The fourth in a year-long series of feature and short film screenings presented by Obscure Film at Cultplex in 2026!
Each of the Genre Identities programmes will feature two hours of short films by local and international filmmakers, exploring the relationship between themes and concepts of a wide variety of film genres and the identities of themselves and their communities.
This bumper screening features short films created by filmmakers living with disabilities, chronic illnesses or neurodiversity. The programme includes horror, drama, romance, comedy, animation and a delicious mix of all sorts of genre concoctions.
I Wish I Was There (2026), dir. Flora Martyr
Whilst relaxing abroad on a solo holiday, a woman receives a series of phone calls from the hospital. She decides to ignore these in effect to enjoy her vacation, but her imagination gets the better of her. An unpleasant time ensues, with the growing realisation that she needs to confront her fears.
A Brief History of Circles (2024), dir. Georgia Kumari Bradburn
An experimental video essay which uses circles and waves to explore neurodivergent experience.
Night Holding Still (2024), dir. Sammy Holden
Dreaming a way through shame and chronic illness.
Decode Me (2025), dir. Sharon Sibyl Gatt
An autistic programmer decodes her self worth in an enlightening conversation with her dragon friend.
Joy (2023), dir. Julieta Tetelbaum
Joy is a journey through the mind of a 65-year-old autistic lesbian who’s addicted to sugar and can’t stop thinking about her ex-girlfriend from youth.
Spectrum (2024), dir. Rick Stanton
"Spectrum" explores the life of Steve, a man with autism, as he navigates a world that often isolates him. Along the way, Steve redefines what it means to be a superhero, facing challenges with courage, resilience, and deep humanity. Through his journey, we witness the transformative power of acceptance and the untapped potential for greatness within every individual, no matter where they fall on the spectrum.
Boldly Go (2019), dir. Christopher Cosgrove
A young gay man is hiding an embarrassing secret about his body. When a long-term crush begins seducing him at a party, he is forced to confront his shame and expose the truth, or risk losing the boy of his dreams.
Welcome To The Puppet Show: A Day At The Circus (2024), dir. Maddie Lock
Join Clown, Bear and Star, three neurodivergent characters, on their adventure to the circus. There will be big tops, candy floss, and even a musical number, but all is not as it seems in the land of puppets…
Verisimilitude (2020), dir. David Proud
A struggling disabled actress gets a job advising a film star how to be disabled for his latest role.
Expression of Illness (2024), dir. Bryn Silverman
After a routine follow up appointment, documentary filmmaker and thyroid cancer survivor, Bryn Silverman learns her treatment isn’t over. What begins as a solo investigation into the thoroughness of her healthcare, evolves into a larger re-imagining of the metrics we use to measure our well-being and the importance of community in healing.
Accessibility info:
CULTPLEX is an accessible venue for wheelchairs. See this page for further access info.
This is a traditional viewing experience with seats.
The film will begin at the advertised time with a very brief intro.
CULTPLEX has an outdoor seating area at the back of the venue, this is a smoking area.
Content Warnings:
Violence, blood, medical imagery. Images reminiscent of real life news. Themes of homophobia, discrimination. Foul language.
All of our screenings are 18+ unless otherwise stated, the film starts at the advertised time above.
