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
But I'm a Cheerleader
A cheerleader challenges conformity and embraces her identity.
Thursday 1 October
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
Wolf Cat Fever + Q&A
A glitter-soaked, fuzz-guitar fever dream of Australian independent cinema.
Queer Flicks is a series of LGBTIQA+ film favourites presented in a welcoming space for community connection.
Special guests, director Josh ‘Sinbad’ Collins and renowned costume designer Babzotica, will join us for a pre-screening meet-and-greet and a post-screening Q&A.
6:00 PM - Doors open for mingling and drinks
6:30 PM – Meet and greet with Josh Collins and Babzotica
7:00 PM - Film screening followed by filmmaker Q&A
2026 | MA 15+ | 100 mins | D: Josh Collins
When Furr Fever, a wild guitar-slinging feline, crosses paths with the leather-clad Wolfy Howl, the pair ignite a whirlwind romance and form The Sextortions, a rockabilly garage band whose music unleashes chaos wherever it goes. Standing in their way are scheming music executives, a corrupt mayor and a treacherous bandmate determined to bring them down.
Part rock musical, part cartoon fantasia and underground cult comedy, Wolf Cat Fever is a handcrafted explosion of music and mayhem from Australian director Josh Sinbad Collins. Embracing a deliberately camp, low-budget aesthetic, that combines handcrafted sets, recycled costumes, and a rock-and-roll attitude this eccentric Australian indie film celebrates creativity, rebellion and the enduring power of loud guitars, with a colourful cast of animal-inspired characters.
‘Wolf Cat Fever is an undeniable Australian original: a hyper-real, hand-built rock ‘n’ roll spectacular.’— Zombie Zoo Productions
