https://bqff.com.au BQFF 11 - 21 MARCH 2021 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 21:29:04 +0000 https://bqff.com.au en https://bqff.com.au/No-Ordinary-Man Tue, 16 Feb 2021 21:29:04 +0000 BQFF 11 - 21 MARCH 2021 https://bqff.com.au/No-Ordinary-Man <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/84e0a43bce123ca699849c9e359f818700ccd686917fe5f5c139774245ea0a75/noordinaryman_zackary_drucker.jpg" data-mid="99112410" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/84e0a43bce123ca699849c9e359f818700ccd686917fe5f5c139774245ea0a75/noordinaryman_zackary_drucker.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4a714b1df3e5f6c36fbd93734aa06fd19bf489004b1c5f7bd120037abfc439a6/noordinaryman_marquise_vilson.jpg" data-mid="99112389" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4a714b1df3e5f6c36fbd93734aa06fd19bf489004b1c5f7bd120037abfc439a6/noordinaryman_marquise_vilson.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cefd7faa6041f59abfbc62f28d48a2e5a662b682bddc033b8ec820f1b7cf4f7e/noordinaryman_stephan_pennington.jpg" data-mid="99112391" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cefd7faa6041f59abfbc62f28d48a2e5a662b682bddc033b8ec820f1b7cf4f7e/noordinaryman_stephan_pennington.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2759dce1adc1127e99759c693d3e5b11029a5e22c74f2eb422327084aac964b/noordinaryman_susan_stryker.jpg" data-mid="99112401" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2759dce1adc1127e99759c693d3e5b11029a5e22c74f2eb422327084aac964b/noordinaryman_susan_stryker.jpg" /> No Ordinary Man Queensland Premiere WEDNESDAY 17 MARCH, 7:00PMUNCLASSIFIED 15+ BUY TICKETS Director Aisling Chin-Yee &amp; Chase Joynt Screenwriter Aisling Chin-Yee &amp; Amos Mac Country Canada Language English&nbsp; Runtime 84min Year 2020 Genre Documentary / Transgender InsideOUT, Toronto International Film Festival "The future of trans cinema. Arrives at something transcendent” — Indiewire “Contrast this erasure in death with the way the trans actors looking to play him want to honor his life, and ‘No Ordinary Man’ feels like welcome reclamation of a role model from a cisnormative society that’d rather paint him as a trickster. Trans-positive filmmaking is still disappointingly rare, but it’s heartening to see its burgeoning efforts be this strong, vibrant, and celebratory.” — The Spool Review For decades, the life of American Jazz musician Billy Tipton was framed as the story of an ambitious woman passing as a man in pursuit of a music career. In No Ordinary Man, Tipton’s story is re-imagined and performed by trans artists as they collectively paint a portrait of an unlikely hero. Together, the filmmakers join Tipton’s son Billy Jr. to reckon with a complicated and contested legacy: how do you tell the story of someone who was hiding in plain sight yet desperate to be seen? https://bqff.com.au/Make-Up Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:23:37 +0000 BQFF 11 - 21 MARCH 2021 https://bqff.com.au/Make-Up <img width="1856" height="1044" width_o="1856" height_o="1044" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/376d63fc1558c9876ea88cd61d1e0c5c1d355fac2c542f2faad62a9123d1cf4b/make-up-5.png" data-mid="99050279" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/376d63fc1558c9876ea88cd61d1e0c5c1d355fac2c542f2faad62a9123d1cf4b/make-up-5.png" /> <img width="1000" height="563" width_o="1000" height_o="563" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10f0a61fcc354107531a6c99b7781bdc0437bdea63afe5327c2a35dc5a731b98/make-up-2.png" data-mid="99050277" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/10f0a61fcc354107531a6c99b7781bdc0437bdea63afe5327c2a35dc5a731b98/make-up-2.png" /> <img width="1000" height="562" width_o="1000" height_o="562" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/165eadcfca99a8c60a9d3f5dcd3957eca43b755994c9ff3b297437d70d4d0121/makeup.png" data-mid="99050376" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/165eadcfca99a8c60a9d3f5dcd3957eca43b755994c9ff3b297437d70d4d0121/makeup.png" /> Make Up Queensland Premiere FRIDAY 12 MARCH, 7:00PM