31st Mardi Gras FILM FESTIVAL

Queer Screen’s 31st Mardi Gras Film Festival is ready to start a conversation.

This year, the Festival encourages the audience to indulge in a good, old-fashioned, post-screening discussion (or debate!), with a jaw-dropping program that will get everyone’s tongues wagging.

Screening in Sydney from 15 to 29 February, before an on demand encore streaming nationwide from 1 to 11 March, tickets are on sale now at queerscreen.org.au

Encompassing an epic 161 films and events spread across 77 unique programs, MGFF24 will be on everyone’s lips. Venues include Event Cinemas (George Street and Hurstville), Ritz Cinemas Randwick, Dendy Cinemas Newtown, the Bearded Tit and Hayden Orpheum Cremorne – and some exciting new ones, including a special double bill of music and film at the Sydney Opera House and panel discussions at the State Library of NSW. The Festival also makes a welcome return to the stunning Westpac OpenAir Cinema, following last year’s sold-out screening of Cate Blanchett’s TÁR.

There are countless highlights within the festival, including a fiftieth anniversary screening of the eternally quotable John Waters classic FEMALE TROUBLE (1974), featuring
drag icon, Divine.

We will ponder another age-old question – how do you solve a problem like Maria? – at a special sing-along-with- THE SOUND OF MUSIC screening, presented with The Sisters and Brothers of The Order of Perpetual Indulgence Sydney and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir.

Return to the Westpac OpenAir Cinema for a special screening of ALL OF US STRANGERS, a heart-wrenching film about grief, love, loneliness and hope, from director Andrew Haigh (WEEKEND) and starring Paul Mescal and out actor Andrew Scott.

Major leading man energy and star power come via Billy Porter and Luke Evans with OUR SON, and Zachary Quinto and Lukas Gage with DOWN LOW.

A fantastic documentary centres around fashion stylist extraordinaire Pat Field (HAPPY CLOTHES: A FILM ABOUT PATRICIA FIELD) – best known as the visionary behind the fashion on Sex & The City.

Tickets and passes for MGFF24 are on sale now. Queer Screen memberships are also available and offer discounted tickets and priority entry.

Visit queerscreen.org.au for tickets and dates.

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