BACKING UP BILITIS

SHORT FILM

In partnership with Australian Lesbian & Gay Archives and Aztec Records Australia

A closeted girl creates an underground event in the basement of her suburban home, all on the brink of Melbourne's first gay liberation movement

Starring: Jana Zvedeniuk, Eva Rees, Maggie McCormack, Rashelle McHugh
Written & Directed by AP Pobjoy
Produced by William Dabinet
Edited by Isobelle Amie
Cinematography by Hazal Alakus
Sound Recording & Design by Joseph Sexton
Production Design by Amelia Childs

AWARDS & FESTIVALS

Winner of the 2018 Swinburne University Industry Award for Best Film, Best Production Design & Best Sound

St Kilda Film Festival, Australia's TOP 100 Short Films, 2019: Official Selection, nominated for 'Best Achievement in Screenplay'

Byron Bay International Film Festival, 2019: Official Selection, Nominee for Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year

Canberra Short Film Festival, 2019: Official Selection, Awarded for 'Best Score.'

2019 SAE ATOM Awards: Finalist for 'Best Short Fiction'

CILECT PRIZE 2019: Awarded the EDI Award (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) amongst the Asia Pacific region.

Melbourne Women in Film Festival, 2020: Official Selection

Melbourne Queer Film Festival, 2020: Official Selection, The Step Right Up Award for Best Film

Setting Sun Film Festival, 2020: Official Selection, Nominated for Best Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Diversity and Best Emerging Filmmaker.

Berlin Female Filmmakers Festival, 2020: Official Selection