Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2021

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Posted 2021-03-01 by Jen ⇒ follow

Thu 11 Mar 2021 - Sun 21 Mar 2021

The Melbourne Queer Film Festival returns in March from the 11th to the 21st with MQFF Together. This 10 day festival will showcase a range of features, shorts and documentaries, plus a limited number of online offerings. This makes the festival accessible for all who are unable to attend in person. Both Closing and Opening night events will be held at Village Cinemas Coburg Drive-In, 155 Newlands Rd, Coburg.

Other venues for this event are Village Jam Factory at 500 Chapel St, South Yarra, and Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton. There are films from all parts of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer communities being featured throughout the festival, and you'll find the program here .

Opening Night film Dating Amber will screen at Village Cinemas Coburg Drive in. It's set in Ireland during the mid-90s. To stop speculation about their sexuality, Eddie and Amber decide to stage a relationship. However, their ideal arrangement starts to unravel during a life-changing night at a gay bar. It forces Eddie deeper into denial, while Amber begins to embrace her sexuality. This is a film for all those kids who grew up in a small town and needed to escape in order to be themselves. This film will screen with How to be Queer , one of the 2020 Pitch Pleez winning projects.

[LINK=https://tix.mqff.com.au/Events/Ahead-of-the-Curve/ Ahead of the Curve] [/LINK]is your Closing Night film. It features queer icons such as Melissa Etheridge and comedian Lea DeLaria, and is an immensely entertaining look at one of the cornerstones of lesbian culture and a fascinating document of the role it played in shaping lesbian identity.

If one movie is never enough for you, you might want to look into getting passes and saving yourself a few dollars. See here for all ticketing info and FAQs. Stay in touch via the Facebook page to stay updated. With so many films to choose from - too many to mention, it's going to be a tough choice. Be sure to book early. due to limited seating.