‘Gay romps are the lifeblood of existence,’ Alexander Lincoln (correctly!) tells Gay Times. Yet his new film, A Night Like This, trades romp for reflection — a soulful meditation on queer intimacy, loneliness and the fleeting miracle of human connection, captured in a single transformative night in London.

Making his directorial debut, Liam Calvert’s queer romance follows Lukas, a struggling German actor portrayed by Jack Brett Anderson, and Oliver, a privileged “wanker” (Lincoln’s words!) whose audacious bravado collides with Lukas’ gentle, introspective demeanor.

“It doesn’t lean so much into the sex aspect that so many LGBTQIA+ films do,” Lincoln explains. “Instead, it’s about this really beautiful element of a relationship, where it’s just two strangers meeting and truly seeing each other.”