Daniel Crane is an American civilian engineer working to rebuild war torn Iraq who is kidnapped on his last day in Fallujah. Beaten and alone he is hostage caught up in the drama of war.
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Daniel Crane is an American civilian engineer working to rebuild war torn Iraq who is kidnapped on his last day in Fallujah. Beaten and alone he is hostage caught up in the drama of war.
A sister struggles to keep her brothers together when the eldest, a recovering drug addict, returns from rehab.
When a woman invites her date up to her apartment, she surprises him by performing an impromptu striptease. But is this a seduction... or an evaluation? And will he fail horribly?
A Japanese man lovingly tends to a house full of plants. A Chinese immigrant wears a penguin costume at work due to social anxiety. And a kidnapper bonds with the hostage she keeps locked up in a suitcase.
This second feature film from the McDonagh sisters is an emotional romance of an innocent young woman, Cherry Carson, forbidden to continue the relationship with the man she loves, Peter Lawton, because he is a son of her father’s enemy.
A young woman flees a fractured relationship traversing a road full of memories – from the blossoming of young love, to the intersection of betrayal, choice and loss. As her lover turned nemesis catches up to her she must find the strength to make meaning of it all and face him with hard truths.
During an argument on a quiet street, an estranged couple believes that they hear gunshots nearby; sequestering themselves inside of a cramped telephone box, they begin to question the reality of their situation and attempt to escape.
To save their suicidal pal Dan, five friends escape to the coastal town where they partied hard at the end of school. Jefferson, a serial troublemaker, Gareth, a pill popping ex-soapie star, Andrew, the school hero and Ed, an artist trapped in an advertising agency don't suspect that Dan has a very different reason for this weekend away...
Best friends and skilled abattoir workers David and Wani are saving to open their own butchery, but before they can realise their dream the arrival of a new worker and new reality will test the bonds of their shared life.
Violet, a young woman in her late-twenties, is preparing for a first date with James, a kind-hearted man she recently met. As she gets ready, the last words of her lost love, Peter, trigger heartache and pain. As grief washes over her, she begins to doubt if she's ready to move on.
A highly stylized metaphorical tale about the brutalization of employees under corporate culture.
Ben Sanderson believes he can travel to an alternate reality when he drinks alcohol, to see the love of his life, who was brutally murdered in a home invasion two years prior. As Ben starts to get a hold of his new found ability, a new threat surfaces that may kill him before he can seek the truth.
As two teenage brothers get up to mischief on summer holidays in a coastal fishing town, the cycles of toxic masculinity above the water reflect the hierarchies of predation below.
Michael, at his beach-home in Australia, is avoiding phone calls regarding his dear lifelong friend and former lover of two-years Chris who is dying back in Boston, America. While trying to write, he is disturbed by the noisy surfers next door as they get ready for a weekend away of surf. C.K., one of the surfers, remains behind to surf the local beach....
Live television drama set in a caravan park in the US. Originally presented as a 1959 episode of the Australian anthology drama show Shell Presents starring Michael Pate. It was filmed "live" in Melbourne, then recorded and broadcast in Sydney. The same script was produced in 1956 for American television.
Toby yearns for a life like any other eight-year-old kid, but his mentally disabled father is a constant reminder that life for Toby will never be normal.
A local news crew become horribly involved with a doomsday cult.
A man returns to the Midwestern farm of his childhood on a desperate mission to unearth the horrifying truth of what landed there in the summer of 1960.
After the loss of her dad, a young girl will only speak to her imaginary friend 'Lycinda'. Her stepmother finds it increasingly difficult to maintain a bond with the girl, and the stakes rise when 'Lycinda' starts to seem not-so-imaginary and not-so-friendly.
As a wave of vampirism sweeps the world, a small but discordant group hole up in a country mansion in Victoria, Australia. A vampire, who has also occupied the mansion, offers them a deal: if they protect him from humans during the day, he'll protect them from other vampires at night. So begins an uneasy alliance which soon threatens to fall apart.
Kat gets an unexpected call from her ex, saying he’s coming to her band's gig that night. With this on her mind, she sets out for the evening ahead.
Ajit Singh, blends in happily in to his new home in the middle of Australia. However, his brother Rajveer, finds it unbearable to be constantly labelled a terrorist due to his beard and turban that he keeps faithfully according to his Sikh heritage. Rajveer then decides to join the army and leaves home after an argument with their dad Sarjit. Fearing for his brother's safety, Ajit goes on a quest to go after Rajveer in order to bring him home. Ajit not only has to survive the outback, he also must to locate Rajveer within elevendays or it will all be too late.
Fresh from a Melbourne jail, Dan is reunited with the love of his life, Leanne. A fierce, passionate and tender couple who have learnt to appreciate the simplest pleasures in life, Dan and Leanne celebrate, and when surrounded by friends he announces he has resolved to go straight.
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.
When Andrew comes home from a weekend away and finds a single rose petal in his bed, he becomes convinced that his girlfriend has cheated on him.
A budding friendship between two seemingly normal young men takes a dark turn after lies and sinister motives are uncovered.
A young woman accepts a videography gig for what seems like a standard child's birthday party. The tension becomes unbearable as the absurd reason for the party becomes more clear.
Romeo and Benvolio (Morgan Shea and Chloe Dyer) arrive at a party hosted by a rival school. Romeo lays eyes upon Juliet, (Madelyne Bennett) the daughter of the principal, (Matthew Phelan). A forbidden love ensues.
