LGBTIQ cinema Archives

Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story Director Posy Dixon Interview – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

June 28, 2020

Oh this film, Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story is a delight. A wonderful gem of a film about musician Glenn Copeland and his album, Keyboard Fantasies, and the impact it had on those wh...

The Set Review – Important, Invaluable, but Not Good

Travis Johnson

March 18, 2020

Reviews

The lesson to be taken from the 1970 Australian film The Set, recently released for home audiences by Bounty Films, is that “important” is not the same as “good”. Widely recognized as Australia’s first queer-t...

Shakedown Review – A Welcome Journey Into an Underrepresented Part of the LGBTIQA+ Community

Andrew F Peirce

March 11, 2020

Reviews

It doesn’t take long for Shakedown, Leilah Weinraub’s documentary about the LA lesbian dance scene in the 90’s and 00’s, to remind viewers how heavily gendered LGBTIQ+ mainstream documentaries are towards the ...

Gay Chorus Deep South Review – Did Airbnb Productions Just Create the Perfect Emotional Advertisement?

Andrew F Peirce

February 25, 2020

Reviews

One of the more curious elements of the genuinely uplifting documentary Gay Chorus Deep South comes during the credits. You’ll have to wait a bit for it, long after every member of the over three-hundred-perso...

International Filmmakers Flock to Mardi Gras: Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival: 13 – 27 February 2020

Guest Writer

February 7, 2020

Culture

Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival (Festival) is set to host several exciting international filmmakers between 13 – 27 February, with many holding masterclasses or participating on panels in addition...

Cloudy River to Premiere at Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival

Guest Writer

February 6, 2020

Culture

Cloudy River, a modern romantic drama about a couple, one of them pansexual, whose open relationship is put to the test when they move in together, will premiere at the Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival on...

Without a Tracey World Premiere at Mardi Gras Film Festival

Andrew F Peirce

January 9, 2020

Culture

It was only just the other day when I was talking about the changes in the Australian film and TV landscape, with short films and webseries flourishing. The shorter formats have allowed for some fascinating an...

Eight Questions for Suburban Wildlife Filmmakers Imogen McCluskey and Béatrice Barbeau-Scurla

Andrew F Peirce

October 2, 2019

Banter

When I watched Suburban Wildlife, about half an hour into it I knew that this was exactly my kind of film. It's a wonderfully written, intimately directed, and superbly acted film that exists thanks to a minus...

4.5

1985 Review – A Powerfully Quiet Film

Andrew F Peirce

April 26, 2019

Reviews

Yen Tan’s 1985 may be presented in black and white, giving the illusion that this is a story that takes place long in the past, but this is a narrative that is still startlingly relevant in today’s society. Ad...

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Boy Erased Review

Andrew F Peirce

November 8, 2018

Reviews

Watching Boy Erased in Australia is a curious affair. It’s written and directed by one of the great modern Aussie minds – Joel Edgerton (working with the production company he started with his brother, Nash, a...

Greek Culture to Be Celebrated in Perth with the Inaugural Perth Greek Festival

WA Documentary, The Fathering Project, Looks at Single Dads Joining Together to Break the Cycle of Negative Parenting

From Audio Guide to Miro – Why Short Films Deserve the Spotlight Right Now

Cameras Roll on This Little Love of Mine in Far North Queensland

Five Films You Can’t Miss at the 2020 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Jessica Chastain – Do You Believe Rachael Taylor and Brooke Satchwell?

PiNK PEPPER Has Arrived!

Send a Book to Brazil and Help Support LGBTIQ+ Communities

International Art Exhibition Come Silent Auction Gives Light to Refugees Affected by COVID-19

Australian Cinema in ISO Zoom Panel

Piper Doon – the Scotsman is Nae More

Revelation Film Festival WA Film Callout

Mojo’s Bar is Closed but With Your Help They Can Reopen When the Time is Right

Five Streaming Services to Check Out in Quarantine

Jojo Rabbit Review - A Deep, Satirical Conversation About the Effects of Fascism

600 Bottles of Wine Review – Grace Rouvray is a Comedic Mastermind

Romantic Road Review – A Nice Film About a Rolls Royce, India, and the Grey’s

D’Art Review – Just Like the Goggomobil Dart: Something Quite Surprising and Joy Filled

Forman vs. Forman Review – A Fascinating Excursion Through the Life and Mind of One of the Great Filmmakers

Ocean to Sky Review – The Story of a Lifetime

The Booksellers Review – An Absolute Delight for Those Who Know the Power of a Book

1929-1930 Best Picture Winner - The Broadway Melody - Awards Don't Matter

Small Island Big Song – An Oceanic Songline Director Tim Cole Interview – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story Director Posy Dixon Interview – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Leaving Allen Street Interview with Filmmaker Katrina Channells – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

The Rise of Synths Director Iván Castell Interview – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, Revelation Film Festival

Our Law Interview with Senior Sergeant Revis Ryder – Communities, Football, and Being an Indigenous Police Officer

Our Law Producer Taryne Laffar Interview – Indigenous Voices, Producing in Australia

Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story Director Posy Dixon Interview – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

The Set Review – Important, Invaluable, but Not Good

Shakedown Review – A Welcome Journey Into an Underrepresented Part of the LGBTIQA+ Community

Gay Chorus Deep South Review – Did Airbnb Productions Just Create the Perfect Emotional Advertisement?

International Filmmakers Flock to Mardi Gras: Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival: 13 – 27 February 2020

Cloudy River to Premiere at Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival

Without a Tracey World Premiere at Mardi Gras Film Festival

Eight Questions for Suburban Wildlife Filmmakers Imogen McCluskey and Béatrice Barbeau-Scurla

1985 Review – A Powerfully Quiet Film

Boy Erased Review

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