DOCUMENTARY | 2024 | PRODUCED FOR ABC  

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‍Inside this hidden world, pretending to be someone you’re not, is sometimes the only way to survive. It’s a world where being queer is still a crime and 'coming out’ comes with severe consequences. Keeping your sexuality or gender identity a secret becomes a full-time job, a lifestyle that becomes more and more demanding. It can be a risky existence - many feeling trapped in complicated lives. But the brave people you’ll meet in this documentary are changing that in a big way. With safe, exclusive access, Pat meets those who want to be more than silent shadows in their own world - they’re ready to collectively ‘come out’. While Pat confronts his own complex past living a double life in western Sydney, he lands deep inside the thrilling, emotional and at times thorny lives of queer identifying Australian Arabs creating their own rules to survive and thrive.

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AWARDS

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Australian Directors Guild Awards 2024 | Highly Commended - Best Direction in Documentary

Australian Cinematography Society 2024 | Winner - Best Cinematography in Documentary