Join us at 6:30pm for the live introduction with Campbell X and Gendered Intelligence followed by an exclusive preview screening of LOLA AND THE SEA.
Peccadillo Pictures has partnered with Gendered Intelligence for a special preview screening of LOLA AND THE SEA + Q&A with director Laurent Micheli and award winning trans actress Mya Bollaers hosted by Campbell X.
Live Q&A will begin at approx 8:15pm.
Lola (Mya Bollaers) lives in the city with her best friend Samir (Sami Outalbali, SEX EDUCATION) studying for her diploma as a veterinary assistant. Emboldened by her life changing transition and support of her mother she has the world at her feet with no plans of looking back.
When Lola receives the news that her mother has suddenly passed away, she returns home for the funeral and to face her estranged father, Phillipe (Benoît Magimel, THE PIANO TEACHER). Driven together by the common goal to fulfil her mother’s last wishes, Lola and Phillipe reluctantly embark on a journey to the North Sea. Forced to spend time alone together, Phillipe begins to accept his daughter for the first time.
LOLA AND THE SEA is a tender exploration of family relationships and identity, featuring music from Culture Club, Antony and the Johnsons and Four Non Blondes.
Mya Bollaers won Most Promising Actress at the Magritte Awards (Belgium’s Oscars), the first out trans actress to win a major film award in Europe.
Released with the support of the BFI Distribution Fund
Distributed with the support of the Creative Europe Programme – MEDIA
- Runtime91 minutes
- LanguageFrench
- CountryFrance, Belgium
- DirectorLaurent Micheli
- ScreenwriterLaurent Micheli
- CastMya Bollaers, Benoît Magimel, Sami Outalbali
Join us at 6:30pm for the live introduction with Campbell X and Gendered Intelligence followed by an exclusive preview screening of LOLA AND THE SEA.
Peccadillo Pictures has partnered with Gendered Intelligence for a special preview screening of LOLA AND THE SEA + Q&A with director Laurent Micheli and award winning trans actress Mya Bollaers hosted by Campbell X.
Live Q&A will begin at approx 8:15pm.
Lola (Mya Bollaers) lives in the city with her best friend Samir (Sami Outalbali, SEX EDUCATION) studying for her diploma as a veterinary assistant. Emboldened by her life changing transition and support of her mother she has the world at her feet with no plans of looking back.
When Lola receives the news that her mother has suddenly passed away, she returns home for the funeral and to face her estranged father, Phillipe (Benoît Magimel, THE PIANO TEACHER). Driven together by the common goal to fulfil her mother’s last wishes, Lola and Phillipe reluctantly embark on a journey to the North Sea. Forced to spend time alone together, Phillipe begins to accept his daughter for the first time.
LOLA AND THE SEA is a tender exploration of family relationships and identity, featuring music from Culture Club, Antony and the Johnsons and Four Non Blondes.
Mya Bollaers won Most Promising Actress at the Magritte Awards (Belgium’s Oscars), the first out trans actress to win a major film award in Europe.
Released with the support of the BFI Distribution Fund
Distributed with the support of the Creative Europe Programme – MEDIA
- Runtime91 minutes
- LanguageFrench
- CountryFrance, Belgium
- DirectorLaurent Micheli
- ScreenwriterLaurent Micheli
- CastMya Bollaers, Benoît Magimel, Sami Outalbali