LoveBites Shorts – 2024
A quirky short journey through the joys and pitfalls of modern relationships.
Screening: Fri 26 Jan, 9pm | Runtime: 116 mins | Classification: under 15 yrs to be w/adult
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The Prince’s Dilemma
The film follows Prince Philip, who longing to be with a prince of his own, must decide to follow the traditional tale expected of him or forge his own happily ever after.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 5min
- Year: 2023
- Country: United States
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The M3nage
THE M3NAGE is a ridiculous, heartfelt, gender- and sex-positive, potty-mouthed relationship comedy about sex in your middle ages. Meg and Bill are long-married and still madly in love, but that doesn’t mean they don’t need to spice things up in the bedroom.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 6min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Canada
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Head Over Wheels
Elle and Luke meet each other on the way to their respective blind dates – their chance encounter unexpectedly turns their evening upside down. Starring Australian of Year (2022) paralympian and advocate Dylan Allcott AM
- Runtime: 8min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Australia
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Just Kidding, I Actually Love You
A bittersweet romantic comedy about a runaway fiancée who returns home to win her ex back with a surprise romantic gesture. Confronted with evidence that he’s happier without her—and a disturbing realisation she might be the asshole—she must decide between her selfish fantasy or his happiness.
- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2023
- Country: New Zealand
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Showpony
An actor tries to record a self tape with the “help” of her jealous boyfriend.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 5min
- Year: 2023
- Country: United Kingdom
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Rational Behaviour
Stella is 39 and single. She drops in on former one-night-stand Jacob (22). Jacob can barely remember her name.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 14min
- Year: 2023
- Country: United Kingdom
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Together
Disillusioned by the concept of monogamy, Ben and Sophie arrange to have a threesome with a mysterious mutual acquaintance. In Ben’s half-furnished Brooklyn apartment they wait impatiently for the third to arrive. However, as day turns to night, it becomes clear that this acquaintance of theirs may never show up.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 12min
- Year: 2023
- Country: United States
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Biglove
Chiara is 14 years old and she finally feels ready to experience her first great love.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Australia
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Anima
A young woman experiences love for the first time while she’s haunted by her insecurities, her body relationship and people’s perception. Her introspective journey will give her the courage to love herself the way she is and accept to be loved in all of her shapes.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 6min
- Year: 2023
- Country: France
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Coffee
Harry meets Sarah for Coffee. Ah, young Love. Not always smooth sailing.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 5min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Australia
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Chasing The Night
It’s Wednesday night in South London. Fatimah and Leon, two successful Black Brits, are coming to what should be the end of a good evening at a pop-up restaurant, except neither quite seems ready for the night to end. So they continue. A taxi ride into the heart of the city sees them hop around from place to place, crossing paths with friendly strangers as they meander through a night they wish could last forever, if only to avoid the inevitable conversation that awaits them.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2023
- Country: United Kingdom
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Pineapple
After discovering her new next-door neighbour is an old flame; an older, more confident Sarah decides to pursue her again, but is the one who got away worth the wait?
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Australia