It’s not easy making a film with an emotionally distanced lead character, an enigma can only be so interesting without letting the audience in, so it’s a real achievement that writer-director C.B. Yi's Moneyboys is as engaging as it is. Beautifully long takes allow the actors strut their stuff and the juxtaposition between urban and... Continue Reading →
Australian director David O’Donnell’s feature debut, Under My Skin, takes a fresh approach to telling the story of young couple Denny and Ryan, whose relationship is tested as Denny questions their gender identity. Denny is played by four non-binary and trans non-binary performers (Liv Hewson, Chloe Freeman, Lex Ryan, and Bobbi Salvör Menuez) to dramatic... Continue Reading →
Can a prison romance exist in the outside world? That’s the central question filmmaker Jon Garcia asks with Luz, the story of Ruben (Ernesto Reyes) and Carlos (Jesse Tayeh) who struggle to translate their secretive relationship into an open one when released. The dynamic between the men changes and evolves from reluctant cellmates, to mentor/mentee,... Continue Reading →
Queer Screen’s 28th Mardi Gras Film Festival has announced its full lineup of queer treats that will debut both in cinemas in Sydney and online on-demand across Australia from February 18th to March 4th 2021. MGFF will screen 94 films including narrative features, docs, shorts, and episodics, with 70% of those available on-demand. The program... Continue Reading →
Following the lead of other film festivals, Sydney's Queer Screen is delivering its 8th edition lineup of over 40 narrative features, documentaries and shorts, including 29 Australian premieres, digitally - making 90% of the programme accessible nationally online from Thursday September 17th to September 27th. “This festival, we get to queer up screens and devices... Continue Reading →
For the first time in its 27 year history, an Australian LGBTQ feature film will open Queer Screen's 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival in Sydney. Ellie & Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt) is a Sydney-based rom-com focusing on a teenage lesbian love affair, looking at Australia's own civil rights movement. Starring Marta Dusseldorp (Stateless, Janet... Continue Reading →