A war photographer in the Vietnam War is confronted when she finds the last shot may not be her own.
Late one night, Kate finishes her shift at a diner when she becomes victim to a regular customer in a violent attack. A sudden earthquake destroys the diner, trapping and forcing her to confront her attacker.
After the passing of her mother, Al, is left to the hands of the State Government. Her only wish and hope is finding her Dad whom she barely knows. She sets off on a journey and trusts that her wish will come true, but who she finds is not the man she remembers.
Love can be difficult at the best of times, and the remarkable Blacktown is a disarmingly honest tale of love-against-the-odds. Office secretary Nikki (Nikki Owen) is disillusioned with her fraught, ‘sometime’ relationship with her married boyfriend, Peter. Emotionally scarred by the dysfunctional relationship, she all but gives up on the possibility of finding anything more meaningful. But in the wake of a torturous and disturbing blind date, Nikki meets Tony (Tony Ryan), a “black fella on a white bus”. Despite their obvious differences and Nikki’s disillusionment, the charismatic Tony shows Nikki that there is indeed room for love and romance in the desperate world of Blacktown. (Madman Entertainment)
The seasons go by her window, she dreams about a boy she knew; his baby brother is now a man. A film about time, depression and a woman's need for a story.
The true story of a half million dollar gold robbery which took place in Perth Western Australia in 1982.
A woman in mourning is taken on a journey through her memories to find closure.
A young couple in Sydney return home from a “very special” night out.
Karl is a cheerful and endearing 8-year-old, in spite of being terminally ill with a rare neuro-muscular disease. His single mother Judy tries to give him a normal life, and Karl befriends an elderly man called Jack.
From the Australian underground comes a dynamic gothic original. Z and X are vampires bound by love and driven by their lust for blood. Together they stalk their unsuspecting prey in the dark streets and back alleys of Melbourne, but tonight they aren't the only killers lurking in the shadows. A moody and atmospheric thriller, A NOCTURNE: NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRE is a sophisticated reworking of the vampire genre with film noir stylistics.
"The devil has no power over the will and very little over the mind, but an unlimited power over the imagination." Joris-Karl Huysmans, 1903.
After All is said and done. A man clears out his childhood home, remembering past conversations.
A lone wanderer treks the solitary landscape of devoid suburbia, and something is missing... who is he? Where does he come from?
A dark story of desire and betrayal inspired by the events of the night of the brutal slaying of Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini.
After her father's death, socialite Elaine Fleetwood promises to marry a man she does not love. However, she leaves him at the altar during a wedding ceremony, cuts her hair and decides to disguise herself as a boy and go prospecting in northwest Tasmania. She meets a handsome miner who figures out she is a woman, saves her from a villain and marries her.
A group of schoolboys engage in tomfoolery, but it’s not long before playful behaviour turns primal.
Made with a message of hope, Rites of Passage is a raw, uncensored and honest film inspired by the life experiences of the young people involved in the making of this powerful feature-length drama. Six interwoven stories show these teenagers negotiating the dangers and discoveries of their age and because the cast were also the crew what emerges is a self portrait of resilient kids responding to the challenges surrounding them. They might live in public housing and come from families that have seen disadvantage and hardship. But with frankness and courage, these young people have dipped below the surface of their often tough exteriors to reveal what’s going on inside their lives.
Writer-director Samia Halabi explores her struggles with speaking in this touching story of a Muslim teenager trying to rekindle friendship with a childhood playmate.
A psychological drama about sixteen year old Cassie who starts believing she has the ability to see visions of the future.
Under strict population control measures, Layla faces the reality of her unregistered pregnancy.
At 44, Hans still lives with his mother. When Matilda, a tenant half his age, moves in, Hans relives old memories and is infatuated. To win her love, Hans comes up with a dangerous plan.
Antigone arrives in Sydney from Greece to have an arranged marriage with Telis, but is rejected by him as he expected a younger woman. Telis's older brother, Manolis, sympathizes with Antigone.
Infirmus follows Jess and Ian, a young couple on the night of their breakup. After the split, the couple navigate the end of their relationship as they begin to untether from the life they had built together. Despondent and reflective, Infirmus sheds light on the difficult stages that follow a breakup
Helen finds a letter from her daughter postmarked nearly two years ago.
A homeless man has nowhere to go when he comes across a Christian woman who offers him a view of her life serving others. With a fresh perspective on God and Christianity, he begins to understand how to live a life of fulfillment and peace.
A man is brutally beaten so he and 4 others head to the beach for refuge and relaxation. It soon becomes clear that they've been imprisoned by person or persons unknown. Then an unknown mad killer begins picking off the vacationers, one by one.
Derek, divorces his violent wife Grace and remarries Lena. However, after remarrying Lena, Derek discovers that some secrets were never meant to be revealed.
A man & a boy are adrift in the Atlantic, forsaken to the wrath of the ocean & its deities.
A student short film following a young girl's exposure to the modeling industry, heavily inspired by 'Neon Demon' and 'Black Swan'.
A documentary about John McLennan, a superhuman who has the ability to fly, but isn't using his power to his advantage.
On a doomed earth where evacuation seems to be the only option The Protagonist is obsessed with trying to find another way.
17-year-old Haylee is caught in a tumultuous time as an unexpected pregnancy and an increasingly strained relationship with her parents has caused her to flee home.