UNCLASSIFIED 18+ BUY TICKETS Director Claire Oakley Producer Emily Morgan Cast&nbsp;Molly Windsor, Joseph Quinn, Stefanie Martini Country UK Language English &nbsp; Runtime 86min Year 2019 Genre Drama, Thriller / Lesbian, Bi BFI Flare, Sundance Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival An enigmatic fish-out-of-water thriller. When reserved teenager Ruth finds a smeared lipstick stain on her boyfriend Tom’s mirror and a strand of red hair on his T-shirt, a sense of unease creeps into their caravan. Refusing to confront Tom with the discovery, Ruth’s mind whirls with spectres of jealousy. When she starts to work with the confident and vivacious Jade, her scarlet nails and the hint of red in her hair amplifies Ruth’s growing fixation. Ruth tries to keep her misgivings at bay but her haunting suspicions begin to feed an obsession that threatens her relationship with Tom. As a distance opens up between them, Ruth finds herself both intrigued and fearful of getting closer to Jade. Little did she know something entirely different from jealousy may be haunting her… Screens with;Hook Up&nbsp; Director Laura NagyCast&nbsp;Jillian Nguyen,&nbsp;Kirsty MarillierCountry AustraliaLanguage EnglishRuntime 15minYear 2020Shy 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. <img width="750" height="500" width_o="750" height_o="500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d20cbbad82fd5eba895beaa1d8af4b8a84a38b2da0a309824865d9eec97d084/hook-up.jpg" data-mid="99710506" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/9d20cbbad82fd5eba895beaa1d8af4b8a84a38b2da0a309824865d9eec97d084/hook-up.jpg" /> https://bqff.com.au/Queer-Shorts-1 Sun, 14 Feb 2021 08:40:18 +0000 BQFF 11 - 21 MARCH 2021 https://bqff.com.au/Queer-Shorts-1 <img width="955" height="737" width_o="955" height_o="737" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9df6ed066053f19b97a5b4ba62f0998d50db8745b814d7bfbf109fda3f80e30/why-did-she-png.png" data-mid="98811820" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/955/i/b9df6ed066053f19b97a5b4ba62f0998d50db8745b814d7bfbf109fda3f80e30/why-did-she-png.png" /> <img width="1249" height="935" width_o="1249" height_o="935" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70856e111fdd268a1534b0d7a93088bfc256de292268db401bbbe5d524f354a3/the-last-lesbian.jpg" data-mid="98811824" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70856e111fdd268a1534b0d7a93088bfc256de292268db401bbbe5d524f354a3/the-last-lesbian.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0c9e45fa63c689b37f3bf173ca594d2218ac6ed7df35dd4b4e5e7162b9d0479d/Break-in-still-16.png" data-mid="98812010" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0c9e45fa63c689b37f3bf173ca594d2218ac6ed7df35dd4b4e5e7162b9d0479d/Break-in-still-16.png" /> <img width="1168" height="779" width_o="1168" height_o="779" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e299e038cd11bee89c9da7535ba15aa30d49abdac8b83f0ade540fbe463f3df2/AdiosAdeu-00142-copy.jpg" data-mid="98811812" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e299e038cd11bee89c9da7535ba15aa30d49abdac8b83f0ade540fbe463f3df2/AdiosAdeu-00142-copy.jpg" /> Queer Shorts One:&nbsp;Couples Goals SATURDAY 13 MARCH, 6:00PMUNCLASSIFIED 15+ BUY TICKETSRuntime 90min &nbsp; Films in this session: *Film list in rare occasions is subject to change in order. Why Did She Have To Tell The World? Director Abbie Pobjoy Francesca Curtis and Phyllis Papps are many things. Researchers. Writers. Ultra-Feminists. Partners. They are also the first lesbian couple to come out on national television almost fifty years ago. Putting everything on the line, Phyllis and Francesca appeared on This Day Tonight’s interview about lesbianism in October 1970. Since that appearance, the couple unpredictably became the face of change, being members of Australia’s first gay political rights group, the Daughters of Bilitis, now known as the Australasian Lesbian Movement. With Phyllis and Francesca’s work spanning over decades, the couple not only open up about their contribution to one of the biggest societal shifts