As Vishal and Nitya wait in a cold courtroom to finalize their divorce, snippets of their tender partnership in life and in art come to the fore.
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As Vishal and Nitya wait in a cold courtroom to finalize their divorce, snippets of their tender partnership in life and in art come to the fore.
Brock is a teenage skateboarder suffering from a recent family tragedy connected to the Holden Elizabeth Plant (Australia’s last auto factory). He comes up with a unique money-making scheme that tangles him up in Adelaide’s criminal underworld, and only his Peter Brock-obsessed mum & emo ex-girlfriend can save him from a terrifying fate.
In the small town of Kalgoorlie Western Australia, five young adults live together in a small townhouse when suddenly Kat is forced to make a decision changing her life forever.
When Jasmine, a runaway teen, accepts a lift from a stranger, Mick, an older man searching for reconnection and forgiveness within his own family, she finds herself caught up in a messy situation and very far from home, coming to realise that running away is not always the solution.
Overwhelmed by society, a young man drifts from the bustle of the city streets to an urban bushland, where he encounters a fellow outlier.
an Australian independent drama directed by Duncan James, following a bored, suburban housewife named Suze who discovers shocking secrets about her husband during a solo road trip. The 1h 23m film explores themes of guilt, redemption, and complex family dynamics with a French-cinema-inspired style.
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.
Lonely and isolated in Australia, Simon, a middle aged Australian man travels to Cambodia searching for love. Once there, Simon begins a fragile self exploration as he is confronted by his sexual desire against his need for love.
To his family and friends, Johnny seems perfectly content. But behind a beautifully painted facade lies a tortured soul desperate for a way out.
When ‘Buses replace trains’ on December 24, well-heeled G.P. Sam is dumped at a lonely bus exchange in an unknown suburb. Her fading Christmas spirit will be tested tonight...
A teenage boy stoner lives with his single mother.
Two young men embark on a one night stand. Both with very different understandings of the situation, they struggle to realise the true connection they long for. A contemporary snapshot of where Aussie gay men are on the issue of single-serve love and their desire for more
Novak, a young man with depression, is thrust into a position where he must make a decision that could change his perspective on life.
A high-school graduate, a Japanese business man, and an abandoned horse face uncertain futures in a small town.
When Ty makes the biggest mistake of his life, will it be possible to fix it? Or will he be forced to finally accepted the consequences of his action?
Mae Driver, once driven and full of aspirations, now lives day to day needling away her time until she can escape into sleep. With the aid of a dated VHS tape, she falls into a dream world where she can distract herself from the fear of stagnation with her very own Hollywood fantasy.
In a custody trial, a guilt-ridden teenager must confront his past mistakes to prove his love for his sister and fight to keep his family together.
A short dramedy that explores the absurd hell of being the middle-woman between two countries, cultures, social class and lingual politics.
A man is guided on a mysterious journey that will be wiped from his memory.
A 45 your old African living in Australia from Burundi does not have an easy life. He does not speak English well, he has issues even doing his simple job as a cleaner as he does not understand what the boss Mathew wants from him at certain times. He rather puts all his hopes into the future of his two children, his teenage son Dieudonne and his little daughter Aline as he wants them to study hard to embrace Australian culture, but never forget their African roots and make a successful life. Dieudonne does not care about his father's desire, he's a known troublemaker at school. He misleads his father by telling him that he is doing remarkably well in his studies.
A wild ride through the last days of high school with our anti-hero Hal alongside his slacker/jock mates. Amongst the hilarious universal teenage stupidity and chaos of the penultimate end of school house party it becomes glaringly obvious Hal needs to stop cruising through life to face his fears and follow his heart.
A story based on the great Melbourne bookie robbery.
When Martin, a South Sudanese refugee, happens upon a bull he believes is his spiritual totem, he decides to rescue it from the abattoir he works in. Once home, the bull begins to jeopardize Martin's family's chance at fitting in. Martin is torn between his ancient cultural identity and his family's new life.
After a drug-fueled car crash, ex-private schoolboys Ayden and Jesse escape into the Melbourne CBD and are plunged into a night of unbridled debauchery and rapidly escalating violence.
Sixteen-year-old Billie’s reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition, and their time together becomes limited to Tuesdays. This emotionally charged story of desire, responsibility, and transformation was filmed over the course of a year—once a week, every week, only on Tuesdays.
After his boss appoints him to hide a body, Red entrusts his closest friend, Marley, to help him carry out the task.
Katie (Shamita Sivabalan) is a young, confidently queer woman. After finding herself attracted to a man for the first time in her life, she must decide whether the complicated nature of the relationship is worth pursuing.
A mysterious rendezvous at a park goes awry.
3 estranged family members are reunited after the death of their wealthy grandma. They SHOULD split the will among themselves, but all have their own selfish reasons for needing a little (or a lot) more than their equal third. Despite all being grown adults, they argue like little kids - with no real reason to argue other than so the other person doesnt win.
On the way to a school recital, a mother and son get into a volatile argument that unveils the vast space between them.
Fatty Finn is the six-year-old leader of a gang of kids in Woolloomooloo. They enter Fatty's pet goat Hector in the annual goat derby, but his rival Bruiser Murphy lets the goat loose before the race. After a series of adventures, Fatty finds the runaway goat and persuades a friendly aviator to fly him to the race-track in time for the main event.
