BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival has announced, ahead of its full programme launch on Tuesday, February 23, that JUMP, DARLING will screen in the Bodies strand at next month’s festival, which runs digitally from March 17-28.
The premiere will be held in honour of Academy Award and BAFTA-winning actress Cloris Leachman, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 94.Written and directed by debut filmmaker Phil Connell, JUMP, DARLING, Leachman’s final starring role, is a family drama about a young LGBTQ+ man who visits his declining grandmother.