We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with QueerScreen for the second special screening in our Mardi Gras Film Festival lineup: Departures.
Inspired by real heartbreak, Departures is a darkly funny, emotionally charged comedy-drama that blends razor-sharp wit with raw, unfiltered honesty.
Fresh from a painful breakup, Benji spirals into a haze of excess drinking and meaningless hook-ups. Enter Jake — a macho personal trainer he meets during a delayed flight to Amsterdam. Sparks fly instantly, but what follows is a relationship confined to carefully scheduled European weekends, designed to keep Jake safely closeted and emotionally unavailable.
As their connection deepens, Benji is left questioning whether love built on secrecy, power imbalances, and avoidance can ever truly take off — and whether moving on is easier said than done.
Messy, fast-paced, and unapologetically real, Departures dissects toxic relationship dynamics with humour and heart. Drawing comparisons to Shirley Valentine and Trainspotting, it finds laughter, love, and glimmers of hope in life’s darkest and most chaotic moments.
📍 Where: Event Cinemas
505–525 George Street, Sydney
🗓 When: Monday 23 February 2026
🕕 From 6:00pm
🎟 Tickets: $25
Purchase via QueerScreen -
https://queerscreen.org.au/sessions/departures/
Raw, relatable, and painfully funny — this one hits close to home.
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