Top 5 selections at Mardi Gras Film Festival 2019

Queer Display’s
Mardi Gras Film Festival
is definitely an emphasize of our own Mardi Gras schedule, because would youn’t love the chance to settle-back with a few popcorn and (finally) see all of our communities and tales estimated about silver screen?!

We’ve trawled through the plan of 120 movies (54 feature length and 66 brief movies across 70 classes) to take you our top picks. They are diverse and comprehensive, amusing and going, entertaining and enlightening, and now we believe you will love all of them.

Zen in Ice Crack

Italy

Zen inside the Ice Crack

employs 16-year-old Zen, seemingly âthe just girl’ in the local ice hockey team, because they fight with intimidation and bicouples to explore particular identification. The tight sound recording and spectacular visuals blend in actually good ways to create a visceral feeling of the frustration and separation of sex dysphoria, expanding up, and need.

The film tackles these motifs at once, with aggression. The icy environment in addition gives a welcome change from the Mardi Gras heat.

Screening Monday 18 February, 7:30pm

Occasion Cinemas George St

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Chedang and Apple

Philippines

Thelma and Louise

is regarded as my favourite films. Thus, how can you enhance on a movie like

Thelma and Louise?

Through it about a 66-year-old lady that is merely appear, along with her companion that is only take off the woman abusive partner’s head, clearly.

This hilarious road celebrities two previous charm queens as Chedang and Apple, and uses all of them while they seek out Chedang’s former fan, with Apple’s husband’s head in a Louis Vuitton case. Honestly.

Testing Saturday 23 March, 1pm

Event Cinemas George St

Sunday 24 March, 7:15pm

Riverside Theatre, Parramatta

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1985

American

This gorgeous and sparse film is actually much indication of some of the darkest moments for our communities. The film is set within its titular 12 months and follows Adrian’s return from New York to his conservative Texas family members for Christmas time, for what is probably the very last time: Adrian provides HELPS.

The black and white film captures the shadowy nature of the times â the stilted talks Adrian has together with his family, the silences which can be hefty with definition, plus the breaks in crumbling interactions. Tales concerning the HIV/AIDS epidemic commonly usual at LGBTQ movie celebrations, but this award-winning film is actually a stand out.

Evaluating Tuesday 19 February, 6:30pm

Occasion Cinemas George St

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Leitis in wishing

Tonga

From the staff that developed

Kumu Hina

, your favourite from Mardi Gras Film Festival 2015,

Leitis in Waiting

is a documentary about leitis, Tonga’s native transgender females: their culture, in addition to their battles for admiration.

These ladies have actually historically used an essential spot around the Tongan neighborhood, but present influxes of international evangelism have actually resulted in a growth in conservatism and discrimination. The film screening, accompanied by a Q&A with among movie’s subject areas, Joey Joleen Mataele, just isn’t as overlooked.

Screening Wednesday 27 February, 6:30pm

Occasion Cinemas George St

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Two within the Bush: A Love Story

American

Most rom-coms these days is generally summarised with all the soon after synopsis:
“boy-meets-girl. Girl doesn’t like guy. Boy harasses lady. Woman inexplicably comes crazy.”

Therefore I love that this film flips the program into: “woman will get task helping a Dominatrix. Woman comes obsessed about Dominatrix

and

her sweetheart. Stores and whips get excited about a consensual manner.”

This film discusses bisexuality, kink and polyamory in an intelligent and funny way, and I am so right here for this combination.

Evaluating Saturday 22 February, 8:30pm

Event Cinemas George St

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Lucy Watson is Archer Magazine’s internet based editor, co-host of FBi broadcast’s Kings and Queens, and a PhD choice from the college of Sydney.

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