The Babadook & The Nightingale

Movie Summary: A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son’s fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

Queer Film LA Says: When asked about the Babadook's gay icon status, director Jennifer Kent said, �I think it�s crazy and just kept him alive. I thought, �Ah, you bastard.� He doesn�t want to die, so he�s finding ways to become relevant"� essentially making him the Australian Dorian Gray.

Movie Summary: In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.