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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Michael Sun

The 10 best films at Sydney WorldPride: from Madonna to Nan Goldin and a steamy cowboy movie

Composite image of Nan Goldin, Maxi Shield from The Winner Takes it All, Of An Age, and Madonna and Rosanna Arquette in Desperately Seeking Susan
Sydney WorldPride’s 2023 film program features (L-R) Nan Goldin, Maxi Shield from The Winner Takes it All, Of An Age, and Madonna and Rosanna Arquette in Desperately Seeking Susan. Composite: AP / Queerscreen / Goran Stolevski / Allstar

There is nothing quite like sitting silently in a dark room to purge the debaucheries of the previous night, which is why Sydney WorldPride has thoughtfully provided a film program amidst the oodles of parties happening over February and March.

There’s the Mardi Gras film festival, of course – back for its 30th edition – alongside a bonanza of transgressive, riotous and just plain stupid cinema, traversing both gay histories and queer futures.

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