Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Free Film Screening to Support New LGBTQ+ Relationship Change Programme
- Wednesday 26 November, 7pm
- Hebden Bridge Picture House
- Booking: via the (Hebden Bridge Picture House website)
A free community screening of Solo, a powerful and emotional film exploring love, identity, and toxic relationships within drag and queer communities, will take place at Hebden Bridge Picture House on Wednesday 26 November at 7pm.
The screening is presented by LEVEL - a new, community-informed programme in Calderdale and Kirklees, supporting LGBTQ+ people who are causing harm in intimate relationships. LEVEL offers a 22-week, one-to-one behaviour-change intervention, alongside dedicated support for current and former partners affected by harm.
Solo follows Simon, an emerging drag artist in Montreal, as he navigates two complex and painful relationships: a passionate but destructive affair with Oliver, and a distant, unresolved relationship with his mother, who returns after 15 years away. The film is vivid, emotional, and deeply human, exploring the cost of connection, the pull of identity, and the challenge of loving without losing yourself.
Domestic abuse affects LGBTQ+ communities at significant levels. A Stonewall report (2018) found that more than one in ten LGBTQ+ people had experienced domestic abuse from a partner in the previous year.
Despite this, responses to both victim-survivors and those who cause harm have often been limited or not inclusive of LGBTQ+ lived experience.
LEVEL was co-designed with lived-experience experts, LGBTQ+ practitioners, domestic abuse specialists, and community organisations. It provides:
- One-to-one, identity-aware behaviour-change work
- Integrated safeguarding and support for partners affected by harm
- Local delivery via The Brunswick Centre and Calderdale Staying Safe (part of WomenCentre)
"LEVEL is a bold and much-needed initiative," says Steph Mallas, Deputy CEO at Calderdale Staying Safe, part of WomenCentre. "Domestic abuse services have traditionally been built around heterosexual, cisgender relationships. This leaves many LGBTQ+ people feeling invisible or misunderstood. This film provides an opportunity to start a conversation and highlight this vital project."
John McKernaghan, Chief Officer of The Brunswick Centre, adds: "LEVEL is about helping communities feel seen, supported, and safe. We are delighted to host this free screening of Solo, which highlights many of the themes around LGBTQ+ domestic abuse and gives people a chance to meet the team and find out more about LEVEL."
This event forms part of 16 Days of Action, a global campaign calling for united action to end gender-based violence and domestic abuse. LEVEL's involvement highlights the need for inclusive, identity-aware responses that reflect the realities of LGBTQ+ lives.
More information about the LEVEL programme is available at www.levelchange.org.uk