Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival Unveils Goes to Cannes Lineup, a ’Rich Tapestry of Stories’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Marta Balaga Participating in the Goes to Cannes initiative for the very first time, Australia’s Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival has unveiled titles selected for its works-in-progress showcase: Four feature films and one documentary. “It is the first time that Goes to Cannes has a partner from Australia and it’s also the first time when we have a festival dedicated to LGBTQ films and content.
It’s also a part of our impACT initiative, which supports diversity, inclusion and sustainability in the film industry,” observes Guillaume Esmiol, executive director at Marché du Film.
Fawzia Mirza’s “The Queen of My Dreams” and Poppy Stockell’s dark comedy-drama “Triple Oh!” – “about a mismatched pair of queer ambulance paramedics who get hands-on with life, death, and each other,” teases the director – will be presented, as well as “Sunflower” by Gabriel Carrubba. “For me, the mood of the film is sensual.
It’s tender, warm and cold, all at the same time,” he tells Variety about the semi-autobiographical story shot in his childhood home. “I have a lot in common with the main character Leo.
