This selection of audience favourites from MGFF25 (including My Queer Career winners Die Bully Die and With Love, Lottie) showcases the diversity of the LGBTIQ+ community as they overcome obstacles – both external and internal – to live their lives openly with authenticity and pride.

One Day This Kid
As told through a deftly composed array of small yet pivotal moments, a first-generation Afghan Canadian man takes steps toward establishing an identity of his own while always conscious of his father’s shadow.

Is Gay Marriage Next?
Is Gay Marriage Next? artfully navigates the ebb and flow of LGBTIQ+ rights in America through the lens of a 2003 Newsweek cover that changed the director’s life.

With Love, Lottie
When a disabled teenager fears she will never find love, she enlists her friends as mentors in the unpredictable world of dating – and discovers that love can come in many unexpected ways and forms.

Skin
A poetic exploration of identity and self-discovery, using visual symbolism to depict one person’s (Lío Mehiel; Mutt, MGFF24) transformation into a man, their inner manifestation shedding their old skin to embrace their true identity.

Really Good Driver
An Asian-American mum (Keiko Agena, Gilmore Girls) teaches her grown-up child (writer-director-producer, Alex Song-Xia) how to drive, forcing both to confront parts of the car – and themselves – they never have before.

Dragfox
Sam’s search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighbourhood fox, voiced by Ian McKellen. Together they embark on a magical journey to discover the surprising things they might have in common, and how to celebrate their differences.

Die Bully Die
17 years since high school, Max catches up with his former bully in a fancy restaurant where Max’s grudge against Adam begins to manifest in horrific ways.

Content warning: some of these shorts contain depictions of homophobia and homophobic language

This screening is part of our Free Pride Screenings & Market at Leichhardt Town Hall on Sunday 22 June. Check out the full the program here.