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LoveBites Shorts – 2023

A quirky short journey through the joys and pitfalls of modern relationships.

Screening: Fri 27 Jan, 9pm | Runtime: 110 mins | Classification: under 15 yrs to be w/adult

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  • Curiosa

    Curiosa tells the story of overly curious Mary, who visits her boyfriend’s flat for the first time, just to discover it’s been stripped bare of all personal belongings. After being denied an explanation, she climbs into his head.
    AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

    • Director: Tessa Moult Milewska
    • Writer: Matt Picky
    • Producer: Sychelle-Kristina Yanda
    • Runtime: 9min
    • Year: 2022
    • Country: United Kingdom

  • Manny And Quinn

    A short film about breaking out of your comfort zone, and taking a chance on something (or someone) you love.
    AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

    • Director: Siobhan Marshall
    • Writer: Siobhan Marshall
    • Producer: Millen Baird, Florence Hartigan
    • Runtime: 11min
    • Year: 2022
    • Country: New Zealand

  • Tall Dark And Handsome

    Varun thought he was Ellie’s first Indian boyfriend – he was wrong.
    WORLD PREMIERE

    • Director: Sam Baron
    • Writer: Sam Baron
    • Producer: Nathan Craig
    • Runtime: 14min
    • Year: 2022
    • Country: United Kingdom

  • The List

    Olivia wants to know who Tom has slept with. His list leaves them questioning if they really know one another.
    NSW PREMIERE

    • Director: Samuel Faull
    • Writer: Samuel Faull
    • Producer: Olivia Carolan
    • Runtime: 11min
    • Year: 2022
    • Country: Australia

  • Not The 80s

    Lucy likes Anton and Anton likes Lucy. As both are having two “cool looking drinks,” Anton reveals that he is HIV positive. Meanwhile Lucy has to realize that her HIV education is in pretty bad shape.

    • Director: Marleen Valien
    • Writer: Ludwig Meck, Christine Duttlinger, Max Rauer, Marleen Valien
    • Producer: Ludwig Meck, Markus Krojer, Lotta Schmelzer, Christine Duttlinger
    • Runtime: 17min
    • Year: 2022
    • Country: Germany

  • He Can Sleep On The Couch

    A young woman living in her own Garden of Eden with her boyfriend in Jerusalem has taken a vow not to leave their apartment until she finishes her novel. But her narrative is disrupted by the arrival of her boyfriend’s famous brother.
    AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

    • Director: Ahinoam Capon
    • Writer: Ahinoam Capon
    • Producer: Yuli Shiloach
    • Runtime: 20min
    • Year: 2022
    • Country: Israel

  • Match Made

    Zac searches for love via the dating app landscape.
    NSW PREMIERE

    • Director: Matt Hodgkinson
    • Writer: Peter Williams, Chantelle Naude
    • Producer: Peter Williams
    • Runtime: 10min
    • Year: 2022
    • Country: Australia

  • My Eyes Are Up Here

    Sonya is a super-busy, sought-after model, and dating doesn’t really fit her lifestyle. However, a one night stand with a clumsy but considerate man changes her perspective.
    INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

    • Director: Nathan Morris
    • Writer: Aminder Virdee, Arthur Meek
    • Producer: Katie Dolan, Vanessa Muir, Naomi Wallwork
    • Runtime: 14min
    • Year: 2022
    • Country: United Kingdom

  • Come With Me

    A bored couple is trying to decide what to have for dinner when a portal to another dimension opens in their living room.
    WORLD PREMIERE

    • Director: Trevor Clarence
    • Writer: Trevor Clarence
    • Producer: Michaela Le
    • Runtime: 4min
    • Year: 2022
    • Country: Australia
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