A celebration of Sydney’s local queer films and filmmakers.
Queer Bites will showcase award-winning short films of queer stories to the screen, exploring themes of disability, race, trans, gay, lesbian, and non-binary experiences.
Come join us for a night of celebration and conversation with some of Sydney best Queer filmmakers.
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Socially anxious Sarah lands herself a date – There’s only one problem, she’s not sure if it’s actually a date.
Writer: Rowan Devereux
Director: Sophie Saville
Producers: Sophie Saville & Rowan Devereux
Runtime: 8 mins
Year: 2020
Country: Australia
A freshly single Sarah moves into her first solo apartment, only to discover her new next-door neighbour is Peach, her aloof old flame. Seeing this as a sign, the now older and more confident Sarah impulsively asks Peach to her housewarming dinner…but is the one who got away worth the wait?
Writer: Rowan Devereux
Director: Sophie Saville
Producer: Lenny Fung
Runtime: 15 mins
Year: 2023
Country: Australia
Winner: Pitch pleez, 2023, Best local talent – Dingoo Film Fest, 2024
Luna, a young transfeminine woman, attends her familys 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.
Writer, Director & Actor: Andy Deip
Runtime: 15 mins
Year: 2023
Country: Australia
Winner: Pitch OT,KLKK
Ash, a woman with chronic pain, is stuck in a rehab hospital. She won’t participate in physio, fearing the pain, and is too ashamed to ask for help. Nearby, Georgia, another young patient, participates with ease. She is Ash’s complete opposite. Georgia can see how desperate Ash is to get out of the hospital – so she proposes they sneak out to a bar for the night.
Writer & Director: Inez Playford
Producer: Fraya Brunning
Runtime: 18 mins
Year: 2024
Country: Australia
Bikes is an intimate exploration of queer love in Western Sydney in two parts, immersing the viewer in the lives of queer people either in love or looking for love, while retelling a story of queer romance and heartbreak. Debunking the myth that queer and trans people need to leave their Western Sydney homes to find love, joy and intimacy.
Writer & Director: Mohammad Awad
Producer: CuriousWorks & Mohammad Awad
Runtime: 6 mins
Year: 2024
Country: Australia
A visual poem exploring internalised homophobia and lateral violence in Queer men, deconstructing toxic masculinity and imagining a world where intimacy is the gateway to empathy.
Writer, Director & Editor: Mohammad Awad
Producer: Mohammad Awad
Runtime: 2.5 mins
Year: 2020
Country: Australia
In English
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