UX: Queer-core

Underexposed (UX) Film Festival: Queer-core is an event screening seven short films from Australian emerging filmmakers at the Mercury as a part of Feast Festival. UX is a Fringe Film Festival highlighting emerging and experimental filmmakers.

The UX: Queer-core lineup features five South Australian short films, one from Victoria and one from Western Australia.

The lineup of short films are:

• Aced It: a comedy by Jasmin Watkins following an aromantic, asexual woman who reluctantly attends her 10-year high school reunion and realises she still doesn’t fit in.
• Blue: Created by Linden Roberts, Blue follows the story of a trans girl trying to get ready for her girlfriend’s birthday but a blue ribbon stalks and hinders her every move.
• Bulldog: A short drama about a complex relationship between two country footballers, written, directed and produced by Tom Lawrence-Doyle.
• Crossroads: Created by Lucas Joseph Stewart Crossroads is a 2D animated music video exploring a queer relationship.
• Connies: A look at Western Australia’s Connections Nightclub, a stalwart of queer culture, on the eve of its 50^th anniversary.
• The Unrequited Life of Farrah Bruce: Written by Daisy Anderson and Claire Hannon and directed by Daisy, The Unrequited Life of Farrah Bruce follows old-school romantic Farrah living in a dating app world who takes her love of love too far and winds up in a facility.

See UX: Queer-Core at the Mercury Cinema on Tuesday, November 20 at 7pm. Tickets are $10–15 and available via the Feast website.