in Australian history, but about love, loss and political change solidified inside a fifty year relationship. Now in the last years of their lives and a new generation emerging, Phyllis and Francesca shine light on their activism, their relationship and the barriers that still affect the queer community today. Country Australia Language English Runtime 27min Year 2020 Genre Documentary / Lesbian Screenshots For A GoodbyeDirector Ruth Caudeli How do we say goodbye? How do we say goodbye when something is broken? What happens when something is broken and we don’t know exactly what? Andrea and Maca are facing the day after a break-up and they are going to struggle with all the difficulties that come after a goodbye. How hard is to say goodbye to someone you have loved? Country Colombia Language English Runtime 10min Year 2020 Genre Drama / Lesbian Top &amp; BottomDirector Angela Cheng Quinn and Lexi work out the kinks of their long-term relationship. Language English Runtime 6min Year 2020 Genre Comedy / Lesbian, Queer PeachDirector Rowan Devereux / Sophie Saville Sarah, a socially anxious young woman lands a hot date. There’s only one problem, she’s not sure if it’s actually a date. Country Australia Language English Runtime 8min Year 2020 Genre Comedy / Lesbian Break InDirector Alyssa Lerner When Nousha accidentally texts erotic fiction about her crush to that crush, she enlists the help of her best friend, Oliver, and they set out on a mission to delete the text by any means necessary. Country USA Language English Runtime 16min Year 2020 Genre Comedy / Lesbian, Queer APQFFA - The Last LesbianDirector Liu Jingyu A road trip romantic comedy, with Sci-fi and time travel elements. In 2318, the last lesbian on earth, Susannah, time travels back to 2018 to find a girl, Bella, who can save the world’s homosexual population. Susannah has to stop Bella from going to the most important event in her life. When Bella tries to get rid of Susannah, she hides in Bella's trunk and they start a funny but romantic trip. Country USA / China Language English Runtime 28min Year 2019 Genre Comedy / Lesbian, QueerAsia Pacific Queer Film Festival Alliance (APQFFA) is a collective of regional festivals with a shared love of queer cinema. The Alliance also pushes for greater international visibility for Asia Pacific queer cinema. https://bqff.com.au/The-Greenhouse Sun, 14 Feb 2021 03:05:13 +0000 BQFF 11 - 21 MARCH 2021 https://bqff.com.au/The-Greenhouse <img width="1653" height="843" width_o="1653" height_o="843" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/764b098a5e494da4a83944b4dc6a7592c50006e0a8cc82403f7fbf9873143f64/01.44.34.00_1.408.1.jpeg" data-mid="99810439" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/764b098a5e494da4a83944b4dc6a7592c50006e0a8cc82403f7fbf9873143f64/01.44.34.00_1.408.1.jpeg" /> <img width="1918" height="856" width_o="1918" height_o="856" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f548ba804f8d4c8b2fa376c591a98689167d0f4bc1107a8ae45c26a39d50527e/THE-GREENHOUSE_wd-Thomas-Wilson-White_Shiv-Palekar--Jane-Watt--Kirsty-Marillier--Joel-Horwood.jpeg" data-mid="99810442" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f548ba804f8d4c8b2fa376c591a98689167d0f4bc1107a8ae45c26a39d50527e/THE-GREENHOUSE_wd-Thomas-Wilson-White_Shiv-Palekar--Jane-Watt--Kirsty-Marillier--Joel-Horwood.jpeg" /> <img width="1915" height="849" width_o="1915" height_o="849" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9aaccfb8ba3b143699e5a142363c92c6ad2adc73d4ff7d91b7b769bae74cc980/THE-GREENHOUSE_wd-Thomas-Wilson-White_Jane-Watt_2.jpeg" data-mid="99810441" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9aaccfb8ba3b143699e5a142363c92c6ad2adc73d4ff7d91b7b769bae74cc980/THE-GREENHOUSE_wd-Thomas-Wilson-White_Jane-Watt_2.jpeg" /> <img width="1789" height="854" width_o="1789" height_o="854" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ba54dbc9a93d6d30eee605c3646fd21abda87d49fc7a4aa19e6adc6f3cd6ba4/02.16.13.04_1.693.1.jpeg" data-mid="99810440" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ba54dbc9a93d6d30eee605c3646fd21abda87d49fc7a4aa19e6adc6f3cd6ba4/02.16.13.04_1.693.1.jpeg" /> <img