Brisbane Powerhouse and Volkswagen present

9th Annual Brisbane Queer Film Festival

International Girls' Short Films

Mon 26 May 08

A great selection of international short films for the girls.

LOVE IS LOVE
This short muses on how life might be for heterosexuals, if the world were totally gay and they were the queers ones.
Director Anne Renton
USA, 2007, 7 min

BONNE MERE
Alfred has left northern France to look for his mother in Marseille. She works as a prostitute, and he changes his name to be near her.
Director Maxime Desmons
CANADA, 2008, 3 min

B TEME (IN THE THEME)
A young married lesbian couple celebrate their first wedding anniversary.
Director Olga Popova
RUSSIA, 2007, 14 min

NO BIKINI
A look back at a few glorious days in Robin’s childhood... When she was seven, she spent her holidays at a swimming camp. She decided to do without her bikini top – and managed to pass for a boy for several weeks on end.
Director Claudia Morgado Escanilla
CANADA, 2007, 9 min

GÓDIR GESTIR (FAMILY REUNION) 
New York lesbian Katrin struggles to come out to her relatives back in Iceland, but revelations at a family reunion challenge all her assumptions.
Director Ísold Uggadóttir
ICELAND, 2006, 20min
Icelandic with English subtitles

HJERTEKLIPP (HEARTCUT)
Eva is 16 years old and falls in love with Inger. Inger is her father's new girlfriend. Heartcut is a warm and humorous drama between a father, a girlfriend, and a daughter that didn't want to, but couldn't resist. A story about first love.
Director Anne Sewitsky
NORWAY, 2006, 27 min
Norwegian with English subtitles

FLOWERS AT THE PARK
Easy going Ana and neurotic Lola arrange to meet in the park. Lola will bring flowers and Ana will bring doubt and excuses.
Director Mariel Maciá
SPAIN, 2006, video, 10min
Spanish with English subtitles

LONG AGO
A hairstyle that won't go away mirrors the difficulty of moving on after a romance has ended.
Director Christy Wegener
USA, 2007, 14 min

PÂGINAS DE MENINA (PAGES OF A GIRL)
Ingrid is a young woman whose life opens up to new options when she meets her older, more experienced book store manager, Sylvia.
Director Monica Palazzo
BRAZIL, 2007, 17 min
Portuguese with English subtitles

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Category Cost Date/Time Venue  
Film
Full $15
Conc $12
Powerhouse Theatre
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