"I can't think straight" & "I dreamt under the water" - Mardi Gras Film Festival - Double Passes to be won!
One of our favourite events in February would have to be the Mardi Gras Film Festival. Each year Queer Screen organises a fantastic lineup that caters in some way to every queer cinephile's palate.
To celebrate the launch of this year’s Mardi Gras Film Festival, our friends at Queer Screen are giving lucky Same Same members the chance to win two double passes to each of the films “I CAN’T THINK STRAIGHT” and “I DREAMT UNDER THE WATER”.
All you have to do is tell us which film you want to see and answer the easy question for your chance to win!
NB. You must be able to attend the screenings on Wed Feb 25 and Fri Feb 27 (Sydney) to be eligible for this prize.
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FILM INFO: I CAN’T THINK STRAIGHT
Shamim Sarif, UK, 2008, 80min
In Jury Competition
The team that brought us World Unseen last yearis back with the same sexy leading women in this charming romance that pits star-crossed lovers against cross-cultural confusion. When London-based Jordanian, Tala, meets British Indian, Leyla, it’s love at first sight. Apart from neither of the women having had a same-sex relationship before, there are traditional Indian parents and a Palestinian wedding for the couple to contend with, and they soon fall apart. All is not lost, however, as their friends hatch a plot to get them back together.
SESSION TIMES:
SUN Feb 22, 6:30pm
Palace Academy Twin
Fri Feb 27, 7:00pm
Dendy Newtown
SAT Feb 28, 3:00pm
Riverside Parramatta
Click here to buy tickets and view the full Film Festival Guide.
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FILM INFO: I DREAMT UNDER THE WATER
Hormoz, France, 2008, 99min
In Jury Competition
A lusciously captured, gritty French drama, bolstered with stunning, intense performances. Our attractive bisexual lead is in love with his best friend who overdoses on heroin. In despair and identity confusion he begins a long dark journey through sex clubs, beats, drugs and prostitution. His path crosses with a quirky woman who he falls for and decides to get clean. This romantic fantasy may not be what it seems, however, and a different underworld awaits him, even in this relationship. Ultimately he must choose not between men and women, but rather between the light and the dark.
SESSION TIMES:
Wed Feb 25, 9:30pm
Palace Academy Twin
Click here to buy tickets and view the full Film Festival Guide.