When Alvin's ceiling begins oozing sticky brown sludge, he finds a peculiar escape from his sheltered existence
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When Alvin's ceiling begins oozing sticky brown sludge, he finds a peculiar escape from his sheltered existence
Supa Eleph saves the city from a new evil monster robot of Mr Evil.
10 years from now, a virus decimates all the world's living creatures. Facing a total extinction event a brilliant geneticist discovers a miracle vaccine that is fast tracked into production, saving the final remnants of humanity. Unfortunately there's one side effect - the vaccine completely erases all memory of surfing from the human mind. Now, it's up to the Surf God Hughie to pull together a team of former greats - guys who dominated the riding of ocean waves - in a last ditch effort to save surfing. Can this bunch of forgotten outcasts work together to create the Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe?
Inspired by Dante Alighieri's "La Vita Nuova", albeit not an adaptation, "The New Life" shows us how a man's ideal world crumbles as he discovers his life is nothing but a fantasy dreamed by the darkest of beings.
Ex-con Eddie Cleary gets a job working on his older brother's isolated farm. It's not long before bizarre things start happening--dead birds falling out of the sky, family pets attacking their owners, strange apparitions beginning to appear, and people who had been "normal" suddenly going insane.
Atlantis Untold is the story of an unexpected journey by brother and sister Jack and Skye Noble, who are forced by circumstances to try to conquer the opposing forces of an inner world. Decending deeper and deeper into unknown spheres, the two travelers are guided by unexpected forces of light and hindered by relentless forces of darkness, until their struggle brings them to the legendary City of Atlantis.
A lost, sexually confused boy becomes increasingly obsessed with an hedonistic video artist and her group of oversexed, violent, cannibalistic followers and longs to be a part of their decadent world.
A journalist finds he can see ghosts after being struck by lightning.
While dragging a bundle of firewood through a wintery forest a peasant man spots a group of deer and a majestic stag, who, in measured stages, leads the man onward. The Winter is part of a series of four shorts called "The Seasons".
Nine year old Harry has a plan. A plan to build a rocket and fly his mum to safety just like his hero The Star Ship Captain from his favourite TV show. With only his best friend Jordan by his side, can they blast off before it's too late?
Dolly loves her hoard. She loves her tiny flat. She's very fond of the charming delivery guy who keeps the dream alive. What she's not very fond of is the terrifying giant of a neighbour who threatens to lure her out into the world she has so carefully avoided.
In the liminal space between life and death, Lucy wanders through the fractured memories of her past in search of peace.
An American family receives an inheritance a century English castle with its gardens and furniture includes a real ghost, that of Simon de Canterville. The ghost, which aims to continue to enjoy peace of mind several hundred years, using their best techniques to get rid of the spooky family upset.
Arthur, a young boy with a wild imagination, develops a preoccupation with death and disease and begins to explore mortality in the vivid images he sees in the movies and through a strange visitor from the past.
Dot and her Dolphin friends are playing along the shore one day. Soon they come across a very sad Whale named Tonga, who has washed up onto the beach. Tonga is in danger of being harmed by evil Whale-hunters and a cruel fish shop owner! Seeing that her new friend is in trouble, Dot just might have a few clever ideas to go about helping.
Crocodile Dreaming is a modern day supernatural myth about two estranged brothers, played by iconic Indigenous actors David Gulpill and Tom E. Lewis. Separated at birth, they have different fathers. One is readily accepted as a full-fledged member of the tribe and is looked on to fulfill the duties of jungaiy, an important ceremonial role which obliges him to be caretaker for his mother's dreaming, the crocodile totem. The other, whose father was white, is younger and has had to struggle to fit into the tribe who see him only as a yella fella.
Pandora, a Pagan child orphaned by the witch trials, finds an unlikely love in Silene, the church-bound daughter of a vindictive pastor.
Sondra Wellington (Anya Benton) is bossy, controlling, and extremely unpleasant. But everything changes when a special friend from Sondra's past transforms her into Bella -- her assistant's loveable little Chihuahua. While Sondra lives as Bella, her real body is in a coma. In order to gain access to the hospital, Sondra must prove that she has what it takes to be a therapy dog. As she learns the tricks of the trade, she becomes more connected with the people around her and realizes her past mistakes. It appears that Sondra is finally ready to turn over a new leaf in her own life --that is, if she ever gets the chance.
