TGC Presents:
Queers for Fears at Frolic Dark Rainbow
Friday 23 June 2023
Doors: 6.00pm
Films start:
Hypochondriac (2022) | 7.00pm
What Keeps You Alive (2018) | 9.10pm
Ratings: MA15+
$15.00 per film
$25.00 for the double
(+ booking fees)
Federation Uni SMB Campus, T Building
106/110 Lydiard Street South, Ballarat, VIC, 3350 (map)
Terribly Good Cinema is thrilled to be collaborating with Ballarat Frolic Festival in presenting a spine-tingling double-feature queer horror film night that will grip your senses and question your courage!
Join us for the first queer horror double feature ever presented in Ballarat. Experience a thrilling cinematic night as we bring you two unforgettable narratives.
To elevate your evening, a bar will be operating on site to keep your spirits high with a selection of beer, wine, and bubbly.
And fear not, hunger won't haunt you! We've got sweets, snacks, and finger foods on offer, including vegan and gluten-free options, available for purchase. Just remember, we'll operating on mobile EFTPOS only.
Please be advised that strong mature themes will be present in the films. The cinema will feature dim stage lighting and amplified sound. Accessibility details provided by Federation University.
About the Films
Hypochondriac (2022) - 7.00pm start
Will is a young Hispanic artist with a loving boyfriend and a good life, but when his bipolar mother reenters his life after a 10-year absence, it erodes the very foundation of his existence. Afraid of becoming his mother, Will spirals into obsession, despair and is tormented by the manifestation of his past trauma. He must confront own mental illness before it’s too late.
”Hypochondriac entertains, informs, and terrorizes in equal bursts” | Slash Film
96 mins | USA | English | 2022
Director & Screenwriter | Addison Heimann
Cast | Zach Villa, Devon Graye, Madeline Zuma
What Keeps You Alive (2018) - 9.10pm start
On the eve of their one year wedding anniversary, Jules and Jackie become embroiled in a merciless fight for their lives when they find themselves pitted against the most unexpected of adversaries: each other. As violence rains down upon their idyllic forest getaway, the women engage in a frenzied psychological and vicious battle that will test the very limits of their instinct to survive.
“Taps into our deepest fear as women, queer folks, or survivors of domestic abuse that the person we love may be the reason we end up in a body bag” | RogerEbert.com
98 mins | Canada | English | 2018
Director & Screenwriter | Colin Minihan
Cast | Hannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen, Martha MacIsaac