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  | SILVER ROAD : Two childhood friends say goodbye in this ode to unrequited love, growing up and letting go. Director: Bill Taylor, 2007, Canada, 13mins  STRAIGHT JACKET**: In 1950's Hollywood, movie star Guy Stone must marry a studio secretary in order to conceal his homosexuality. Sally has no idea her marriage is a sham, though, and turns Guy's life upside-down. Then he falls in love... Writer/Director: Richard Day, 2004, USA, 96mins   | Friday, 13 November * Doors open @ 7.00pm * Tickets & Bar from 7.00pm * Films screen from 8.15pm * Venue: CSIRO Discovery Centre, Nth Science Road, Acton (Map 49, B15) * Ticket prices: $10 ** For feature film only, special concession rate for 15 to 18yo on presentation of age verification - $5.00 |
  | LIGHTSWITCH: A story is more than just words on a page... and Danielle is desperately struggling for words as her final deadline draws near... It's not until she meets Shauna that her story begins to write itself. Their instant connection and attraction take them on a challenging journey of self-discovery and inevitable angst as they fight to find who they are and struggle with what they come to mean to each other. The whirlwind romance soon turns to heartbreak as secrets surface and hard choices are made. Danielle comes to see that sometimes "a story has to be lived before it can be told. Writers: Natalie Krikowa & Penny Glasswell; Director: Emma Keltie, 2009, Australia, 25mins  WHEN NIGHT IS FALLING: Successful in her teaching job at a conservative religious college, Camille (Pascale Bussières) looked forward to marrying her adoring, minister boyfriend (Henry Czerny) and settling down to the conventions of family and career. But a chance encounter with a beautiful, irresistibly sensuous young female circus performer named Petra (Rachael Crawford) is about to transform Camille s predictable life into an electrifyingly erotic adventure. Captivated by Petra s impulsive sexuality and passionately free spirit, Camille is drawn into a world whose existence she never dared imagined: A world of hypnotic sensuality, rapturous self-discovery and exquisite erotic pleasure. Now, walking an emotional high-wire between the familiar past and the forbidden future, Camille must choose between the love she can t forget... and the desire she can t resist. Writer/Director: Patricia Rozema, 1995, Canada, 93mins  | Saturday, 14 November * Doors open @ 7.00pm * Tickets & Bar from 7.00pm * Films screen from 8.15pm * Venue: CSIRO Discovery Centre, Nth Science Road, Acton (Map 49, B15) * Ticket prices: $10 |
  | LUCKY BLUE: A Swedish summer night. A camping site somewhere in Sweden. The grand emotions, the little person, the first love, trailers, karaoke and a bird… This is the story of Olle who, in spite of his insecurities and fears, finally finds the courage to express his love. In his own way. Swedish with English subtitles Writer/Director: Hakon Liu, 2007, Sweden, 28mins BEAUTIFUL THING**: The offbeat, underachieving denizens of a South East London apartment building get an emotional wake-up call when two of the neighbors--two teen boys--unexpectedly fall in love. Beautiful Thing--adapted from the play by Jonathan Harvey--features tender-hearted, kitchen sink realism from Channel Four Films. Director: Hettie Macdonald, 1996, UK, 90mins | Saturday, 21 November# * Doors open @ 7.00pm * Tickets & Bar open from 7.00pm * Films screen from 8.15pm * Venue: CSIRO Discovery Centre, Nth Science Road, Acton (Map 49, B15) * Ticket prices: $10 ** For feature film only, special concession rate for 15 to 18yo on presentation of age verification - $5.00 # Please note, this is the correct date, incorrect date in Festival flyer. |
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