Top 5: Category is….Lesbian Visibility

Good Grief

Genre: Series, Comedy

At the insistence of her friends, 68-year-old Abigail begrudgingly crashes a bereavement group therapy session just days after losing her wife of 45 years. Armed with the remnants of a half-eaten,“sorry-for-your-loss” lasagne, Abigail is ready to defend her sunny outlook on life. There she meets Quinn, 35, a widow who has been intensely mourning the loss of her husband for 4 years. She never misses a counselling session and often takes a deep interest in other participants’ grieving.

Avocado Toast

Genre: Series, Comedy, Drama, Romance

After a lifetime of dating men, Molly (31, a grade eight teacher) surprises herself when she falls in love with a woman for the first time. When she finds the courage to come out as bisexual to her suburban parents, they empathetically reveal their own admission – they’re swingers and throw sex parties. Meanwhile, Elle (33, a creative director) is reeling after learning her parents are divorcing and her mother, who also happens to be her boss, had an affair with a dude young enough to be Elle’s brother.

Slo Pitch

Genre: Series, Comedy, Mockumentary

As Captain of the slo pitch beer league team, the Brovaries, Joanne is determined to make this season count, but the team just can’t get their act together. Joanne’s hot lawyer fiancé is so bad that kicking her off the team is the only solution. Stoner-bisexual Ann is sleeping with TWO members of the Brovaries’ biggest rival team, and disgraced ex pro player Mel has sunk into a deep depression. If all that wasn’t enough, German beer hound Boris needs to find a wife or face imminent deportation before playoffs, and rookie Lee spends more time with her glove on her head making Tik Tok videos than catching anything. Do they have what it takes to make Joanne’s championship dream come true? Probably not, but hot damn if they won’t die trying. The Brovaries need to come together if they’re going to make it past the drama, Save a marriage, fake a marriage, and beat their rival team, The Blue Gays. There may not be any money, trophies or sponsorship deals up for grabs, but for the Brovaries, slo pitch is life or death. Well, maybe for Joanne anyway. Everyone else is just in it for the beer…and the girls.

Looking for Barbara

Genre: Shorts, Drama

A stylish and visually ravishing celebration of the work of the pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer, who died in 2019, discussing the meaning that her work had for lesbians and experimental filmmakers the world over.

Director Helen Kilbride grew up in Liverpool, UK, and is from a working-class family. Having taught media at inner city colleges and universities for 14 years Helen decided to do a Master’s in Film at the University of Staffordshire, UK in 2020.

Helen primarily works with film exploring issues of class, gender, sexuality, archive, activism and queer ecology. Helen is a director – editor and has screened short experimental films at local film festivals. Helen is currently building her body of work as an artist film maker and director. She is currently in pre-production on a film about women who walk together for companionship.

Stuff

Genre: Movies, Drama

A poignant and dramatic film centered around a married lesbian couple navigating a challenging midlife crisis while raising their two daughters. The couple’s once-stable domestic life is shaken when grief and unexpected attraction enter the picture. Amidst this emotional turmoil, a tattooed single mother emerges as a catalyst, igniting desires and throwing their marriage into a tailspin. As boredom transforms into temptation, the film explores the complexities of love, identity, and the profound impact of external influences on intimate relationships. Through nuanced performances and a compelling narrative, Stuff delves into the raw and vulnerable realities of modern family dynamics, capturing the fragility and resilience of human connections in the face of profound change.