VILLAGE CINEMAS JAM FACTORY
Presented in partnership with Chapel Street Precinct Association | Proudly supported by Stonnington City Council |
Village Cinemas program will be screening MQFF in its Vpremium and Vmax theatres.
Getting there:
Train – South Yarra Station (5 minute walk), Hawksburn Station (5 minute walk)
Tram – Route 78 (stop 49 or 48), Route 72 (stop 31, 5 minute walk), Route 58 (stop 128, 5 minute walk)
So Damn Easy Going, 2022 |
El Houb, 2022 |
Sat 12 Nov – 6:15 PM
Unable to access ADHD medication, Joanna is re-learning to manage her world. As she wades through the highs and lows, she meets Audrey, who ignites new passion and Joanna’s journey to knowing herself. BOOK NOW |
Sat 12 Nov – 6:30 PM
Exploring cultures of queer invisibility, El Houb follows Karim as he finds that the hardest part of coming out is sometimes confronting your own prejudices. This film interrogates the fine lines between things said and unsaid in a conservative Moroccan-Dutch family. BOOK NOW |
Maybe Someday, 2022 |
Lonesome, 2022 |
Sat 12 Nov – 8:45 PM
After separating from their wife, Jay, a 40-something photographer, attempts to move across the country to start their life over again. Along the way, Jay takes a detour, staying with their high school best friend, whom they once loved. BOOK NOW |
Sat 12 Nov – 9:00 PM
Casey, a country boy on the run from a small-town scandal, finds himself down and out in Sydney’s big smoke. There he meets Tib, a young city queer, struggling with his own past. BOOK NOW |
Breaking the Ice, 2022 |
Unidentified Objects, 2022 |
Sun 13 Nov – 6:15 PM
20-something Mira escapes the pressures of her family’s vineyard by playing ice hockey. But when new player Theresa joins the team, Mira’s narrow worldview is challenged, and romantic sparks lead to life-changing nights on the streets of Vienna. BOOK NOW |
Sun 13 Nov – 6:30 PM
Peter is a flamboyant, misanthropic dwarf hiding from the world in his shabby New York City apartment. But an unexpected visit from his unhinged neighbour, Winona, leads to an impromptu road trip. Their destination? The remote Canadian wilderness, where she believes aliens will make contact. BOOK NOW |
Queer Brazil – Shorts Package |
The First Fallen, 2022 |
Sun 13 Nov – 8:45 PM
MQFF’s spotlight showcases the vibrant, urgent and original cinema currently coming out of Brazil’s queer scene. Features include, A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here, The Gift, Dead Model, Life Model and Victor’s Body. BOOK NOW |
Sun 13 Nov – 9:00 PM
At the turn of 1983, in a small Brazilian town, a group of LGBTQIA+ men and women celebrate the New Year — no idea what’s approaching. And yet, biologist Suzano knows that something terrible is happening in his body. BOOK NOW |
Sirens, 2022 |
Hooking Up – Shorts Package |
Mon 14 Nov – 6:15 PM
By day Lilas is a music teacher. By night she thrives in her thrash metal band. But when tensions boil and friendships in the band fracture, her city of Beruit ignites. BOOK NOW |
Mon 14 Nov – 6:30 PM
Fleeting gay connections, unforgettable bonds and the push-pull of lust, these seven Australian and international short films showcase the windy roads that our desires can take us. BOOK NOW |
My Emptiness and I, 2022 |
Cop Secret, 2022 |
Mon 14 Nov – 8:45 PM
Raphi fantasizes about romances with princes and starting a traditional family. We follow Raphi through this confusing period, as she makes her transition, explores her sexuality and embraces her place in this world. BOOK NOW |
Mon 14 Nov – 9:00 PM
After denying his own feelings for years, a tough-as-nails detective can’t help but fall for his new hot-as-hell partner. However, things take a strange turn when investigating a string of violent robberies in which nothing was stolen. BOOK NOW |
Australian Feature of the Year: The Longest Weekend, 2022 |
Youtopia, 2022 |
Thu 17 Nov – 7:00 PM
Set in Sydney’s Inner West, the lives of three disconnected siblings are turned upside-down when they find themselves forced to live under the same roof. Normalcy seems just within reach until their estranged father resurfaces, dredging up the past. BOOK NOW |
Fri 18 Nov – 6:15 PM
Combining narrative storytelling with original comedic music numbers, Youtopia follows the inadvertent formation of a hipster cult. But when members start to disappear, the leader is confronted with the knowledge that her journey of self-discovery may trigger the end of civilisation as she knows it. BOOK NOW |
Elephant, 2022 |
Heartbeast, 2022 |
Fri 18 Nov – 6:30 PM
Bartek runs a small horse farm in the mountains in Poland, and was forced to become head of the family when his father left, and his mother fell apart. When their neighbour dies and his handsome son Dawid comes back to the village for the funeral, Bartek becomes fascinated by this free-spirited young man. BOOK NOW |
Fri 18 Nov – 8:45 PM
Elina, a 17-year-old aspiring rapper, is forced to leave her home country of Finland and move to the south of France when her mother finds a French boyfriend. Immediately, Elina is drawn to her stepsister Sofia, 18, a charismatic ballet dancer who leads a double life. BOOK NOW |
Horseplay, 2022 |
That Weekend, 2021 |
Fri 18 Nov – 9:00 PM
In the middle of the Argentine summer, a group of young men spend a few days lapping up rays and partying. But when subtle acts of violence permeate the group, an illicit love triangle blooms between a homophobe, a gay man and a closeted bisexual BOOK NOW |
Sat 19 Nov – 1:15 PM
Julia returns to her hometown, which she left years ago after defrauding the community. She stays there to authorize her estranged daughter’s expatriation with her father. Is there a chance in hell that her queer daughter will let her off the hook so easily? BOOK NOW |
In From The Side, 2022 |
You Can Live Forever, 2022 |
Sat 19 Nov – 1:30 PM
Following a drunken encounter, two committed men from a cash-strapped gay rugby club sleepwalk into an adulterous encounter. The two must conceal their growing entanglement else risk destroying the club they love. BOOK NOW |
Sat 19 Nov – 3:45 PM
In the early ’90s, Jaime, a gay teen, is sent to live with her relatives, devout Jehovah’s Witnesses, after the death of her father. There, Jaime makes an unexpected connection with Marike, the daughter of a prominent Witness Elder. Instantly drawn to each other, they begin a secret, unspoken romance. BOOK NOW |
Chrissy Judy, 2022 |
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Sat 19 Nov – 4:00 PM
Every New York drag queen needs a good Chrissy. So, when Judy’s best friend and drag sister suddenly couples off and moves away, hot-mess Judy must reinvent himself — else risk becoming irrelevant both onstage and off. BOOK NOW |