PQFF Queer Love Sunday Matinee

Tonight features some great films about the many iterations of Queer Love.

Doors open at 3.30pm for a 4pm Screening.

Misunderstood – World Premiere

Casey Medeiros & Diana Caicedo

(Australia)

15.23 min

A lover’s heartfelt journey to be seen as more than just
‘special friends’ in the eyes of an immigrant father.

The Tragedy of a Moment – Australian Premiere

Ruben Torres Lopez

(Mexico)

19.54 min

Salvador can stop time. After an argument with his boyfriend, he becomes stuck in a moment. He wanders through a frozen Hermosillo to reflect on his sense of responsibility and the true purpose of his abilities.

Devotion – World Premiere

Fadzil Jambari

(Singapore)

5.07 min

A grief stricken teenager is torn between the love for his ex boyfriend or late father, further amplified by his late father’s one year death anniversary. He has to make a choice on which relationship matters to him most or risk staying in the cycle of grief and hiding forever.

The Other – Australian Premiere

Florent Thys

(Belgium)

19.28 min

Mathias, 18, is at the age when he has to make choices about his future, while his relationship with the world and those close to him has been turned upside down since he began a gender transition. Blocked by his anxieties, he isolates himself. Until one day a man arrives at his door claiming to be Mathias, fifteen years his senior. Their conversation will help him put into words what he is feeling and learn to open up to others once again.

Buttati!  – Australian Premiere

Manuel Calisti

(Italy)

6.22 min

Noemi is about to leave her hometown and She’s spending the last days of summer with Erica, her best friend. Their bond grows closer, and with the help of two strange confidants, they find the courage to make a decision that will change their lives.

Rest Your Head – World Premiere

Prasanna Sellathural

(UK)

8.50 min

Two men in a relationship get ready to go to a family function.

Velipadu – the Revelation – Australian Premiere

Jijo Jessy Kuriakose

(India)

25 min

Against the sensory landscape of central Kerala Johnny, a soon-to-be priest must navigate his way out of his dissonant life towards self-discovery.