Wicked Queer 37

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FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

THROWBACK FROM 

Women's Shorts

Thursday

Apr 15

@

12:00 am

With in person.

Wicked Queer 37

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Women's Shorts

Thursday

,

Apr 15

@

12:00 am

With in person.

Wicked Queer 37

US PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

Women's Shorts

Thursday

Apr 15

@

12:00 am

Xerb.tv

With 
 in person.
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There will be more laughing than crying in this year's women's shorts program. This year, we’re happy to bring you a much lighter program with a sprinkle of lesbian drama throughout. Expect a cat or two and “very lesbian” acoustic music.
Katie Shannon
Programmer
Wicked Queer is proud to co-present this program with
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This short film program includes the following films:

Crush

7
min 
Content warning:
It appears Lizzy has an obsession with novelty candles. But the truth is her "burning" desire isn’t for candles, it’s for the girl selling them. Will she work up the courage to ask her out or will she just buy out the whole store? Directed by Leela Varghese, 2019, 7 min, Australia, English, L
DIRECTOR
Leela Varghese
COUNTRY
Australia
LANGUAGE
English

Evelyn & Pamela

17
min 
Content warning:
Sydney, 1958. As the sun goes down, two women reconnect in a quiet bookshop after spending years apart. Though a life together seems impossible, they try and make the most out of their fleeting moment of contact. Directed by Alexandria Greenhalgh, 2019, 17 min, Australia, English, L
DIRECTOR
Alexandria Greenhalgh
COUNTRY
Australia
LANGUAGE
English

Feeling Flush

10
min 
Content warning:
Vicki idolizes her new girlfriend Samantha, but draws the line when it comes to her time on the porcelain throne. Their small bathroom gets awkward when Samatha challenges Vicki’s definition of intimacy. Directed by Erin Brown Thomas, 2020, 10 min, USA, English, L
DIRECTOR
Erin Brown Thomas
COUNTRY
USA
LANGUAGE
English

Becca

13
min 
Content warning:
Max and Daphne share a lovestruck evening while a bizarre secret looms. Directed by Nancy Webb, 2020, 13 min, Canada, English, L
DIRECTOR
Nancy Webb
COUNTRY
Canada
LANGUAGE
English

Her + Her

13
min 
Content warning:
Her & Her have been seeing each other for a few months now and are both very much in love. But they have just moved in to Her small one bedroom flat and of course she’s brought the dog! Suddenly Her home is their home and the realities of their differences come to full view. Different backgrounds, cultures, upbringings, rules. Part Poetry video. Part music video. This experimental short film is a lyrical and musical story told using poetry and beatboxing. Directed by Jade Anouka, 2020, 13 min, United Kingdom, English, L
DIRECTOR
Jade Anouka
COUNTRY
United Kingdom
LANGUAGE
English

Are You Still Watching?

6
min 
Content warning:
Are You Still Watching? explores the emancipatory power of the queer imagination, combining erotic fan fiction tropes, magical realism and a firm camp sensibility. Directed by Alex Cardy & Tali Polichtuk & Kitty Chrystal, 2021, 6 min, Australia, English, L
DIRECTOR
Alex Cardy & Tali Polichtuk & Kitty Chrystal
COUNTRY
Australia
LANGUAGE
English

Got Game?

15
min 
Content warning:
After a long period of sexual drought, Khudejha is awkward as hell and desperately wants to hook up with someone again. Newly single and with the help of her wing-woman Natasha, their new adventure at a kink party awaits. Directed by Fatimah Asghar, 2020, 15 min, USA, English, L/Q
DIRECTOR
Fatimah Asghar
COUNTRY
USA
LANGUAGE
English

Sam & Emma

15
min 
Content warning:
When their love wanes after a miscarriage, two heartbroken women try to piece together their relationship, highlighting the hardship and dysfunction that can arise from trauma and grief. Directed by Vanessa Leigh, 2020, 15 min, USA, English, L __Content Warning: Miscarriage.__
DIRECTOR
Vanessa Leigh
COUNTRY
USA
LANGUAGE
English

The Test

8
min 
Content warning:
Hoping to take the next big step in their life together, two women await the results of a test that could not only put an end to their plans, but perhaps even their relationship. Directed by Jessica Smith, 2020, 8 min, Australia, English, L
DIRECTOR
Jessica Smith
COUNTRY
Australia
LANGUAGE
English