width="1890" height="863" width_o="1890" height_o="863" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c679bd3e84121d448a8120472e0f55fc91087bd8f98dd9f2e616833917d2dc42/01.40.02.10_1.369.1.jpeg" data-mid="99810465" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c679bd3e84121d448a8120472e0f55fc91087bd8f98dd9f2e616833917d2dc42/01.40.02.10_1.369.1.jpeg" /> The GreenhouseQueensland Premiere FRIDAY 19 MARCH, 7PMUNCLASSIFIED 15+ BUY TICKETS Director&nbsp;Thomas Wilson-White Producer Lizzie Cater Cast Jane Watt, Camilla Ah Kin, Kirsty Marillier, Shiv Palekar, Joel Horwood, Harriet Gordon-Anderson, Rhondda Findleton Country Australia Language English&nbsp; Runtime 88min Year 2020 Genre Drama / Lesbian World Premiere Mardi Gras Film Festival 2021 This affecting drama marks the feature debut of NSW south coast childhood friends, director Thomas Wilson-White and producer Lizzie Cater, featuring stunning performances by Jane Watt, Camilla Ah Kin, Kirsty Marillier, Shiv Palekar, Joel Horwood, Harriet Gordon-Anderson and Rhondda Findleton. What would you do, if you could go back in time? The magic-realist The Greenhouse answers that very question. Beth is a young woman bereft when one of her mothers passes away. Unlike her three siblings, she languishes at the family home with her surviving mother, Ruth. On the eve of Ruth’s sixtieth birthday, Beth follows a vision into&nbsp;the&nbsp;garden and discovers a&nbsp;greenhouse&nbsp;that sends her into&nbsp;the&nbsp;past, where her mother is alive and Beth is taking her first steps in trying to deal with or ignore her own burgeoning sexuality. As her siblings and a past love return home and tempers flare, Beth’s escapes to the&nbsp;greenhouse&nbsp;are discovered and send&nbsp;the&nbsp;whole family searching for what they’ve lost and finding far more than they bargained for. https://bqff.com.au/Queer-Shorts-3 Sun, 14 Feb 2021 03:03:58 +0000 BQFF 11 - 21 MARCH 2021 https://bqff.com.au/Queer-Shorts-3 <img width="2048" height="1152" width_o="2048" height_o="1152" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2de9e18f778b502ba177b1cbd426f5ca88c979478bfb115609e263d48cdf4828/still_quebramar-13.jpg" data-mid="98811664" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2de9e18f778b502ba177b1cbd426f5ca88c979478bfb115609e263d48cdf4828/still_quebramar-13.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/553df916b1e88fe0e85302807e71e93288dac883713ade20d7893ac4e7567b77/LaiaCapdevila_RimeKopoboru_GinaFerrer-copy.jpg" data-mid="98811770" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/553df916b1e88fe0e85302807e71e93288dac883713ade20d7893ac4e7567b77/LaiaCapdevila_RimeKopoboru_GinaFerrer-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="810" width_o="1500" height_o="810" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec88426bad2b3001f38d72d540c61a472712666135eaaf546f3432d4ca4c8386/Marriage-Story-SCREENER.mp4.00_07_45_02.Still001_1500.jpg" data-mid="99051646" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ec88426bad2b3001f38d72d540c61a472712666135eaaf546f3432d4ca4c8386/Marriage-Story-SCREENER.mp4.00_07_45_02.Still001_1500.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="675" width_o="1200" height_o="675" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de86559e4d54898321d89ed9bce8cafd35f20912a64983227ed6bac0af578803/name-of-the-son-2020-02.jpg" data-mid="99313327" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de86559e4d54898321d89ed9bce8cafd35f20912a64983227ed6bac0af578803/name-of-the-son-2020-02.jpg" /> Queer Shorts Three: Approaching Bodies&nbsp; SUNDAY 21 MARCH, 5:00PMUNCLASSIFIED 15+ BUY TICKETSRuntime 90min Binary thinking dominates the world. This collection of shorts approaches bodies with a queer lens - mapping a new world order, beyond the binaries.