Monsieur Le Butch

Jewish sessions @ Queer Screen 2025

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Enjoy these Jewish films at the Mardi Gras Film Festival, running from February 13-27 (Sydney & surrounds) and February 28 to March 10 (On-Demand Australia-wide) 2025. Session and booking details online.

Cabaret [in cinema only]

Winner of eight Oscars (including best actress for Liza Minelli), this acclaimed musical tale of love and loss amidst the rise of far-right extremism remains as timely now as ever.

In 1931 Berlin, American cabaret singer Sally Bowles (Minnelli) works at the decadent Kit Kat Klub, alongside the eccentric Master of Ceremonies (Joel Grey). When British academic Brian Roberts (Michael York) moves into the same boarding house, he’s drawn into her bohemian lifestyle. Despite Brian’s attraction to men, they become lovers – but the arrival of wealthy playboy Maximilian von Heune complicates matters when both fall for his obvious charms. With the collapse of the Weimar Republic looming, their love triangle plays out against the rise of Nazism, in Bob Fosse’s cinematic classic.

Content warning, see here.

Academy Award Best Actress in a Leading Role, Liza Minnelli
Academy Award Best Director, Bob Fosse
Academy Award Best Supporting Actor, Joel Grey

“This viscerally powerful, deliriously inspired musical stands the test of time, and then some.”

— The Guardian

“All are guaranteed to leave with Sally Bowles’ words ringing in your ears as the credits roll: ‘Divine decadence, darling!”

— BBC

Park Life [in cinema + on-demand]

Screening in Sydney as part of the Hot Boys Shorts session is Park Life:

What starts as a transactional hook-up blossoms into something unexpectedly romantic and meaningful as Noah and Medhi wander the quiet streets of London after meeting while cruising. Sydney Premiere

Jewish sessions @ Queer Screen 2023

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Enjoy these Jewish films at the Mardi Gras Film Festival, running from February 15 to March 2 2022. Session and booking details online.

Make Me A King

Screening in Sydney as part of the Youth Shorts session is Make Me A King:

Ari performs as a Jewish Drag King, much to the confusion of their family. Idolising real-life hero, Pepi Littman, who carved out a space for Drag Kings over 100 years ago, they use this history to open up a space for acceptance in the present.

Screening in Sydney as part of the Trans and Gender Diverse Shorts session is Monsieur Le Butch:

When Jude ends up unexpectedly living at home in their 30s, they must deal with a lovingly opinionated Jewish mother who doesn’t quite get the whole “trans thing.” Shot in the dog days of quarantine during a picturesque Vermont summer and featuring an original instrumental score, Monsieur Le Butch is a tender and authentic meta-comedy about the line between the stories we tell ourselves and the stories that get told about us.

Half

Screening in Sydney as part of the Bi+ Shorts session is Half:

Half-Jewish, bisexual Jonah Dorman comes out to his girlfriend, shaking the foundation of their relationship and launching a tragicomic exploration of love and religion in New York City.

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Screening in Sydney is feature film All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.

Note: The central character is Jewish, although this is not a focus of the film.

Fleeing a dysfunctional childhood, Goldin forged her career photographing her friends, family and LGBTIQ+ subcultures. After struggling with addiction, Goldin set her sights on the pharmaceutical titans responsible for the opioid crisis, leading an ACT UP inspired movement to challenge art institutions to refuse their donations. Featuring hundreds of Goldin’s photographs, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed weaves multiple narratives to create a bold and ultimately inspiring film as Goldin puts her career on the line to take down those who profit from pain.