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.

'G.O.A.T' is screening with

Proper Loved Up Shorts

Thu, 4 Jun 6:30pm

Event Cinemas George Street – Cinema 9

Proper Loved Up Shorts

Sat, 6 Jun 4:15pm

Dendy Newtown – Cinema 3

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