Queer Screen Film Fest & ACON: Holding the Man (10th Anniversary Screening) New tickets released

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  • Run time – 163 minutes
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Revisit a much-loved Australian queer classic, in celebration of ACON’s 40th anniversary

Australia | 2015 | English | Romance, Drama | MA15+

Based on the much-loved Australian queer memoir, Holding the Man is the story of a fifteen year love affair starring Ryan Corr and Craig Stott, alongside Guy Pearce, Anthony LaPaglia, Sarah Snook and Kerry Fox.

This special screening will also include a live Q&A with Ryan Corr.

The course of teenage love rarely runs smooth, but this is especially true when you’re secretly gay in an Aussie all-male school in the 1970s and entranced by the captain of the football team.

A pair of star-crossed lovers, Timothy Conigrave and John Caleo meet when Tim is in a high-school production of Romeo and Juliet. The encounter ignites a romance that endures for 15 years to laugh in the face of everything life throws at it – the separations, the discriminations, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses.

Based on Timothy Conigrave’s cult-classic and hilarious memoir, and the inspiration for the award-winning stage play, Holding the Man is the warm, funny and achingly sad true-life story that speaks across generations, sexualities and cultures. Adapted by Tommy Murphy, directed by Neil Armfield and produced by Goalpost Pictures, the film features a stellar cast of Australian talent including Ryan Corr and Craig Stott in the lead roles, with Guy Pearce, Anthony LaPaglia, Sarah Snook, Kerry Fox and Camilla Ah Kin.

The screening marks the 40th anniversary of ACON, NSW’s leading HIV and sexuality and gender diverse health org, as well as the 30th anniversary of Tim Conigrave’s memoir and the 10th anniversary of the film.

Presented by Sydney Opera House, Queer Screen Film Fest & ACON

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A gorgeous, tragic, love story, beautifully realised for the screen…An absolute must-see.

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Cast and credits

Cast

Ryan Corr
Craig Stott
Guy Pearce
Anthony LaPaglia
Sarah Snook
Camilla Ah Kin
Kerry Fox

Credits

Neil Armfield
Director

Tommy Murphy
Screenwriter 

Kylie du Fresne
Producer

Based on the Memoir Holding the Man by Timothy Conigrave

A Goalpost Pictures Production
In Association with HTM Productions
With thanks to Transmission Films

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Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

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