Proper Loved Up Shorts
Synopsis
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.
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