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Australian Short Films
Presented in partnership with MQFF
Sun
5
Sun 5 Apr 1:30 PM
Cancelled
The Pivotonian Cinema
Assisted Listening
General Admission
Unclassified 18+
92 Mins April
The April 2020 Geelong Pride Film Festival (including this event) has been postponed. All paid ticket-holders have been provided with a full refund.
Australian Shorts presented in partnership with MQFF
Backing Up Bilitis
Seventeen-year-old closeted Jane creates an underground event in the basement of her suburban home, all on the brink of Melbourne's first gay liberation movement.
Director: Abbie Pobjoy, 2019, 12 mins
Black Lips
Mandarin and English with English subtitles
A lonely abalone trader is awakened by a longing he’s never explored before.
Director: Adrian Chiarella, 2019, 15 mins
Kids On Fire
A nine-year-old closeted evangelical Christian tomboy must prove her faith by vandalising an LGBTIQ+ sex shop.
Director: Tommy Hart, 2018, 7 mins
The Fall
Upon the retelling of his first relationship as a teenager, an older man reflects on the strength and vulnerability required in both boxing and in relationships.
Director: Shannon Anderson, 2019, 12 mins
Hook Up
Shy Lucy is keen to please her enigmatic best-friend Alice, but when a double Tinder date with two older men turns ugly, she must fight to protect Alice and in the process recognises deeper feelings she has for her.
Director: Laura Nagy, 2020, 15 mins
We’re Not Here
When tragedy interrupts their seaside tryst, the prospect of going public brings two men to a stand off.
Director: Bonnie Moir, 2019, 11 mins
Strangers
An emotional exploration of the complexities of ageing. Adrienne and Stewart must care for their ailing mother in the face of an apparent sexual awakening and a strict nursing home policy.
Director: Jamieson Pearce, 2019, 13 mins
This Perfect Day
Jules walks into a music store. This could be the day that changes their life.
Director: Lydia Rui, 2018, 7 mins
Australian Shorts presented in partnership with MQFF
Backing Up Bilitis
Seventeen-year-old closeted Jane creates an underground event in the basement of her suburban home, all on the brink of Melbourne's first gay liberation movement.
Director: Abbie Pobjoy, 2019, 12 mins
Black Lips
Mandarin and English with English subtitles
A lonely abalone trader is awakened by a longing he’s never explored before.
Director: Adrian Chiarella, 2019, 15 mins
Kids On Fire
A nine-year-old closeted evangelical Christian tomboy must prove her faith by vandalising an LGBTIQ+ sex shop.
Director: Tommy Hart, 2018, 7 mins
The Fall
Upon the retelling of his first relationship as a teenager, an older man reflects on the strength and vulnerability required in both boxing and in relationships.
Director: Shannon Anderson, 2019, 12 mins
Hook Up
Shy Lucy is keen to please her enigmatic best-friend Alice, but when a double Tinder date with two older men turns ugly, she must fight to protect Alice and in the process recognises deeper feelings she has for her.
Director: Laura Nagy, 2020, 15 mins
We’re Not Here
When tragedy interrupts their seaside tryst, the prospect of going public brings two men to a stand off.
Director: Bonnie Moir, 2019, 11 mins
Strangers
An emotional exploration of the complexities of ageing. Adrienne and Stewart must care for their ailing mother in the face of an apparent sexual awakening and a strict nursing home policy.
Director: Jamieson Pearce, 2019, 13 mins
This Perfect Day
Jules walks into a music store. This could be the day that changes their life.
Director: Lydia Rui, 2018, 7 mins
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