QUEER SCREEN

Mardi Gras Film Festival On Tour

FUSE IS THRILLED TO BE THIS YEAR’S MEDIA SPONSOR FOR THE 2023 MARDI GRAS FILM FESTIVAL ON TOUR, WHICH WILL BE SHOWING AT THE NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVE 24 – 25 MARCH.

This year’s lineup will include In From the Side, The Venus Effect, seven of the festival’s best LGBTIQ+ short films and a special showing of nine films as part of the Stephen Cummins Retrospective Gala. Follow the QR code for trailers and screening details.

In From The Side

In From the Side is a captivating drama exploring an illicit affair between two partnered members of a South London gay rugby club. During a drunken encounter, newbie Stags rugby player Mark sleeps with the seasoned A-squad hottie Warren, whilst Warren’s boyfriend is also on the team. What follows is a passionate concealed love affair that takes them from the locker room to the bedroom, testing the emotional resolve of both men. Don’t miss this sizzling crowd pleaser.

Best Of Mgff23 Shorts

Representing some of the best short films the festival has to offer, this collection will warm your heart and put a smile on your face.

The Bower

The Venus Effect

Liv thinks she has everything figured out, until she’s swept off her feet by spontaneous free spirit Andrea in this feel good, award-winning Danish romantic dramedy. Liv works in a garden centre with her father (Lars Mikkelsen) and her overly-invested mother (Sofie Gråbøl, The Killing), she’s close with her gay brother, and has a sweet but unexciting boyfriend. Everything shifts when a pink-haired, vulva-dress-wearing, Sapphic goddess comes crashing into her life.

In 1991, Seb takes Terri to witness Derek Jarman’s camp canonisation. In 2021, Terri takes young Jude to the same spot amidst tough news.

First Date

Tina, a recently widowed farmer, doesn’t want to be left all alone when her adult daughter moves back to the city. So she intervenes.

A Fox in the Night

Whilst picking up something from a dealer before a night out, flamboyant and confident Lewis is confronted with an unexpected connection.

Lucky Fish

Two Asian-American teenagers meet in the bathroom of a Chinese restaurant while avoiding awkward dinners with their families.

Monsieur Le Butch

Jude wants top surgery. Mum wants an “old lady pass” on the whole pronouns thing. The two butt heads about gender, language and body image.

Stephen Cummins Retrospective Gala

Stephen Cummins (1960-1994) was an Australian filmmaker, curator, artist and co-founder of Queer Screen who left an indelible mark on queer cinema. Celebrate his influential career with a presentation of his complete works featuring nine short films that have been digitised, restored and remastered.

Unicorn

A bisexual man meets an attractive couple to explore the possibilities of life as a unicorn: a drama-free, emotionally non-threatening third.

Warsha

Mohammad is a crane operator working in Beirut. He volunteers to take on one of the most dangerous cranes to live out his secret passion.