OZ SHORTS

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Genre: Drama, Comedy, Animation, Romance
Identity: Lesbian Gay Trans

In partnership with the City of Melbourne, the MQFF is proud to present this year’s package of Australian shorts. All films listed in the Oz Shorts package are eligible for The City of Melbourne Emerging Filmmaker Award for Best Australian Short Queer Film, as voted by a panel of judges. The City of Melbourne has confirmed their long-standing support of the Festival by generously providing a $2000 cash prize for the award. The winner also receives a return airfare to LA, courtesy of V Australia. 

BOMBSHELL

Dir: Kim Farrant, Australia, 2008, video, 15min
Genre: Drama
Identity: Gay

A loaded bombshell is thrown into the laps of two Greek-Australian brothers forcing them to question their traditional beliefs and machismo identities as men.

LASH

Dir: Elka Kerkhoffs, Australia, 2008, video, 6min
Genre: Drama, Animation
Identity: Lesbian

Celine discovers that religious persecution cannot kill the power of love.

HUMAN PRISM, THE

Dir: Ariel Crellin, Australia, 2008, video, 8min
Genre: Drama
Identity: Gay

Like the light through a prism, Adrian's life is split in two as his choices take him on two different paths in the search for love.

TRIXIE CLUB

Dir: Kyle Van Heerden, Australia, 2008, video, 16min
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Identity: Trans

Jack is an average bloke out for his bucks night. His world is turned on its head when he stumbles into the Trixie Club.

DISARM

Dir: Nathan Keene, Australia, 2009, video, 18min
Genre: Drama
Identity: Gay

Two men meet online for a hook up, but after an initial confrontation, they fall into conversation and have something they didn’t expect: a connection.

BREEDERS

Dir: Douglas Brook, Australia, 2009, video, 9min
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Identity: Lesbian Gay

In a surreal all-gay world, the fight for heterosexual rights has begun.