Chua-Tran, Richard Roxburgh
It’s party time on Clitopolis, a planet exclusively inhabited by lesbians. However, for Princess Saira, it’s not all fun and games. After her breakup with her latest girlfriend, Kiki the Destroyer, Saira must embark on a mission to rescue Kiki from the devious Straight White Maliens.
Multiple Award-Winning Lesbian Space Princess is a quirky animated adult queer comedy created by Emma Hough Hughes and Leela Varghese. The voice cast features talented actors Shabana Azeez (from Metro Sexual), Gemma Chua-Tran (known for Heartbreak High), and Richard Roxburgh (famous for Moulin Rouge).
Winner of the Teddy Award and a recent Nominee for seven Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards.
In cinemas from 29 May 2026 (tbc) and on demand (tbc)