Alice gets lost in the woods and has a conversation with the Cheshire Cat.
A short film by Elissa Black starring Martelle Hammer and Sarah Greenwood.
Three wordless rituals: birth, between, and rebirth. A woman lies at the bottom of a swimming pool, alone. The camera pans her body. She starts to rise, then sinks; convulsions follow and then she rises and hovers above the pool. A shirtless man in white pants stands in an asphalt lot, a car visible on either side. Convulsions begin. The cars back up, still facing him and each other. They pause; they race toward him. He leaps. A youth, shirtless and in white shorts, stands in front of a tall building. Doors open, he enters and walks to an elevator. Convulsions strike him as he rides to a top floor, exits the elevator, pauses, and runs toward a window. He crashes through.
An enigmatic man journeys back in time to find his younger self, seemingly to revisit the nostalgia of trading cards. An exploration of identity, mental health and the erosion of childhood innocence, Trading Cards is a dark fantasy animated film about the weight of living with Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Suffering from a mysterious affliction, a young boy is taken to a secluded hospital by his fearful parents. Lloyd soon learns that more harm is being done than good.
Troubled writer, Vincent, escapes to an isolated retreat, determined to complete his first novel. However, his solitude is short lived as a dark force suddenly encroaches and Vincent becomes immersed in a violent and cathartic awakening.
Collaborating with Australian circus company Gravity & Other Myths, 2020 BAFTA Newcomer and Berlinale Talent Campus alumna Alies Sluiter crafts a disquieting, quasi-surrealist tale of bravery and grief.
Magick is a brief pilgrimage through a strange fictional world.
Larry, an ordinary man going about his everyday life is entrapped in an epic battle between good and evil. Is he the chosen one of legend?
Two teenage geniuses battle it out for school domination in this feature length version of the hugely successful, award-winning teen action series.
A family makes Santa an adorable rag doll named Candy Claus who comes to life because Santa loves her. But there's a wicked miser who's jealous of the little doll. He's going to cause lots of trouble during Candy's adventures in the magical, musical world of Santa Town.
A young man resurrects his recently deceased older brother for 12 hours, and they go on one last adventure together.
A young hobbit is thrown into the deep end of adulthood, when a series of events lead him down a more independent and Concious path. Expressing all the troubles and responsibilities that can come with it, the boy (Christopher) slowly becomes a man.
As she prepares for a first date, Isabelle is pestered by the apparition of Dorothy Ainsworth, a chain-smoking, well-spoken, long-since deceased author of 1950’s lesbian pulp novels. Isabelle is grappling with ‘dead lesbian syndrome’ and resents Dorothy for perpetuating it in her writing.
Based on the director's real life experience, FRAILEJON is an intimately poetic film about a young man's journey into a remote mountainous region of the Venezuelan Andes where he encounters a recluse mountain guide, Chucho. Over the course of their arduous expedition they learn to transcend their inability to communicate through a common language. Through song and dance Chucho reveals his philosophy and respect for these unknown mountains.
‘Recrudescence’ takes place in a gothic, dystopian reality wherein a patriarchal judiciary removes the anger of women within whom it is deemed excessive. This is the case for Audrey, a writer of philosophy. But when Audrey’s husband tries to capitalise on her state, her anger returns in an unusual form...
A disturbed woman murders her husband, and others, so that she can be haunted by their "wronged" spirits.
Martha, an Indigenous woman, works tirelessly in a laundromat, until the monotonous routine is interrupted by a mysterious visitor who reminds her of the life she left behind.
The second and final compilation films for Ultraman Great (aka Ultraman: Towards the Future). Jack Shindo is an astronaut doing research on the planet Mars. On a routine mission to survey the desolate landscape, he discovers mankind's greatest threat, Gudis, whose monsters have been ordered to kill all life on Earth. Jack must work with the mysterious colossal alien Ultraman and the Universal Multipurpose Agency to save humanity from extinction!
A young man is troubled by the challenges his girlfriend throws at him, so much so that he looks for answers elsewhere. Which is when the adventure begins..
In a cage on a trailer in the middle of the desert, BlackWoman is abandoned, left to die. But BlackWoman seems not ready. She escapes, journeying through pestilence and persecution, from desert to mountain and finally to city, on a quest for an unknown beginning. But the city is more uncertain even than the desert, and recaptured, BlackWoman must find another escape. Or does she?
