MQFF: Donkey Days
If family warfare is an art form, Donkey Days is destined to be a future cult classic
Queer culture has always embraced the wild outsider, and director Rosanne Pel leans right in with her darkly funny second feature, this sharp and eccentric riff on women-centred family sagas in the spirit of Grey Gardens.
Anna and Charlotte, two lifelong rival sisters, have spent years competing for the affection of their mercurial mother, Ines. When Anna returns home with frustrations simmering and her queer relationships unravelling, old conflicts flare fast. Soon the trio is knee-deep in bizarre family secrets, from mysterious ashes to Mum’s unsettling fondness for a donkey. As revelations pile up, the lines between grief, love, and absurdity blur in the best possible way.
Dir: Rosanne Pel, Germany, Victorian Premiere, 2025
Age Restriction: Unclassified 18+
Duration: 1h 48mins
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Event & ticketing details
Accessibility
Dates & Times
| WHEN | Sun 1 Feb 4pm |
| DURATION | 1hr 48mins |
Tickets
| FULL | $28 |
| CONC | $24.00 |
| First Nations | $13.00 |
| MEMBER | $23.00 - MQFF Members - book via https://mqff.com.au/ |
| COMPANION | Companion card holders are eligible to book an additional companion ticket - please contact [email protected] to arrange |
| BOOKING FEE | $5.25 per transaction (not per ticket) for ticket sales via midsumma.org.au or 03 9296 6600 |
Location
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon St, Level 1, Carlton
Get directionsTram
Any Swanston St tram to stop 1 (Melbourne University) | tram 6 to stop 112 (Lygon St/Elgin St)Event notes
AGE GUIDELINE
Unclassified 18+
INFO
Victorian Premiere
TARGET AUDIENCE
Queer
WARNINGS
Nudity, Mature themes
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