MGFF25 Content Advice

Below is a list of films that may contain content which could include sensitive topics for some viewers. While we try to include as much information as possible in our content warnings, we recommend that audience members do their own research as everyone’s sensitivities are different.

If any of these warnings bring up any negative feelings, please know that support is always available using the following resources:

ACON’s Here
QLife
Lifeline
1800Respect
Full Stop Foundation
Beyond Blue

1-800-ON-HER-OWN contains COVID-19 themes and a brief mention of sexual abuse


Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story contains depictions of misgendering, and discussions of transphobia and homophobia


Asia-Pacific Shorts 

  • Remembering the Glade: contains discussions of transphobia, homophobic and transphobic slurs
  • 302: contains depictions of homophobia
  • Qeluar (Out): contains discussions of homophobic violence, child abuse and survival sex work, and homophobic language
  • Nobody Knows: contains systemic homophobia themes

Baldiga: Unlocked Heart contains suicide themes, depictions of the AIDS epidemic and sexually explicit material


Cabaret contains depictions of antisemitism and Nazism


Carnage for Christmas contains depictions of homophobic violence and homophobia


Chuck Chuck Baby contains depictions of homophobia and mentions of child abuse


Concerning My Daughter contains depictions of homophobia and discussions of homophobic violence


Crossing contains depictions of transphobia and misgendering


Desire Lines contains discussions of transphobia and homophobic violence


Dreams Such As Ours contains depictions of homophobia, transphobia and domestic violence


Drive Back Home contains depictions of graphic homophobic violence, homophobia, family violence and an attempted suicide


Eat the Night contains depictions of strong violence


Gay Shorts

  • Blood Like Water: contains depictions of homophobic violence and suicide themes
  • In Heat: contains depictions of homophobia and suicide themes
  • Dandelion: contains COVID-19 themes
  • All the Lights Still Burning: contains homophobia themes
  • The White Crows: contains homophobia themes

Heart of the Man contains depictions of homophobic violence


High Tide contains depictions of sexual assault and stealthing


Hot Boys Shorts

  • Car Wash: contains depictions of homophobia and homophobic language

I’m Not a Nobody contains depictions of homophobic violence and sexual harassment


I’m Your Venus contains discussions of transphobic violence, homophobic violence and family violence
Screens with Shade in the Sunshine State: contains transphobia themes


Layla contains depictions of misgendering and deadnaming
Screens with One Day This Kid: contains depictions of homophobia and homophobic language


Lesvia
Screens with Old Lesbians: contains discussions of homophobia, homophobic language and a brief reference to suicide


Lilies Not for Me contains depictions of surgical conversion therapy


Love in the Big City contains depictions of homophobic and domestic violence, imagery that may evoke suicide themes and flashing lights


LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story contains discussions of substance abuse


The Birdcage contains homophobic language


The Last Taboo contains suicide themes, and depictions of homophobic violence and homophobia


The Paradise of Thorns contains depictions of graphic violence and attempted sexual assault


The Shameless contains depictions and discussions of sexual violence and rape, survival sex work, homophobic violence and language


The Writer contains discussions of suicide
Screens with Anywhere the Wind Blows: contains flashing images/strobe lighting


Trans & Gender Diverse Shorts

  • Patricia in the Dark: contains discussions of transphobia and misgendering
  • Just Kim: contains depictions of transphobia and deadnaming
  • Wrong Bathroom: contains homophobic language
  • Rage Consumes Me: contains discussions of transphobia
  • Holy Curse: contains depictions of misgendering and religious conversion therapy themes

My Queer Career 

  • Oi: contains depictions of homophobia, homophobic language and bullying, depictions of a traumatic sexual experience
  • Pleasure: contains homophobic language
  • Die Bully Die: contains homophobic language

Ponyboi contains depictions of homophobic violence, homophobic language, transphobic language and domestic violence themes, and a gunshot heard


Queens of Drama contains depictions of coercive relationships and strobe/flashing lights


QueerDOC Shorts 

  • The Callers: contains suicide themes
  • Amma’s Pride: discussions of transphobia and intimate partner violence, and discussions of suicide ideation
  • Poisoned Well: depictions of homophobic violence, homophobic language and transphobic language

Riley contains depictions of homophobic violence


Same, Again contains themes of homophobia, sexual violence, child abuse and intimate partner violence


Sapphic Shorts

  • Best Before: contains fertility issues themes

Streets of Gloria contains depictions of homophobic violence, sexual assault and chemsex


Somewhere in Love contains depictions of family violence


T4T Shorts

  • Honeymoon: contains depictions of transphobia, transphobic language, transphobic violence, police violence, and deadnaming
  • all the words but the one: contains depictions of intimate partner violence
  • Lovin’ Her: contains depictions of transphobia

Three Kilometres to the End of the World contains depictions of homophobic violence, homophobic language and religious conversion therapy


Under the Influencer contains themes of self-harm and suicide


We Forgot to Break Up contains depictions of homophobia and transphobia


Women Loving Women Shorts

  • Sister Wives: contains depiction of marital rape, and discussions of child marriage and abuse