MQFF Presents: Midsumma Movies
Image: by Matto Lucas
CULT CONTRAST
This Midsumma, Melbourne Queer Fim Festival are getting their queer cult fix with a curated mix of cinema that delivers hits with maximum Cult Contrast. Bringing you eight features packed with cult characters, stories, music, icons, and queer-coded classics from the cult vault!
Headlining the program is the World Premiere of Australian filmmaker James Demitri’s vampire narrative Drax, alongside the lesbian arthouse conjuring tale Camp by Avalon Fast, winner of the Next Wave Fantastic Fest Best Picture Award.
Get ready for a hot summer weekend of queer cinema as Melbourne Queer Film Festival presents back-to-back screenings at the iconic Cinema Nova.
Gather your mates, bring a date, and immerse yourself in a prime selection of LGBTQIA+ films.
- Sat 31 Jan 4:00pm: MQFF: Fucktoys (Cinema Nova)
- Sat 31 Jan 4:15pm: MQFF Soft (Cinema Nova)
- Sat 31 Jan 6:30pm: MQFF: Drax (Cinema Nova)
- Sat 31 Jan 6:45pm: MQFF: Camp (Cinema Nova)
- Sun 1 Feb 4:00pm: MQFF: Donkey Days (Cinema Nova)
- Sun 1 Feb 4:15pm: MQFF: The Bride of Frankenstein (Cinema Nova)
- Sun 1 Feb 6:30pm: MQFF: Night Stage (Cinema Nova)
- Sun 1 Feb 6:45pm: MQFF: I Am Divine (Cinema Nova)
- Fri 6 Feb 8:00pm: MQFF: Hairspray (free at Fed Square)
Event & ticketing details
Accessibility
Dates & Times
| WHEN | 31 Jan-1 Feb |
| INFO | See website for movies and session times |
| DURATION | 2hrs |
Tickets
| FULL | $23-$28 |
| 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
TARGET AUDIENCE
Queer, Culturally and linguistically diverse


