Browse Films
Thursday Feb 12
Jimpa
Award winners Olivia Colman and John Lithgow star in this uplifting multi-generational family story from acclaimed filmmaker Sophie Hyde.
Friday Feb 13
Skiff
A gifted rower develops unexpected feelings for her brother’s new girlfriend, in this wind-brushed coming-of-age drama capturing the intensity of first love.
Saturday Feb 14
Second Nature
Narrated by Elliot Page, this engaging documentary is about the scientists studying the diversity of gender and sexuality in the animal world.
Nova & Alice
When waning pop star Alice and rising singer-songwriter Nova are forced into a joint tour, their on-stage rivalry develops into a love affair.
Sunday Feb 15
The Little Sister
The Queer Palm and Best Actress (Nadia Melliti) winner at Cannes, this subtle drama traces a young Muslim woman’s path between faith and self-discovery.
Monday Feb 16
Amantes
An interconnected group of lesbians navigate their desires and fears in Paris, in this charming and romantic French answer to The L Word.
Tuesday Feb 17
QueerDOC Shorts
Gay male nuns, lesbian custody battles, trans surfers and the bond between a sperm donor and his child are the subjects of just some of these documentaries.
Dreamers
Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ delivers a luminous and deeply affecting performance as a queer Nigerian asylum seeker detained in a UK asylum centre.
Queer Comedy Shorts
This selection of shorts will make you laugh, finding humour in sibling relationships, first crushes, mean gays and even racial profiling. Featuring Cathy Moriarty.
Wednesday Feb 18
Love and Other Catastrophes
A 30th anniversary screening of the recently remastered Aussie classic about chaotic student life, starring Frances O’Connor and Radha Mitchell.
Bouchra
A 35 year-old queer Moroccan filmmaker in New York reflects on how her sexuality has shaped her relationship with her mother in Casablanca.
Jimpa
Award winners Olivia Colman and John Lithgow star in this uplifting multi-generational family story from acclaimed filmmaker Sophie Hyde.
Thursday Feb 19
The Serpent's Skin
Alice Maio Mackay’s sixth feature is witchy, ferocious and defiantly trans, blending occult horror with coming-of-age vulnerability.
I Was Born This Way
Lady Gaga and Billy Porter feature in this joyful documentary celebrating the life of Carl Bean, singer of gay anthem “I Was Born This Way”.
Girlfriends
Poetically tracing the journey from adolescence to adulthood, Girlfriends offers up an artful triptych of love stories in a woman’s life.
QueerScream Shorts
From the weird and wonderful, to the surreal and strange, through to the genuinely frightening, this eclectic package of queer genre films is a real scream.
Friday Feb 20
High Art
Ally Sheedy and Radha Mitchell star in Lisa Cholodenko’s award-winning debut, a landmark of ‘90s indie cinema and a modern queer classic.
Queens of the Dead
An eclectic group of drag queens and club kids must battle the undead when the zombie apocalypse breaks out, in this laugh-out-loud comedy.
Drone
A mysterious drone appears outside a student’s Parisian window, turning surveillance into obsession and control in this sleek techno-thriller.
Bi+ Shorts
Bi, pan, fluid, queer – those attracted to more than one gender take centre stage in this inclusive package about finding acceptance at any age.
Saturday Feb 21
Row of Life
Executive-produced by Olympic gold medallist Sue Bird, Row of Life tells the remarkable story of Paralympian Angela Madsen's solo, unassisted row across the Pacific Ocean.
Love Me Tender
Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread) gives a tour de force performance as a mother separated from her son in this complex, deeply affecting drama.
Truth or Dare
An evocative experimental documentary exploring queer sexuality, consent and belonging within Berlin’s sex-positive community.
Sunday Feb 22
Queer Comedy Shorts
This selection of shorts will make you laugh, finding humour in sibling relationships, first crushes, mean gays and even racial profiling. Featuring Cathy Moriarty.
Afternoon Delight: I Was Born This Way
A movie matinee, afternoon tea and intergenerational social gathering celebrating our older LGBTIQ+ community (plus friends and allies).
Live Commentary: Lesbian Space Princess
Filmmakers Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese join moderator Nina Oyama (Deadloch) to discuss the making of their award-winning film.
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
A rare animated film with a LGBTIQ+ lead, this sci-fi action comedy about embracing differences is chaotic fun for the whole rainbow family.
Sapphic Shorts
From early sexual awakenings to late-in-life discoveries and everything in between, this collection of sapphic films features T’Nia Miller and Dominique Provost-Chalkley.
Monday Feb 23
Girl for a Day
The extraordinary but little-known true story of Anne Grandjean, an intersex person subjected to public trial for the crime of falling in love in 18th century France.
My Queer Career: Australian Shorts
Don’t miss these eight films competing in My Queer Career, Australia’s richest LGBTIQ+ short film prize, with over $16K worth of prizes.
Trans & Gender Diverse Shorts
Spotlighting T4T romances, an attempted egg cracking and a luxury brand heist, these films showcase the varied lives of trans and gender diverse people.
Tuesday Feb 24
Bearcave
Fresh off its premiere at Venice, this poetic genre-blending romantic odyssey is sparked by the love between two best friends in the rural Greek mountains.
Queer Comedy Shorts
This selection of shorts will make you laugh, finding humour in sibling relationships, first crushes, mean gays and even racial profiling. Featuring Cathy Moriarty.
Women Loving Women Shorts
These films, all about women in love, play out against the backdrop of women’s soccer, a holiday caravan park, a 1990s Melbourne sharehouse and the rodeo.
Wednesday Feb 25
Summer's Camera
A young lesbian teen accidentally stumbles upon photos of a man who was her father’s first love, in this sweet and tender coming-of-age tale.
The Little Sister
The Queer Palm and Best Actress (Nadia Melliti) winner at Cannes, this subtle drama traces a young Muslim woman’s path between faith and self-discovery.
Thursday Feb 26
She's the He
Full of over-the-top humour with an authentic heart, She’s the He is a bold reinvention of the high school teen comedy, joyfully reframed through a much-needed queer and trans lens.