Queer Bites LGBTQIA+ Film Screening with Q&A | Kirrawee Library+

Queer Bites celebrates Sydney’s best local queer films and filmmakers. Join us for a night of film and conversation!

Queer Bites will showcase award-winning short films of queer stories to the screen, exploring themes of disability, race, trans, gay, lesbian, and non-binary experiences. Come join us along with the talented people of The Story Mill, for a night of celebration and conversation with some of Sydney’s best Queer filmmakers.

Please be aware of the following:

• Bookings are required (each person needs a ticket)

• Suitable for ages 16 years and over

Films:

• Peach - Socially anxious Sarah lands herself a date. There's only one problem...she's not sure if it's actually a date.

Writer: Rowan Devereux

Director: Sophie Saville

Producers: Sophie Saville & Rowan Devereux

• Pineapple - A freshly single; Sarah moves into her first solo apartment, only to discover her new next-door neighbour is 'Peach' her aloof old-flame. Seeing this as a sign, the now older and more confident Sarah impulsively asks Peach to her housewarming dinner...but is the one who got away worth the wait?

Writer: Rowan Devereux

Director: Sophie Saville

Producer: Lenny Fung

• Happy New Year, Ms. Luna - Luna, a young transfeminine woman, attends her family’s annual Chinese New Year gathering for the first time since her transition. Already prepared to be compared to her other cousins for her career choices and lack of motivation, she must also explain to her conservative family her decision to transition into being a woman at the request of her mother.

Director: Celeste Deip

• Right Here - After coming out as non-binary to their parents, Grace materialises at their future selves’ birthday party and realises everything they want to be is inside of them, right here.

Director: Claud Baily

About The Story Mill

The Story Mill is a boutique production company founded in 2019 by the dynamic and quirky duo Sophie Saville and Rowan Devereux. They've been making waves with their award-winning films, including shorts Peach and Pineapple, documentaries Inspire Me! and Making It, and their feature film Evicted! A Modern Romance, which nabbed the Audience Choice Award at the Sydney Film Festival in 2022.