G.O.A.T

Directed by Kimberley Benjamin
Australia
2026
12 mins
15+
Lilah falls hard for her new coworker but isn’t sure she’s queer, sparking a chaotic, heartfelt race to find out before she misses her chance to ask her to the NAIDOC Ball.

Special Guests

Kimberley Benjamin
Director

Kimberley (Kimba) Benjamin is a Yawuru, Bardi and Kija woman from Rubibi/Broome, proudly living and working on Country. Kimba has worked as a researcher, writer, director and story producer for documentary series including OUR MEDICINE and BACK TO NATURE. Her short film RE-IMAGINING OUR FUTURES: BIRTHING won the Māota People’s Choice Award for short documentary 2025 and Innovation in Short Film at the 2024 WA Screen Culture Awards. Kimba has recently ventured into drama working on Jub Clerc’s SBS web series WARM PROPOS and completed a Netflix directors’ attachment on SURVIVING SUMMER S2.

  • Program Strand
  • Year
    2026
  • Classification
    15+
  • Country
    Australia
  • Director
    Kimberley Benjamin
  • Producer
    Devina McPherson
  • Cast
    Leonie Whyman, Nelson Baker, Shontane Farmer
  • Screenwriter
    Kimberley Benjamin
  • Genre
  • Premiere
    World Premiere
  • Company Credits
    Festival Contact: Devina McPherson
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