Queer Catalogue: A Homotopia Archive Supercut
Currently held across 25 hard drives and over 400 original MiniDV tapes, this unique and irreplaceable collection offers an intimate lens on a transformative era in UK LGBTQ+ history. Without urgent intervention, however, this cultural legacy risks being lost.
The archive includes rare interviews with iconic figures such as the late filmmaker Terence Davies, transgender pioneer April Ashley, and trailblazing performer Bette Bourne, among many others.
This first phase of cataloguing is led by Re-Dock CIC, in collaboration with the North West Film Archive, Liverpool Record Office, and Homotopia Festival. We’re also working with Joe Goff on the project, as part-time Cataloguing Assistant. Together, we aim to safeguard and celebrate this vital legacy.
We are now actively seeking funding to move into the next phase—digitising the tapes, securing rights and permissions, and ensuring future public access to this incredible resource. Through the digitation of the tapes and securing permissions we hope to make the work open and accessible to future generations.