Community and Supporters Networking Event

Community and Supporters Networking Event

Sat
20
Sat 20 Apr 4:00 PM

Platform Arts (Courthouse)
Wheelchair
General Admission
60 Mins
April
Sat 20 Apr

This event is a chance for GPFF to thank all our supporters, sponsors, and volunteers for all their support and hard work this year to bring together the film festival. It will also be a chance to catch up and network with other Geelong Pride Film Festival supporters.

GLOBE Victoria and Platform Arts support this event. GPFF sponsors Great Ocean Road Gin are joining us, along with Leura Park. Soft drinks and snacks also available.

Other events on GPFF Super Saturday:

At 2pm filmmaker and artist Padraig Robinson will join us for the screening of his films Masquerades of Research Part I and Part II which is being presented alongside his artwork A Faggot is a Unit in the mezzanine gallery.

At 5:15pm is the GPFF Centrepiece screening of the Australian documentary film Equal the Contest. The film follows the journey of non-binary filmmaker Mitch Nivalis as they a new local women's footy club in Regional Victoria. The new team has to fight to play in their local league as their campaign for gender equity challenges sporting traditions. Director Mitch Nivalis and Falcons Volunteer Coordinator, Herbie join Dr Bree Gorman for a Q&A after the film.

Platform Arts' group exhibition of LGBTIQ+ artists, Fairy, will be in Gallery One for the duration of the Geelong Pride Film Festival.

At 7:45pm Marion Pilowskis film Isla's Way celebrates the life of 87-year-old carriage diving legend Isla Roberts and her 40 year relationship with partner Susan Phillips-Rees. Susan, hopes that the sharing of Isla's story will be a marvelous antidote to the invisibility of older lesbian women.





April
Sat 20 Apr

Platform Arts (Courthouse)

Cnr Little Malop Street and Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria, 3220

Proudly supported by

Platform ArtsGlobe VictoriaGreat Ocean Road Gin