Whether you’re looking for the perfect date night, a fun way to spend time with some mates, or just want an excuse to extend a solo outing to the cinema, why not make a night of it and do a double feature with some of these back-to-back sessions?

Saturday 17 February

Event Cinemas, George Street

Asia-Pacific Shorts

2:00PM Sat 17 Feb
Event Cinemas, George Street

As a member of the Asia-Pacific Queer Film Festival Alliance, Queer Screen is committed to fostering and promoting the visibility of Asia-Pacific voices in queer cinema. This collection of shorts spans genres, originating from China, India, Hawai’i, Japan, and beyond.

Who’ll Stop the Rain

4:30PM Sat 17 Feb
Event Cinemas, George Street

Su I-Hsuan’s evocative and romantic debut feature set in post-martial law Taipei sees art student Chi-wei join a protest for creative freedom at her art college. During this fight for student’s rights, she meets and develops feelings for one of the group’s leaders, Ching.

Monday 19 February

Dendy Cinemas, Newtown

Playland

6:30PM Mon 19 Feb
Dendy Cinemas, Newtown

An eclectic ensemble of queer performers star in this experimental documentary-narrative hybrid queer collage, focusing on a temporal night at the Playland Café, Boston’s oldest gay bar. It weaves together a tapestry of personal and community anecdotes from across the renowned venue’s existence.

Non-Binary & Gender Diverse Shorts

8:30PM Mon 19 Feb
Dendy Cinemas, Newtown

Featuring non-binary actor Emma D’Arcy (House of the Dragon) as an overlooked assistant dreaming of the spotlight, these short films capture a whole spectrum of gender identity and expression.

Tuesday 20 February

Sydney Opera House, Playhouse

Music from Queer Film

6:15PM Tue 20 Feb
Sydney Opera House

Hear the power and elegance of the Sydney Cello Quartet as they perform music from classic queer films like Carol, Moonlight, Call Me By Your Name, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and so much more in the Playhouse Theatre at the iconic Sydney Opera House.

Days of Happiness

8:15PM Tue 20 Feb
Sydney Opera House

Emma is a talented up-and-coming conductor who is caught in a conundrum between career, family and love. With her agent father on one side and her new single-mother girlfriend on the other, she must decide whether she will stick with the status quo or carve a new path, in this moving drama.

Wednesday 21 February

Hayden Orpheum, Cremorne

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

6:30PM Wed 21 Feb
Hayden Orpheum, Cremorne

Opposites attract in this adaptation of Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s critically acclaimed YA novel, a moving tale of self-discovery and finding your place in the universe as Mexican-American teens in 1987 Texas.

Love & Revolution

8:30PM Wed 21 Feb
Hayden Orpheum, Cremorne

In 1977 Spain, aspiring singer Miguel is arrested for being gay. What results is a wave of public outcry from gay, lesbian and trans activists – and the wider community – that would eventually pave way for change, in this exploration of the vital role of community activism in implementing change.

Friday 23 February

Event Cinemas, George Street

Our Son

7:00PM Fri 23 Feb
Event Cinemas, George Street

Boasting the power couple pairing of Billy Porter and Luke Evans, Our Son is a sensitive, nuanced take on the breakdown of a long-term marriage. As they slowly disentangle their lives from each other, they find their own ways of healing and navigating their identities as newly single fathers.

Gay Shorts

9:00PM Fri 23 Feb
Event Cinemas, George Street

Tales of romance, self-discovery, break-ups and acceptance punctuate this wide-ranging shorts package that explores the varied lives of gay men that encompasses everything from the genuinely heartfelt, to thought-provoking, to surprisingly relatable and just plain good fun.

Split

6:30PM Fri 23 Feb
Event Cinemas, George Street

While shooting a film a stunt woman finds herself falling for the enigmatic lead actress that she is doubling for. What starts as an innocent exchange of glances soon ignites into a turbulent love affair in this five-part feminist series that explores the queer female gaze and its transformative power.

Women Loving Women Shorts

8:30PM Fri 23 Feb
Event Cinemas, George Street

Connected by the common theme of women falling in (and out) of love with each other, these films traverse the many ways people show those feelings, offering a winning selection of shorts that deliver a thoroughly entertaining mix of romance, humour, joy and pathos.

Saturday 24 February

Event Cinemas, George Street

Sapphic Shorts

4:00PM Sat 24 Feb
Event Cinemas, George Street

Featuring the touching reunion of former lovers after 50 years apart, an idyllic impromptu date at the cinema and a woman’s attempts to shake off the ghost of a long-dead 1950s lesbian pulp novelist – amongst others – this eclectic collection of shorts celebrates the diversity of sapphic life and is not to be missed.

When Night is Falling

6:30PM Sat 24 Feb
Event Cinemas George Street

Get swept away by the stunning 4K restoration of one of the most erotic sapphic romances to ever grace our screens. When Night is Falling tells the story of conservative Christian Camille, whose life is thrown into disarray when she meets flamboyant circus performer Petra.

Sunday 25 February

Event Cinemas, George Street

Kokomo City

4:00PM Sun 25 Feb
Dendy Cinemas, Newtown

Trans director D. Smith’s Sundance-winning documentary Kokomo City is frank, fearless and funny exploration of the lives and experiences of four Black trans sex workers in New York City and Atlanta. An unforgettable portrait of the modern Black, trans experience in all its complexity.

Transgender Shorts

6:00PM Sun 25 Feb
Dendy Cinemas, Newtown

Continuing the trend of trans filmmakers pushing the bounds of how stories are told on screen, this excellent selection shows the diversity of transgender existence through the importance of trans friendship and solidarity, with authenticity, humour and heart.

Wednesday 28 February

Ritz Cinemas, Randwick

Summer Solstice

6:20PM Wed 28 Feb
Ritz Cinemas, Randwick

Aspiring actor Leo struggles to find roles with the limited options offered to trans masc actors. He reconnects with his old friend Eleanor, who only knew him pre-transition, in this touching and amusing exploration of friendship through change.

Bi+ Shorts

8:30PM Wed 28 Feb
Ritz Cinemas, Randwick

Unexpected meet cutes, marriage-redefining revelations, Grindr hook-up pregnancy scares and a whole lot of overthinking, these shorts celebrate those whose sexuality falls outside the binary – whether they prefer to go by bisexual, pansexual, queer or otherwise.

Event Cinemas, George Street

All of Us Strangers

6:30PM Wed 28 Feb
Event Cinemas, George Street

Writer-director Andrew Haigh (Weekend) delivers one of the year’s most beautiful, heart-wrenching queer films about grief, love, loneliness and hope, featuring phenomenal performances from Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal.

Hot Boys Shorts

8:40PM Wed 28 Feb
Event Cinemas, George Street

Filled with sexually frank stories, steamy reveries and titillating tales, don’t miss out on seeing what these Hot Boys Shorts are packing. Dwelling on the steamier side of gay life, these shorts explore how sex can offer insights into who someone really is beneath the surface.