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The pearling schooners of a trading firm are being robbed by a mysterious pirate. The son of the owner of the firm (James Alexander) goes to the South Pacific island of Avita to investigate and uncover the pirate's identity, vindicating a man who has been unjustly accused. He also has a romance.
The film is a study into the animal kingdom of men, exploring toxic masculinity and the idea of what it is to be a man within society. Shepherd explores the implications of the pack mentality and how it can affect the individual; what can happen when one is pressured by societal expectations, and how within it all, we can lose sight of our moral guidelines, who we are and what we want to be.
A young man tries to make a short film where difficulties surround him
When Blake discovers that his bicycle has gone missing, he goes on a journey throughout his town to find it, leading him to discover what it means to finally grow up.
When two buskers find themselves situated on the same busy street corner, a musical battle ensues when the musicians realise that the lively city isn't big enough for the both of them
A house that slowly closes in. The ceiling churns, the dread of isolation consumes all. This is it. Time to accept it or let reality eat you.
When a group of friends living in a housing commission for super humans are locked inside for the night due to Marshall law being declared, they soon find themselves in a game of cat and mouse with the meta's most revered infamous officer. With lives at stake, who will live to see the light of day?
Beyond redemption, Rebecca hides from the world. A psychological addiction to sex manifests itself physically. She lives only to satisfy her desire. Faced with a void she cannot fill Rebecca can no longer hide from the monster she has become.
15-year-old Marnie, Handycam at her side, captures a day in the life of her housing project.
The story centres around a young boy, Lee, and his mother, Mama, who go to temple on the anniversary of their father's passing
Upon feeling like a cigarette, Droob is sent on a strange journey, meeting various absurd characters. Soon he becomes more aware of the reality around him, and learns things he wishes he could forget.
Faced with the possibility of losing her friend forever, 20 year old Anna is forced to delve into her memories and think about what she missed last night.
Sophie, a young woman torn between independence and duty, attends a Chinese New Year family gathering. When a red packet is exchanged, it uncovers hidden conflicts between generations. As tensions rise, Sophie and her relatives must confront the balance between their personal freedom and cultural traditions. The Red Packet explores themes of love, duty, and unspoken emotions, blending warmth with conflict to reflect on the ties that bind families together.
A young man reflects on a day spent with his estranged mother, in an attempt to understand her enduring trauma and its effect on their relationship.
A no-budget tribute to 60s exploitation queen Doris Wishman and filmed in sordid black and white and searing colour, "Lesbo-A-Go-Go" follows the once-innocent Sugar on a wild psycho-sexual downhill spiral into degradation, drug addiction, delirium and ultimately damnation.
A bed-wetting boy desperate to go to scout camp learns a valuable life lesson from his irascible grandfather.
Rosita Manners falls in love with Tony and they become engaged on a picnic at Port Hacking. Rosita's mother wants her daughter to marry Valentine Loring, who she believes is of noble blood. Tony and Rosita elope, so Rosita's mother tries to marry Valentine herself – until she discovers he is not from nobility, but just a dress designer.
A young helpline operator takes her first call.
When Luna's superstitious family hides all the mirrors in the house, she decides to recover them, only to accidentally fall through one, transporting her to a new magical world. There she finds multiple versions of herself who have been confined and have grown jealous of her living in the real world while they hide in the shadows. Luna has to try and figure out how to escape while also being confronted with her identity crisis.
A true story of shipwreck, murder and ruin.
Four different women, each with a well-hidden secret they are coaxed, tricked or forced into revealing... sometimes it's better to omit the truth.
Two car thieves/roommates think they are taking part in the usual job: Steal a rich guys car and sell it for profit. However, what should be normal routine turns to chaos when they discover that the car they have been sent to steal is worth hardly anything and has been ordered to be taken as part of a ridiculous personal vendetta regarding a parking space. If that wasn't bad enough, the psychotic owner is not at work as they had been told.
Welcome to the land of RUIN... Where men live in the violence and decay of a once civil land. Young women are isolated from society by their fathers till sold as brides to the highest bidder. Any affairs out of wedlock result in death. Tonight... the wealthiest man of Ruin, The Sultan, will auction his daughter's life. All Luna longs for is to escape with her one true love. Can he get to her before it's too late?
A father's takes his estranged son on a fishing trip as a way of bonding, but when the car breaks down he realises it's not the only thing that needs fixing.
Two Fijian-Indian sisters escape their cousin’s wedding to get high on disobedience and drugs.
When Park Ranger Anthony discovers critical levels of toxic air pollution in his national park, he must rally public attention and challenge a powerful industry to protect the environment and public health.
A raggedly dressed boy wearing a torn pair of pair of sneakers sits on a bench in a park feeling uncomfortable with his tennis shoes. He wanders in the park and when he returns, there is a boy with a brand new pair of sneakers sat on the bench. The ragged boy goes to another place with envy and wishes that he were the other boy. His wish is somehow granted and he switches body with the other boy and learns his health condition.
The story of Selina, a vampire who returns to a remote farmstead to destroy the last vestiges of her humanity — her long abandoned son.
Jacquie celebrates graduating high school, but when a boy breaks her trust at a party it shatters her sense of self. She begins her process of healing by connecting with loved ones and nature, finding the strength to move on.
