French Girls
Mia (Mia Kidis) is drifting through life working on construction sites when she’s scouted by a Sydney model agent. Suddenly, she’s making more money than ever while working less – something her boyfriend loves to point out. Mia quietly observes this strange new world of modelling with deep uncertainty. Is this really the life she wants? With one curious turn after another, she finds herself in trouble with the law. Full of insouciance, familiar local talent and gorgeously shot by cinematographer Dimitri Zaunders (The Golden Spurtle, SFF 2025), French Girls is an irresistibly charming, refreshingly perceptive take on societal representations of femininity and the disappointing realities of labour.
Special Guests
Hyun Lee is a Korean-Australian writer and director based in Sydney. Her short film ASIAN GIRLS had its world premiere at SXSW South by Southwest Film Festival in 2018 and was a recipient of the ScreenNSW: Emerging Filmmakers’ Fund. The film was distributed exclusively online through Gunpowder and Sky’s horror platform Alter where it has amassed over a million views. Her recent TV writing credits include Paramount+ series FAKE starring Asher Keddie and David Wenham. The series broke subscription and streaming records and won the Australian Writers’ Guild Award for Limited Series.
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