&nbsp; &nbsp; Films in this session: *Film list in rare occasions is subject to change in order. Breakwater (Quebramar) Director Cris Lyra Young lesbians go on a trip to a remote beach. While they wait for the new year's eve, they build a safe and loving environment through music and friendship. They take care of each other and they feel free. Country Brazil Language Portuguese with&nbsp;English subtitles Runtime 27min Year 2020 Genre Documentary / Lesbian, Non-binary, Queer Panthers Director Èrika Sánchez Joana and Nina live trapped in the contradictions of female puberty in the first world. Both are women of their time and culture: social networks, immediacy and excesses. Today, Joana has decided to devise a game in which she will involve her friend Nina. That decisive moment of puberty will change something in each of them forever. Country Spain Language Spanish with&nbsp;English subtitles Runtime 22min Year 2020 Genre Drama / Lesbian, Non-binary, Queer In The Name Of The Son (El Nombre Del Hijo) Director Martina Matzkin &nbsp; When a trans boy and his sister visit their father for a summer holiday, the father’s true feelings about his son’s transition come to light. Country Argentina Language Spanish with English subtitles Runtime 13min Year 2020 Genre Drama / TransgenderMarriage Story Director Jessica Dunn RovinelliAn auto-fiction under the eyes of a female Christ, a marriage as a step into the forbidden land of the holy, a lesbian poem in the language of the divine, a paean to the color red, the world's slowest rave. Country USA Language English Runtime 10min Year 2020 Genre Fiction / Lesbian, Transgender https://bqff.com.au/Queer-Shorts-2 Sun, 14 Feb 2021 03:02:35 +0000 BQFF 11 - 21 MARCH 2021 https://bqff.com.au/Queer-Shorts-2 <img width="840" height="473" width_o="840" height_o="473" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4e15bfd21e2127197580dd67e6bb347454f58db0a382e504bed35665887f0568/its-just-in-my-head-2-copy.png" data-mid="98802991" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/840/i/4e15bfd21e2127197580dd67e6bb347454f58db0a382e504bed35665887f0568/its-just-in-my-head-2-copy.png" /> <img width="1100" height="619" width_o="1100" height_o="619" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a01c478a5e7886a224927f4fce03ae2d3defcb5bf8d915a49cf00d21e96356c2/buck.jpg" data-mid="99050823" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a01c478a5e7886a224927f4fce03ae2d3defcb5bf8d915a49cf00d21e96356c2/buck.jpg" /> <img width="1620" height="911" width_o="1620" height_o="911" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77d291ad01e49377781c42ab17a6e72395e4611038a9adc18b36d109554743f9/KIND-OF_02.jpg" data-mid="99181868" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77d291ad01e49377781c42ab17a6e72395e4611038a9adc18b36d109554743f9/KIND-OF_02.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="563" width_o="1000" height_o="563" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71205096ae8d3b553eed1051050fb22fb1689d32dd152e04b8a0d14c9d3ac81e/Short-Calf-Muscle-02.jpg" data-mid="99180798" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/71205096ae8d3b553eed1051050fb22fb1689d32dd152e04b8a0d14c9d3ac81e/Short-Calf-Muscle-02.jpg" /> Queer Shorts Two: Longing / Belonging SATURDAY 20 MARCH, 5:00PMUNCLASSIFIED 18+ BUY TICKETSRuntime 80min &nbsp; Films in this session: *Film list in rare occasions is subject to change in order. Who Can Predict What Will Move You Director Livia Huang Two young men shooting hoops somewhere in Brooklyn. In the gradually gathering dusk, their shadows dance, entwined, to the cadence of basketball meeting pavement. Farewell is in the air. Emotions emerge to the surface. Tentatively, gently, the film tells of desire and intimacy through gazes and gestures. What is memory, what is perhaps merely a dream? Or is everything dance in the end?Country USA Language English Runtime 9min Year 2019 Genre Drama / Gay Buck Director Elegance Bratton / Jovan James Caught in the throes of a depressive fugue, young Lynn resorts to debauchery to find joy—only to discover that happiness is a much more complicated proposition. Country USA Language English Runtime 14min Year 2020 Genre Drama / Gay It’s Just In My Head Director Marius Gabriel Stancu Andreas and Alessandro are two friends who have known each other