Aiden, a teenager who has Klinefelter syndrome (XXY), a genetic condition where an extra X chromosome is present. The boy, through ritual and magical chants, banishes adolescence and becomes a man on his own terms – torn by and between the shortcomings of his mother and father.
Dan and his teenage brother are stuck living out of a car as they struggle to find a permanent home in the midst of the nation-wide housing crisis.
The movie is set eight years after the events of On Our Selection. The Rudd family are now more prosperous, but Dad is as autocratic as ever. His children are grown up and the baby twins are up to mischief Dave is married and tries to do as little work as possible, but is forced to do so by his wife and domineering mother.
An unexpected discovery brings catastrophe to the opening night of a play at a local theatre company.
Fresh out of prison, alex has nothing but a dream of an uncomplicated life. Unfortunately however, within the hour he's entangled in wirh the beautiful out of work actress Blanka, who dressed as a bunny hands out pamphlets on the streets of Warsaw
An intimidating encounter with a group of teens forces a 12-year-old to ponder her place in the world.
Tensions rise at a family dinner, as Jess and her partner Alex clash with her disapproving mother.
On their last night of school leavers, Cassie and Sam meet two toolies, Dylan and Tom. Cassie’s introverted inexperience contests with Sam’s extroverted, party-centric attitude which challenges their friendship, leading to life-altering consequences.
A young man resurrects his recently deceased older brother for 12 hours, and they go on one last adventure together.
Following the disappearance of her girlfriend a trans filmmaker discovers EmileCam, a 24-hour livestream which had been devoted to spying on her.
Lawrence and Jaime were best friends in high school, but attend university on opposite sides of the globe. After four years apart, they reunite for a hedonistic week in Manila, Jaime’s hometown, untouched by Duterte’s War on Drugs but unable to escape nostalgia and ennui. Shot in one of Asia’s fastest growing megacities, An Unscripted Earth is an award-winning film about memory, young adulthood, and the uncertain future of our globalised world.
Synopsis: A man at a crossroads in his relationship strikes up a friendship with an urban forager.
Caught looking at naughty magazines, a thirteen-year-old boy must now navigate through the torments of his ultra conservative South Pacific island community.
When Miro returns home at the end of World War II he finds his land taken, his people gone, his daughter stolen and his service record treated with contempt. But the battlefield has taught him how to fight and he sets out to reunite his family waging his own form of justice.
A Movie of 4 Friends who end up meesing up with illigal activities
Andrew “Dad” McQuade, a tough farmer, faces ruin because of a bank loan he cannot repay. He decides to sell a fifty-acre field called ‘Possum Paddock’ to his greedy neighbour, Dan Martin. However, Hugh Bracken, who is dating McQuade’s daughter, Nancy, sells his car to pay off the old man’s debts. He then discovers that a railway is to go through the paddock and is worth a fortune.
Phirun is 19 years old and lives in Phnom Penh. One day he is accused of theft and involuntarily injures his employer. Phirun escapes and during his flight, he meets Sovanna; a powerful bond grows between the two of them, and develops into love. Amiel Courtin-Wilson is Australian, and made his debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2000 with Chasing Buddha; since then he has made many films, screened at the major film festivals. In 2011 he directed Hail, presented at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in the Orizzonti section. Michael Cody, producer, director and screenwriter, has often collaborated with Courtin-Wilson and now they are back together with Ruin.
A once famous actor now performs as Santa Claus in a mall due to his alcoholism. After accidentally meeting his estranged daughter, he seeks help in order to win his daughter's forgiveness.
MARY is based on the true life story of Mary MacKillop who in the 1860s began an order of nuns to teach poor Catholic children in rural Australia. When she refused to obey the local Bishop, she was ex-communicated. More than 100 years later, in 1995, she was beatified as Australia's first saint. The film follows her tumultuous journey.
An eco-bomber is terrorizing the city. Margaret O'Halloran and Kelty are called in to assist only to discover that the bomber could be Margaret's idealistic younger cousin.
They were Australia’s bad days. Men killed other men and laughed. All that was left for the children of the dead was to remember. If they had the strength.
Zoe returns to her family home and estranged father desperate to find some semblance of comfort after her life falls apart, but the discovery of a mysterious videotape threatens to undo everything she knew about her deceased mother’s final days and her own birth. Father and daughter are plunged into a maelstrom of horror, facing a powerful supernatural force amidst their shared grief, exposing long-buried events that must be reckoned with.
A 2023 short film by Mason Lucky
Danny is a young graffiti artist who draws on the walls in Sydney along with his girlfriend, Jenny. He avoids trouble and sleeps in the subway. When the leader of the neighborhood gang disfigures one of his works, as he had done many times before, Danny decides to make his presence felt with the help of his sister.
A broken man attempts to win back the love of his wife by recreating the events of their first wedding anniversary.
A female Australian soldier cut off from her team, lies trapped in a collapsed building behind enemy lines. With a broken leg and minimal supplies, she is on her own until the unlikely arrival of a frightened 10 year old boy wielding a rifle, who helps her maintain survival through their developing friendship.
Torn by the conflict between society and her own life, as well as her failing marriage and love for another woman, Cass desperately tried to pull together the pieces of her shattered life.
A strange nightmare in a hot motel by the side of a highway. A bleeding man. A girl in trouble. The dream that brings them together.