Steven Wilson is sent to Melbourne from the outback to spend his holidays with his Grandmother, an old time Tivoli showgirl/dancer. He becomes drawn into the world of the theatre, where the illusion is everything and grease-paint covers up reality. While watching a pantomime of Sinbad, Steven succumbs to the magic of the story and actually becomes the sailor on his greatest adventure ever.
After the dreaded Sea Peoples begin tearing down the civilizations of the Bronze age, a young warrior girl goes in search of the first steel sword.
Bob is the magical tale of a unique Teddy Bear and his quest to become real - with tragic-comic consequences.
A highly stylized metaphorical tale about the brutalization of employees under corporate culture.
When faced with the chance to be taken away from your lugubrious state towards an alluring otherworld of opportunity and community, you can't help but run towards that dream. However, when that dream transforms into disturbing distrust, a nobler future entails the pursuit of self-determination.
A woman in mourning is taken on a journey through her memories to find closure.
Frankie and Charlie have moved to a tiny house. They regret it. It’s Christmas Eve. Frankie is miserable. Charlie’s organised a festive family lunch. Then Charlie finds a disoriented cockatiel by the river. She tucks him into a box and brings him inside. Little do they know – this bird has its own agenda. Nobody seems to notice something strange has started falling from the sky.
OLIVE PLACE is a cartoon about Burt & Belle, lowly porters that live & work at the creature filled Hotel. Each day they run the gauntlet trying to serve the weird & wonderful guests, overcome peculiar challenges & solve the mysteries that lurk within the doors of OLIVE PLACE...but what lies beyond?
The Australian Hector's Bunyip concerns the misadventures of impoverished inventor Robert Coleby. As if his money problems weren't enough, Hector is being hectored by land developer Brian Moll and child-welfare officer Joan Sydney. The latter antagonist wants to claim Hector's foster child and place the kid in an orphanage. But salvation comes in the most unlikely fashion. First telecast in the US on PBS' Wonderworks series, the 60-minute Hector's Bunyip debuted January 31, 1987.
The Wanderers are sworn to protect you, so they do as they ought to do, and leave before bringing any misfortune.
On a lonely alien planet shrouded in mystery, an ominous beast guards a powerful treasure. One day he receives an unexpected guest - A seemingly innocent girl crash lands on his world. The two will forge an unusual friendship, and teach one another that looks can indeed be deceiving!
A fantastical comedy about the clash of two cultures. Some likely surfing lads on Bondi Beach take offense to the Japanese surfer Jiro (Monchi) on the water and an entourage of Japanese tourists taking photos. Insults and racist slurs ensue until Jiro summons the mythical monster Godzilla to come to his defence. Panic follows as crowds on the beach foreshore run to safety.
A stop motion animation graduate film that explores effective storytelling through dance and emotive body movement. The Knight enters the enchanted forest with one purpose and one purpose only. To slay her enemy, the Jabberwocky, no matter the cost.
Fire dancing is a form of Poi, a Maori art that involves spinning a set of tethered weights around a person's body in rhythmic patterns. It is a skill that takes patience to learn and years of dedication to master. The film slows the movements down to capture the lifelike characteristics of the fire, show how close it gets to the dancer's face and body, and to emphasize the grace and focus needed to control this dangerous yet beautiful entity.
In this magical film Dot joins up with Santa Claus in order to help her friend the mother kangaroo find her lost baby. The pair take off into the air in Santa’s sleigh led by two kangaroos and travel the world searching for the zoo where the lost kangaroo has been sent.
In an alternate reality where memories are literally worn about one's head, a jilted lover wrestles with the image of his ex.
When a lonely man discovers a mysterious TV broadcast featuring a woman who can see and hear him, they form a deep virtual connection, but as the signal falters, he must confront the fragility of their bond and the true cost of technology-enabled intimacy.
A mother has to go to help her child grow up, even if it means coming back from the dead.
Just when the gang, of Anthony, Will and Luke (and Gus), thought they weren't going on anymore crazy adventures, ... they thought wrong. After making a foul response to his Christmas gift, Will accidentally summons Santa Claus who drags them into doing holiday themed challenges. The end reward for it: a magical orb that will grant the user whatever they most desired for Christmas.
During the anticipation of an upcoming state election, a brooding Aussie senator tries to win the hearts of conservative voters.