since their childhood. Now that they have grown up, they study at University in different cities but they always spend the summer together in the place where they were born. Summer is now coming to an end, both must return to the city to resume their University life. Before leaving, Andreas decides to give Alessandro a gift, hoping that he will finally be able to notice the love that Andreas always has tried for him. Country Italy Language English subtitles Runtime 17min Year 2020 Genre Drama / Gay Kind Of Director Noah Schamus When Aidan returns home from a hookup-turned-sleepover, Micah presses him to share more about his desires for other people. As they lay out an enticing spread of bagels and lox for their friends, Micah’s insecurities about their non-monogamous relationship also spill out on the breakfast table…&nbsp;It’s a trans dramedy about love when your partner knows you better than you know yourself. Country USA Language English Runtime 9min Year 2020 Genre Comedy / Transgender, Gay Short Calf Muscle Director Victoria Warmerdam An absurdist black comedy about Anders. And Anders is different. But he doesn’t know that. Yes, he’s also gay, but that’s not the point here. There is also this thing that others see but he doesn’t. Country Netherlands Language English subtitles Runtime 13min Year 2019 Genre Comedy / Gay https://bqff.com.au/Cicada Sun, 14 Feb 2021 02:55:34 +0000 BQFF 11 - 21 MARCH 2021 https://bqff.com.au/Cicada <img width="1080" height="608" width_o="1080" height_o="608" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2b6ddef89179d0a8806044c23c8c14e018e8354149d7ab20c857bfb9c89728a0/cicada_therapist.jpg" data-mid="98802784" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2b6ddef89179d0a8806044c23c8c14e018e8354149d7ab20c857bfb9c89728a0/cicada_therapist.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="608" width_o="1080" height_o="608" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/240e5d86912dfae65e08a5b4d859c455000bcb37181b9aba188b33400a33fbbf/cicada_photo_01.jpg" data-mid="98802783" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/240e5d86912dfae65e08a5b4d859c455000bcb37181b9aba188b33400a33fbbf/cicada_photo_01.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="608" width_o="1080" height_o="608" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b92112ae43ba51377882ef43b6ae443bd318741872ea849bb15d2ee73ac4dc4e/cicada_laundry.jpg" data-mid="98802782" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b92112ae43ba51377882ef43b6ae443bd318741872ea849bb15d2ee73ac4dc4e/cicada_laundry.jpg" /> Cicada&nbsp; Queensland Premiere BRUNCH CLUB SESSION SATURDAY 13 MARCH, 12:30PMUNCLASSIFIED 18+ BUY TICKETS Director Matthew Fifer Screenwriter Matthew Fifer Cast Matthew Fifer, Sheldon Brown, Cobie Smulders Country USA Language English&nbsp; Runtime 93min Year 2020 Genre Drama / Bi, Gay BFI Flare, Frameline, OutFest, NewFest “Cicada is good and tender on feelings, but also on flesh and bodies…[with] unaffected, spontaneous demonstrations of human connection, hostility and erotic desire.”&nbsp;— Guy Lodge, Variety After a string of unsuccessful and awkward encounters with women, Ben goes “back on the dick.” Confronting trauma and the sometimes tough business of being kind to oneself,&nbsp;Cicada follows Ben, a young bisexual man, as he comes out to the world in the big city and develops an intense relationship with Sam, a closeted man struggling with deep wounds of his own. As the summer progresses and their intimacy grows, Ben’s past crawls to the surface.&nbsp; https://bqff.com.au/The-World-To-Come Sun, 14 Feb 2021 02:04:32 +0000 BQFF 11 - 21 MARCH 2021 https://bqff.com.au/The-World-To-Come <img width="1000" height="665" width_o="1000" height_o="665" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e37a0a1fe99eeac2c4ee2266c36993e9b1677e672f2a8561c29fceaa7f433dc1/the-world-to-come_1-copy.jpg" data-mid="98802045" border="0" data-scale="84" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e37a0a1fe99eeac2c4ee2266c36993e9b1677e672f2a8561c29fceaa7f433dc1/the-world-to-come_1-copy.