Queer Screen - Out & Proud Shorts
Sat
13
Sat 13 Jun 3:00 PM
The Substation
General Admission
100 Mins
June
This selection of short films showcase the diversity of the LGBTIQ+ community as they overcome obstacles – both external and internal – to live their lives openly with authenticity and pride. Representing some of the audience favourites at Queer Screen's most recent Mardi Gras Film Festival, they hail from Australia and across the globe.
Two Black Boys in Paradise
Written and Directed by Baz Sells | Produced by Ben Jackson | UK | English | 9 mins
A movingly tender, BAFTA Award-winning animation, based on Dean Atta’s eponymous poem, sees two boys on a journey of self-acceptance and love – for each other and themselves.
Kisses and Bullets
Written and Directed by Faranak Sahafian | Produced by Pooria Ansari | Iran, USA | English, Farsi with English Subtitles | 12 mins
Two Iranian women overcome fear to join the Woman, Life, Freedom protests, finding global connection through a photo that sparks hope for their future.
Found
Written and Directed by Luka Gracie | Produced by Joel Harris, Charmaine Gorman, Marc Gracie | Australia | English | 13 mins
Apollo, a nervous 21-year-old trans man, feels stuck and lonely. One night he attends Transcendence, a club for trans people, and he discovers a whole new world. Featuring Georgie Stone (Neighbours).
Sweetheart
Directed by Luke Wintour | Written by Alastair Curtis | Produced by Elliot Zelmanovits, Chloe Culpin | UK | English | 18 mins
In 1723 London, Thomas Neville is discovered cruising in a public toilet and takes refuge in a local Molly House – a secret queer society away from prying eyes.
Tarzan Pants
Written and Directed by Liz Baulch | Produced by Liz Baulch, Deborah Strutt | Australia | English | 8 mins
An intimate, autobiographical story of a transformative pair of pants and a childhood refusal to conform to societal expectations of gender.
Wait, Wait, Now!
Written and Directed by Ramon Te Wake | Produced by Nicola Smith | New Zealand | English | 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.
Dandelion
Directed by Fiona Obertinca | Written by Corey Pinchoff | Produced by Fiona Obertinca | USA | English | 20 mins
After a rebellious foster teen is thrown out of yet another group home for being disruptive and “lusting after the other girls”, a social worker (Vic Michaelis, Very Important People) has one night to find her a new home.
Two Black Boys in Paradise
Written and Directed by Baz Sells | Produced by Ben Jackson | UK | English | 9 mins
A movingly tender, BAFTA Award-winning animation, based on Dean Atta’s eponymous poem, sees two boys on a journey of self-acceptance and love – for each other and themselves.
Kisses and Bullets
Written and Directed by Faranak Sahafian | Produced by Pooria Ansari | Iran, USA | English, Farsi with English Subtitles | 12 mins
Two Iranian women overcome fear to join the Woman, Life, Freedom protests, finding global connection through a photo that sparks hope for their future.
Found
Written and Directed by Luka Gracie | Produced by Joel Harris, Charmaine Gorman, Marc Gracie | Australia | English | 13 mins
Apollo, a nervous 21-year-old trans man, feels stuck and lonely. One night he attends Transcendence, a club for trans people, and he discovers a whole new world. Featuring Georgie Stone (Neighbours).
Sweetheart
Directed by Luke Wintour | Written by Alastair Curtis | Produced by Elliot Zelmanovits, Chloe Culpin | UK | English | 18 mins
In 1723 London, Thomas Neville is discovered cruising in a public toilet and takes refuge in a local Molly House – a secret queer society away from prying eyes.
Tarzan Pants
Written and Directed by Liz Baulch | Produced by Liz Baulch, Deborah Strutt | Australia | English | 8 mins
An intimate, autobiographical story of a transformative pair of pants and a childhood refusal to conform to societal expectations of gender.
Wait, Wait, Now!
Written and Directed by Ramon Te Wake | Produced by Nicola Smith | New Zealand | English | 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.
Dandelion
Directed by Fiona Obertinca | Written by Corey Pinchoff | Produced by Fiona Obertinca | USA | English | 20 mins
After a rebellious foster teen is thrown out of yet another group home for being disruptive and “lusting after the other girls”, a social worker (Vic Michaelis, Very Important People) has one night to find her a new home.