Rainbow Shorts – 2024
Flickerfest is celebrating LGBTQI+ stories from around the world in our 6th year of Rainbow Shorts, curated by award winning queer filmmaker Craig Boreham.
Screening: Thur 25 Jan, 6.30pm | Runtinme: 125 mins | Classification: under 15 yrs to be w/adult
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The Hidden Dimension
The Hidden Dimension is an intimate portrait of queer photographer Leo Maki. A dreamlike journey into his mind that explores the artist’s life in Poland, the creative process behind his work and the embrace of his own sexuality.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 4min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Germany
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F**ked
What exactly are the rules in an open relationship? With no rulebook, it’s down to the couple to draw their lines… So when Dani tells Jess she might be interested in sleeping with guys again and it doesn’t go down too well, it looks like they might’ve hit their first hurdle. But with the world drowning in labels, why are people still expected to stick to their lane? F**KED raises the question many of us secretly ask ourselves – have I really explored and enjoyed my own sexuality? Whether straight, gay, bi, pansexual, asexual, or not sure who you are – there’s something about hitting 30 that makes you question whether you’re really being true to yourself. Sure, it’s not straightforward…but where’s the fun in that?
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 6min
- Year: 2023
- Country: UK
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Muscat
Samir, a 16-year-old Moroccan fisherman, discovers his attraction towards men when he meets Louis, a tourist travelling with his wife. When Louis faces the worst, Samir is the only one who can help him.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 16min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Canada
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Slow Down The Fall
In the light of the Alps, a great ski-jumping hill flashes metallically. Two ski jumpers synchronously rehearse movements in the valley, answer generic questions in front of a green screen, and pose on the hill while being watched by a film crew. It is the first reunion for the two athletes since their separation.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 20min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Germany
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Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped In Black)
Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black) follows Yankunytjatjara man Derik Lynch’s road trip back to Country (Aputula), as memories from his childhood return. A journey from the oppression of white city life in Adelaide, back home to his remote Anangu community to seek spiritual healing, and perform on sacred Inma ground. Inma is a traditional form of storytelling using the visual, verbal, and physical. It is how Anangu Tjukurpa (myths) have been passed down for over 60,000+ years from generation to generation.
- Runtime: 24min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Australia
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Happy New Year, Ms. Luna
Luna, a young transfeminine woman, attends her family’s annual Chinese New Year gathering for the first time since her transition. Already prepared to be compared to her other cousins for her career choices and lack of motivation, she must also explain to her conservative family her decision to transition into being a woman at the request of her mother.
- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Australia
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Original Skin
In an alternate world where having sex means swapping bodies with the other person, a young woman struggles to be herself, defying her small conservative community where swapping is taboo. A deeply intimate portrait of identity in transition.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 12min
- Year: 2023
- Country: UK
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Flowers From Another Patio (Flores Del Otro Patio)
In the north of Colombia, a group of queer activists use extravagant performative actions to denounce the disastrous exploitation by the country’s largest coal mine.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Colombia/Switzerland
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Insta Gay
A gay millennial reels after breaking up with a popular influencer.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 12min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Canada