CFF26 - Big Girls Don't Cry

Name: CFF26 - Big Girls Don't Cry
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-10-25
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Cast: Ani Palmer, Rain Spencer, Noah Taylor

<div><b>Presented by Queer Screen</b></div><div><br></div><div>Summer holidays, 2006 in beach-side Ōmaha, New Zealand. 14-year-old Sid (wonderful newcomer Ani Palmer) yearns to reach outside of her comfortable life and into age-old rites of passage – drinking alcohol, smoking weed, sneaking out – to ingratiate herself with a girl she has a crush on and her popular friends. Pushing away a childhood friendship as she tests these boundaries with a new, exciting, but increasingly vapid crew, leads to an unexpected connection with Freya, a friend of her older sister, who sees her, and supports her, for who she truly is.  </div><div><br></div><div>Pre-smartphone, but crushingly familiar to those of us who grew up in IM chat rooms, Schneideman’s impressive debut feature, executive produced by Jane Campion, is a raw and beautiful journey into self-discovery and queer adolescence.  </div><div><br></div><div><b>ACT Premiere </b></div><div><br></div><div>Screens with short film: Downpour</div><div>Dir. Alyssa Moller | 14min | Australia | English | 2026</div>DramaPT1H54MCTC2026-10-25NZen

Ani Palmer

Rain Spencer

Noah Taylor

Paloma Schneideman

Vicky Pope

Thomas Coppell

CFF26 - Big Girls Don't Cry"CFF26 - Big Girls Don't Cry"

Showtimes

October 25, 2:15 pm