Set in the outer suburbs of Melbourne, this film acts as an enticing representation and characterisation of coming out in a society where homophobia has become socialised.

Oakley’s directing is subtle and effective, with clever use of sound and lighting to contrast the two major settings at Jean’s school and the nightclub, which are the symbolic fronts of the heteronormative and queer environments that she arbitrates between.

This installation is also a showcase of my appreciation for my two cultures as well as the difficulties I have avoided as a queer woman by growing up in Australia.

Self portraitures express our creative and romantic partnership and journey and the way it mingles with our identities as queer and POC couple.