The Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) returns to cast the limelight on LGBTQIA+ people throughout history with a line-up focused on how sound and vision have been a source of “inspiration and transformation” for queer communities.
The largest queer film festival in the Southern Hemisphere is back for its 34th outing, and organisers say the 2024 program includes “an unforgettable celebration of queer music culture”.
This year’s theme is ‘formative sound and vision’, flagging the festival’s deep dive into what they call the “hidden-in-plain-sight” queer histories all around us.
Captured through film’s immortalising lens, MQFF loudly and proudly highlights how queer people have always been an integral part of humanity and always will be.
Running from November 14-24, MQFF will showcase the intersection of music and film in queer cultures. Audiences can expect a jam-packed program including 42 features and 19 documentaries. Only a handful have been revealed so far, so stay tuned for the full line-up reveal later this month.
MQFF will kick off at ACMI with an opening night screening of Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024, Canada), which follows the life of the exceptionally talented Black trans performer.
The centrepiece of MQFF will be Gondola (2023, Germany, Georgia), which blends an Amélie-like sensibility with a queer romance.
MQFF will close with Duino (2024, USA, Argentina, Italy), a semi-autobiographical film from Argentinian actor Juan Pablo Di Pace.
Venue partners for this year’s festival include ACMI, Cinema Nova, Palace Cinemas Como and the Capitol. Buy tickets and discover more by visiting the MQFF website here.