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1331" width_o="2000" height_o="1331" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d32efd2ceeed33d23a8d3fedf4ed98aa99c2baf5d75cb6da83ad93bfb4372dc6/the-world-to-come_3-copy.jpg" data-mid="98802047" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d32efd2ceeed33d23a8d3fedf4ed98aa99c2baf5d75cb6da83ad93bfb4372dc6/the-world-to-come_3-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="665" width_o="1000" height_o="665" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/becff3975a09f66a228494806fa54e914807203419a726140cef7a3898da7c19/the-world-to-come_2-copy.jpg" data-mid="98802046" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/becff3975a09f66a228494806fa54e914807203419a726140cef7a3898da7c19/the-world-to-come_2-copy.jpg" /> The World To Come&nbsp; Queensland Premiere SUNDAY 21 MARCH, 6:30PMUNCLASSIFIED 15+ BUY TICKETS Director Mona Fastvold Screenwriter Ron Hansen, Jim Shepard Cast Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Christopher Abbott, Casey Affleck Country USA Language English&nbsp; Runtime 98min Year 2020 Genre Drama / Lesbian Winner, Venice International Film Festival 2020 Queer Lion Award Two lost souls align, finding love in a hopeless place.&nbsp; “The film trembles with the same intensity its filmmaker wrote into the script for ‘Vox Lux’ and shares a common interest in female interiority and the sweet vertigo of falling in love. ‘The World to Come’ takes the pioneer spirit and runs with it deep into the woods.”&nbsp;— IndieWire In this frontier romance framed by the four seasons and set against the backdrop of rugged terrain, Abigail, a farmer’s wife, and her new neighbor Tallie find themselves powerfully, irrevocably drawn to each other. As grieving Abigail tends to the needs of her taciturn husband Dyer and Tallie bristles at the jealous control of her husband Finney, both women are illuminated and liberated by their intense bond, filling a void in their lives they never knew existed. Director Mona Fastvold examines the interior lives of two women resisting constraints, giving voice to their experiences, exploring how isolation is overcome by the power of imagination and human connection. https://bqff.com.au/Ahead-Of-The-Curve Sun, 14 Feb 2021 01:06:04 +0000 BQFF 11 - 21 MARCH 2021 https://bqff.com.au/Ahead-Of-The-Curve <img width="1080" height="594" width_o="1080" height_o="594" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cc4c32a10705edbe1750426a2ffb0087702eaac75d995337c68483ed318e1191/__aheadofthecurve_denice_frohman_amber_hikes_franco_stevens_selfie.jpg" data-mid="98800816" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cc4c32a10705edbe1750426a2ffb0087702eaac75d995337c68483ed318e1191/__aheadofthecurve_denice_frohman_amber_hikes_franco_stevens_selfie.jpg" /> <img width="1685" height="1080" width_o="1685" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4caa2722c4787e02e097a74c13d4332ed51a5a046ef625f8af6d1b2b6bcb79ca/aheadofthecurve_franco_maria_and_woman_in_stripes_with_kd_lang_cover_day_stage_michigan.jpg" data-mid="98800708" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4caa2722c4787e02e097a74c13d4332ed51a5a046ef625f8af6d1b2b6bcb79ca/aheadofthecurve_franco_maria_and_woman_in_stripes_with_kd_lang_cover_day_stage_michigan.jpg" /> <img width="3023" height="2156" width_o="3023" height_o="2156" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0cc86844271358d620dd576a3cba69d907ef0efc286396ebb29a89977ecb41c3/aheadofthecurve_Franco_interviews_women_at_michfest.jpg" data-mid="98800706" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0cc86844271358d620dd576a3cba69d907ef0efc286396ebb29a89977ecb41c3/aheadofthecurve_Franco_interviews_women_at_michfest.jpg" /> Ahead Of The Curve Queensland Premiere SATURDAY 20 MARCH, 1:00PMUNCLASSIFIED 15+ BUY TICKETS Director Jen Rainin Producer Rivkah Beth Medow Cast&nbsp;Rosa Ramírez, Romana Satt Country USA Language&nbsp;English&nbsp; Runtime 97min Year 2020 Genre Documentary / Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Frameline, Inside Out, OutFest, Mardi Gras Film Festival The legacy of the power dykes of publishing, creating space and place. “Zippy, insightful and deeply moving…a fitting companion piece to Netflix’s recent ‘Circus of Books’, another documentary that pays tribute to an oasis of gay community that ultimately fell victim to the LGBTQ movement’s success.”