Putting on the Dish

Directed by Brian Fairbairn & Karl Eccleston

In 1960s London, two gay men discuss life, love, and societal challenges in Polari, highlighting the struggles and camaraderie of the era.
Putting on the Dish is a wonderfully sharp British gay short film built around two men speaking Polari on a park bench in 1962. Brian Fairbairn and Karl Eccleston use the coded language for more than novelty, turning a funny conversation into a compact portrait of secrecy, community and the complicated ways oppression can shape behaviour.

Putting on the Dish

Directed by Brian Fairbairn & Karl Eccleston

In 1960s London, two gay men discuss life, love, and societal challenges in Polari, highlighting the struggles and camaraderie of the era.

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Putting on the Dish is a wonderfully sharp British gay short film built around two men speaking Polari on a park bench in 1962. Brian Fairbairn and Karl Eccleston use the coded language for more than novelty, turning a funny conversation into a compact portrait of secrecy, community and the complicated ways oppression can shape behaviour.