Celebrate stories of identity, connection and self-expression with Queer Flicks, a new film series designed to bring people together in a welcoming, inclusive space. Each session begins with dedicated time to connect and unwind before the screening, creating a relaxed, community-focused cinema experience.
Launching with Lesbian Space Princess, the series features a post-screening Q&A with director Leela Varghese, offering audiences the chance to engage directly with the creative process. It continues monthly with a vibrant program of LGBTQIA+ screen favourites, including highlights like Paris is Burning (35mm), which explores New York's ballroom scene and celebrates identity, chosen family and bold self-expression.
Together, these screenings highlight the power of film to reflect diverse experiences and foster connection, inviting audiences to share in stories that are both deeply personal and widely resonant.
Queer Flicks Line-up
Cult Classics with Venus Mantrap: Strange Days
But I'm a Cheerleader
A cheerleader challenges conformity and embraces her identity.
6:00 PM - Doors open for mingling, drinks and entertainment
7:00 PM - Film screening
In 1999, Megan Bloomfield (Natasha Lyonne) seems to have it all: she's a cheerleader, dates the star football player and comes from a picture-perfect suburban family. She is more than stunned when her parents and friends decide she must be a lesbian, sending her to a conversion therapy camp. There, Megan begins to discover who she really is — and who she wants to be with.
‘This is one light comedy whose seriousness, hours later, lingers in the mind.’— Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Director Jamie Babbit, who set out to make a gay ‘Clueless’, takes a deeply serious subject and skewers it, turning gender stereotyping and conversion therapy into sharp satire with no holds barred. The film has become a beloved queer cult classic, celebrated for its bold visual style, biting humour, and life affirming vision of self-acceptance, in what is ultimately a heartfelt coming-of-age romance.
1999 | M | 85 mins | D: Jamie Babbit
NFSA Arc Cinema
1 McCoy Circuit, Acton, ACT 2601
7:00PM Monthly