&nbsp;— Inkoo Kong, The Hollywood Reporter In 1990, with a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the horse track and chutzpah for days, Franco Stevens launched Curve, the best-selling lesbian lifestyle magazine ever published. Ahead Of The Curve traces the power of lesbian visibility and community from the early ‘90s to present day through the story of Franco’s founding of Curve magazine. Decades later, as her legacy faces extinction and she reassesses her life after a disabling injury, she sets out to understand visibility work being led by an intersection of queer women today, celebrating the legacy of a movement while considering the agenda of its future. https://bqff.com.au/Sublet Sat, 13 Feb 2021 11:05:50 +0000 BQFF 11 - 21 MARCH 2021 https://bqff.com.au/Sublet <img width="1084" height="720" width_o="1084" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a63663c5baff8ac8ef2661edf676ead443453d87f0c1eefda4d005f7c98ec31/Sublet-2-John-Benjamin-Hickey--Niv-Nissim.--copy.jpg" data-mid="98751927" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a63663c5baff8ac8ef2661edf676ead443453d87f0c1eefda4d005f7c98ec31/Sublet-2-John-Benjamin-Hickey--Niv-Nissim.--copy.jpg" /> <img width="3839" height="2047" width_o="3839" height_o="2047" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dae7243af8ab7ec116b4da5a03579ceb94d00f552a8bc7a87606e6512405d706/Sublet-3--Niv-Nissim.--John-Benjamin-Hickey--copy.jpg" data-mid="98751928" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dae7243af8ab7ec116b4da5a03579ceb94d00f552a8bc7a87606e6512405d706/Sublet-3--Niv-Nissim.--John-Benjamin-Hickey--copy.jpg" /> <img width="3104" height="1985" width_o="3104" height_o="1985" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/091664d8993651301c4d6da9cba332024b7e3c16a0f70ec07a8df730f7cbb129/Sublet-1-John-Benjamin-Hickey--Niv-Nissim.-.-copy.jpg" data-mid="98751926" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/091664d8993651301c4d6da9cba332024b7e3c16a0f70ec07a8df730f7cbb129/Sublet-1-John-Benjamin-Hickey--Niv-Nissim.-.-copy.jpg" /> Sublet Queensland Premiere TUESDAY 16 MARCH, 7:00PMUNCLASSIFIED 18+ BUY TICKETS Director Eytan Fox Screenwriter Eytan Fox, Itay Segal Cast&nbsp;John Benjamin Hickey, Niv Nissim Country Israel Language English &amp; Hebrew with English subtitles Runtime 90min Year 2020 Genre Drama / Gay Tribeca Film Festival, Jerusalem Film Festival, NewFest “Clever, ironic and overwhelmingly human, Sublet shows us what happens when we’re taken out of our comfort zone, and teaches us a valuable lesson in love.”&nbsp;— Serena Seghedoni, Loud and Clear Lessons we learn from strangers, in Sublet, the latest film from director Eytan Fox, with a back catalogue including; Yossi &amp; Jagger (2002), The Bubble (BQFF 2008), Yossi (BQFF 2013) to name but a few...&nbsp; Michael, a travel columnist for The New York Times, goes to Tel Aviv to write an article after suffering a tragedy. He is still grieving and the loss has caused problems between him and his husband. He just wants to do his research and go home. But when he sublets an apartment from Tomer, a young film student, he finds himself drawn into the life of the city. Superficially, the two men couldn’t be more different. Michael is an established journalist who has been with his partner for decades. He came of age during the years when AIDS was ravaging the gay community and he appreciates how much things have changed. Tomer struggles to earn a living and is still trying to figure out what kind of films he wants to make. He can’t imagine settling down and is into casual sex, avoiding anyone who wants to get serious. What really begins to turn things around for him is the unlikely and intense bond he forms with Tomer, which transforms both their lives in unexpected ways.