Victoria
Violette
Provost’s biopic captures French writer Violette Leduc’s struggle with rejection without reducing her to a tortured artist trope.
Gaming in Color
A pertinent and telling documentary, tracing the subculture existing at the intersection of gaming and queer culture.
Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory
Repetition hampers this crusading documentary, despite its vital and heartfelt message and remarkable real-life stories.
Beautiful Noise
Passion rather than insight drives this fan-oriented, surface-level tribute to a short-lived music movement.
The Salvation
If the narrative doesn't provide all the signposts, the visuals will, as The Salvation writes a love letter to the…
Sepideh – Reaching for the Stars
Obvious symbolism and convenience doesn't temper this resonant documentary's universality and authenticity.
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
A tribute rather than a tell-all, sharing the stories of and the love for the man behind many a music…
Female-only film festivals should not exist
Ideally we would have no need for festivals that promote women in film, as we would already give them the…
Elizabeth I: The Last Dance
The exclusive World Premiere screening of Lindsay Kemp's 'Elizabeth I: The Last Dance' in Melbourne is exquisite and dazzling.
MQFF Director to step down in 2015
Lisa Daniel has announced she will leave the Melbourne Queer Film Festival after 16 years as Festival Director.