Centring the lives of Indigenous queer people from across the globe, these films celebrate LGBTIQ+ Aboriginal, Māori, Samoan and First Nations voices.

Carried by Thousands
Directed by Vivienne Alice Linsley, Ross Symington, Jamaica Moana | 25 mins
Jamaica Moana, proud Māori (Ngāpuhi/Tainui) and Samoan, Ballroom icon and non-binary rapper is a cultural force, in this intimate portrait of her journey through creating her deeply personal debut EP.

Dance Like Everyone’s Watching
Directed by Ash Hingston | 14 mins
Hayden Moon, a trans Wiradjuri dancer, finds freedom and self-expression through the discipline of Irish dance and the liberation of pole dancing, in this celebration of resilience and the joy of moving on your own terms. World Premiere

Inkwo for When the Starving Return
Directed by Amanda Strong | 18 mins
Dove, a gender-shifting warrior, uses their Indigenous medicine (Inkwo) to protect their community from an unburied swarm of terrifying creatures. Sydney Premiere

Stranger, Brother.
Directed by Annelise Hickey | 15 mins
When Adam, a self-absorbed and lonely millennial, wakes one morning to find his estranged half brother on his doorstep, he must face the family he’s been running away from.

Wait, Wait, Now!
Directed by Ramon Te Wake | 12 mins
When Māori and Kiwi best friends are left at home for the night, they do what all teenage boys do: raid mum’s wardrobe, play dress ups and create a fantasy world where they feel safe and accepted. Sydney Premiere

Filmmakers in attendance for introduction.

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