This haunting romantic drama tells a story of gay love & loss in 1920s England

Image Credit: ‘Lilies Not For Me,’ Gravitas Ventures

As we brace ourselves for an administration that likes to pretend queerness is some modern trend, it’s important to remember that we’ve been around forever, and that there’s still a wealth of stories from LGBTQ+ history waiting to be told.

With that in mind, emerging filmmaker Will Seefried’s feature directorial debut, Lilies Not For Me, tells a story of gay love, loss, and persecution, set over 100 years ago.

Described as a “haunting mix of romanticism and unflinching horror,” the film opens in 1920s England, where aspiring novelist Owen James (Handsome Devil‘s Fionn O’Shea) is a patient in a medical facility that’s working to “cure” him of his homosexual proclivities.

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