Gay Games

Gay Games

Director/ Cherish Oteka
Production/ November 2023

CAST & CREW

Director/ Cherish Oteka

Producers/ Aleksandra Bilić, Jamie Clark
Co-Producers/Daniel Karslake

Status / Production BFI Doc Society

Enter the fun and fabulous world of global LGBTQ+ sporting.

Now in its 40th year, the Gay Games are moving with the times. For the first time taking place in non-white countries and navigating their first year of full self-identification – where trans athletes can compete in line with their gender identity and where some sports are completely mixed and non-binary.

This film will explore the games, the athletes and the organisers as they attend and celebrate a much-needed space for LGBTQ+ affirming competition.

GAY GAMES is an ambitious theatrical documentary for world wide distribution across prestigious international film festival premieres, cinema, premium streamer, TV and beyond. Directed by BAFTA winning director Cherish Oteka, this film takes a forward facing view of the The Gay Games, framed within the it's own history as it reaches its 40th year.

The story is deeply personal for each contributor and participant as well as the volunteers involved with making the games happen. The themes explored in the film have worldwide resonance within and beyond the community itself. This documentary will drive discussion and impact around issues in the wider world.