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Last updated April 2024
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Quit Victoria, Melbourne Queer Film Festival and Thorne Harbour Health proudly present QuitFlicks, a series of short films celebrating filmmaking talent and smoke-free messaging in LGBTIQA+ communities.
Viewers of films with LGBTIQA+ themes are typically exposed to depictions of smoking once every 15 minutes, and smoking rates in LGBTIQA+ communities are more than double the national average.
QuitFlicks are short films made by and for LGBTIQA+ communities. They tackle misconceptions and explore smoke-free living.
Millie Hayes, QuitFlicks filmmaker says:
"The stat that smoking rates are more than double for LGBTIQA+ people is hard to hear because I want us to thrive. We've all got our coping mechanisms to deal with stress, but the unhealthy ones are so hard to change. If someone is in the frame of mind to quit smoking, I want to make an empathetic and playful film that shows them they're not alone. Maybe it'll land, maybe it won't, but hopefully it adds to their sense of support and encouragement from their rainbow community."
Rosie Pavlovic says:
"QuitFlicks is such a fun initiative to address a pretty universal issue in the LGBTIQA+ community. I think our queer community has a wicked sense of humour and I'm excited to create a film which tackles a serious issue in a camp way."
QuitFlicks was an Australian short film competition run by Quit in partnership with the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and Thorne Harbour Health. The competition was designed to highlight the disproportionately high smoking rates within the LGBTIQA+ community and engage community members in improving the wellbeing of the community by promoting the smoke-free message.
Melbourne Queer Film Festival is Australia’s oldest and largest LGBTIQ film festival and celebration of the moving image. For more information, visit: mqff.com.au
Thorne Harbour Health is a community controlled organisation, governed by our members, and working for our sex, sexuality and gender diverse communities. For more information, visit: thorneharbour.org.
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QuitFlicks is presented by Quit Victoria, Melbourne Queer Film Festival and Thorne Harbour Health.
