London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
March 23 to April 1
BFI Southbank, London 

After stark budget cuts last year, the BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival received an outpouring of popular and industry support, resulting in a 120-film roster that’s 30% larger than 2011′s. Highlights include the thriller Absent , the coming-of-age flick North Sea Texas (trailer below) and the Iranian lesbian romance Circumstance. Kicking things off on March 23 is Thom Fitzgerald’s Cloudburst (above), starring Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker as septuagenarian lesbian lovers.