Departures
Directed by Neil Ely & Lloyd Eyre-Morgan
2025Feature82 minUnited Kingdom18A
Two young men meet at an airport gate and begin monthly secret trips to Amsterdam, until the need to hide their love turns it toxic.
Synopsis
Two lads - Benji and Jake - meet at an airport gate and begin monthly incognito trips to Amsterdam together. Over time the need to keep their intimacy a secret causes strain for the out Benji, and their trysts become increasingly toxic.
The director
Neil Ely & Lloyd Eyre-Morgan
Neil Ely and Lloyd Eyre-Morgan are British filmmakers. Eyre-Morgan also wrote and stars in Departures, a comedy-drama made over nine months with a crew of mostly working-class queer creatives. The film was a festival favourite at BFI Flare 2025.
Press
“Critics Pick! This tragicomedy from Lloyd Eyre-Morgan and Neil Ely balances a mordantly funny deconstruction of romance with the harsher realities of gay life.”
“Departures is more than just a comedy or a romance. It provides a glimpse into the life of a queer teenager coming-of-age without a role model to offer guidance on how to navigate his sexuality”
“There is plenty here for viewers to relate to, whether or not they’ve ever gone to those extremes. There’s also an ample supply of humour, with laugh-out-loud moments occurring in the bleakest situations.”
“A cult classic in the making”
On screens
Already played at 10 cinemas in Calgary, Windsor, Montréal, Vancouver, Toronto, Saskatoon, Sudbury, Edmonton.
