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Love in Full Colour

 

Love in Full Colour

 
 

So your school won’t let you bring your same-sex partner to the senior formal. What do you do?

A. Stay home
B. Go it alone
C. Organise the party of the year – where everyone’s invited

The annual Minus18 Queer Formal is for everyone who missed out on the one rite-of-passage most teenagers take for granted, either because their schools told them they couldn’t bring a same-sex partner, or because they didn’t feel safe to be there. Love in Full Colour started filming in 2012, and follows the stories of 12 queer teenagers who open up about their experiences of coming out, falling in love and going to the ball.

At a point in time when the equal marriage debate raged around the world, and in a country where LGBTIQA+ people have the highest rates of suicidality of any other population, this film explores what’s really at stake for our queer youth when they’re not respected, safe and equal. It also sheds light on the positive people, places and events – like the Queer Formal - that are changing lives.

Watch the extended trailer, below, or to view the full film, subscribe to our e-news.

Click above to play the extended trailer for Love in Full Colour (2012).

Love in Full Colour is part of The Full Colour Project, a unique, 10-yearly project which, for the first time in Australian cinema, will document the lives, loves and transformations of LGBTIQA+ folk as they live through and actively shape a remarkable time in history.

 

Testimonials - Love in Full Colour

"Infused with warmth, humour and a huge amount of spirit, the stories shared by these sparkling young people are profound, heartbreaking and inspiring.”
- Eleni Psaltis, Executive Producer, ABC News Radio

"Love in Full Colour tells a story that will move everyone towards full acceptance of young people whose pathway to a secure adult identity is different and more challenging. That path is an ordeal for most of us in some ways and we all need understanding support to discover our own unique selves and to flourish. Every student, every teacher and every principal needs to see this film and reflect on what they can do individually and together to transform the experience of GLTBI young people."
- Professor Pat McGorry AO, Australian of the Year 2010, Co-founder of Headspace, Executive Director of Orygen Youth Services

“Brilliant filmmaking. A powerful argument for the role schools can play in accepting - and celebrating – same sex and gender diversity in our society as a whole.”
- Meredith Peace, President, Australian Education Union, Victoria