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Proper Loved Up Shorts

Australia
55 mins
Unclassified 18+
Proper Loved Up gathers bold First Nations rom-coms where emerging voices explore love in all its forms – messy, tender, awkward and electric – across community, culture, and connection.

Films showing at this event

G.O.A.T

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.

A Grief Encounter

A dark romantic comedy starring Deborah Mailman and Wayne Blair, where a taxidermist’s flirtation with a customer spirals into a macabre reckoning with grief, desire, and loss.

I Dare (Love) You

David is forced to confront long-buried feelings for his housemate in a tender story about love, jealousy, and the risk of saying too much.

Belly

Fresh from a breakup, Maya arrives at a house party masking pain with humour, until an unexpected encounter forces her to confront insecurity, desire, and self-acceptance.

Maŋutji (Catching Eyes)

Set in the Aboriginal community of Yirrkala in Arnhem Land, this love story explores how two teens navigate their mutual feelings while maintaining cultural boundaries and kinship.

Tickets

Thu 4 June 2026, 6:30pm
Past Event
Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9
Event George St - Cinema 9
Assisted ListeningWheelchair
Sat 6 June 2026, 4:15pm
Past Event
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3
Assisted ListeningWheelchair
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  • Classification
    Unclassified 18+
  • Country
    Australia
  • Genre
    First Nations
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