Fed up with having no money and jealous of those around him who flaunt it, Ibby takes the fast road to money by selling drugs. His best friend Stuzz and his mom try to dissuade him, until he's finally convinced he should get out - but will he get out in time....
Oscar©, a powerful exploration of the life and writings of literary legend, Oscar Wilde. A spectacular new full-length ballet by Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon In a celebration of the beauty and complexity of love in all its forms, Oscar© brings queer romance to life through Wheeldon’s innovative and heart-stirring choreography. Oscar© journeys through the extraordinary life of Wilde – a man who dared to live and write with unapologetic boldness – while masterfully integrating two of Wilde’s best-known works, The Nightingale and the Rose and The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Opportunities come and go, and with it comes along choices. A young woman while travelling abroad receives some bad news about her Father. Arriving back to her hometown, she starts to slip into the town's apathy and can't seem to get back out to follow her dreams. This movie explores the relationship between a photograph, apathy and the illusion of life.
A young Englishman leaves his actress girlfriend to seek an experience in Australia. He works as a jackeroo on a property and falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy squatter. They are happy until the actress arrives and joins forces with an evil overseer.
Cicada is the immersive story of a five-year-old child who witnessed a murder. Daniel P Jones confronts a traumatic memory in an incendiary, visceral monologue.
Set in the sleepy town of Bawley Point on the NSW South Coast and brimming with laconic humour, this unforgettable tale of misguided obsession and rampant insecurity tangles with the absurdity of wanting to alter the body in defiance of things beyond our control.
Ilyas, an expatriate writer who lived most of his adult life in Australia, returns to Turkey in the hope of finding inspiration for his new book. Instead, he ends up having to deal with the breakdown of a relationship and, a deepening writer's block, in a land he feels estranged.
‘7 Minutes Of Brain Activity After Death’ is a short film following a kaleidoscope of memory and emotion that unfolds in the brief window between life and death. Recounting the intimate, golden-lit relationship between Eva and Lilah, from their shared teenage discoveries of love. The film becomes a poetic collision of intimacy, fear, and inevitability. Blurring memory and reality, it offers a life revisited in its final seconds and the love left behind.
Conversation ensues between a little girl and a man.
Comprised entirely of hundreds of pirated film samples, Hello Dankness is a bent suburban musical that bears witness to the psychotropic cultural spectacle of the period 2016 to 2021. Set in the American suburbs, the film follows a neighbourhood through these years as consensus reality disintegrates into conspiracies and other political contagions. Part political satire, zombie stoner film, and Greek tragedy, the work is also informed by the encrypted memetics of contemporary internet culture.
Two men. One elevator. No way out.
The quest of a transgender girl to become a teacher in India.
A detective, who writes about the city's darkness and crime, begins to see that by shifting his perspective, he can uncover the hidden acts of kindness that offer a glimmer of light amidst the shadows. Winner of the "Best Film" award at the 2024 Battle of the Films hosted by Grace Acting Studios.
Story of high schooler, Zoe, struggling to come out as a trans man. After knowing who they truly are for a while, Zoe finds themselves fatigued by their fear of whether others will accept them or not.
The Roadside Motel is Dorothy's whole world. It is both her haven and her prison, a whiskey-yellow fantasy where nothing changes and everything is familiar. Her job as a cleaner allows her unlimited assess to the lives of the guests. She steals pieces of the outside world from them, creating a window of escape out of the broken, used and discarded objects that get left behind. A flash of red, a pair of wonderful stilettos, has the power to change everything. Marie has come to the Roadside motel. Dorothy is a story about two women struggling to between different stages of their lives. It is a quiet film, visually sensual, that explores the hard edge of fantasy and womanhood and the inevitability of change.
An exploration of the fractured identity of a teenage boy dealing with chronic illness as he is forced to reconcile with himself and deal with the loss of the person he could've been.
When worlds collide where does a young boy stand? Set in 1940s Victoria, Half is about identity, love, and finding where we belong.
A family attempt to connect with the murderer of their daughter after he's spent 20 years in prison for the crime.
A young soldier returns from the War, greeted by his girlfriend who hopes that their lives will return to how they used to be. However, he is a changed man.
A gay man has lost his lover to a fatal illness and is trying to go on with his life. If only his preparations for a night of dancing weren't constantly reminding him of the one that he lost.
Daisy is looking for love but it’s all going terribly wrong. If only she could be someone else, someone ‘cooler’. After encountering a ‘cool’ girl in a bar bathroom, Daisy learns things aren’t always as perfect as they seem.
Taxidermist Peter Murphy loves his mother, so when she dies he can't bear to live without her and does all that he can to keep her with him.
Amidst a political campaign to represent his people in a post-WWII British Government, a Punjabi community leader faces unexpected opposition from a member of his own flesh and blood.
After failing to get a taxi, Jane is forced to walk home alone after a night out with friends. Encountering a group of men at an underpass, she changes direction only to see they have begun to follow her. It's not long until we realise where the real danger lies.
Two men connect more than just sexually, when a Scruff hook-up has them meeting in a park in the middle of a hot summer's night.
A meditation upon the redemptive power of Christ's crucifixion. The film employs a variety of styles including animation, newsreel footage, hand painted footage, live-action and optical effects. The soundtrack is composed of a wide variety of music including Gregorian chant, Kodaly, Liszt and electronic music.
John Harland is a former boxer turned reverend posted to the town of Kangaroo. He falls in love with Muriel, an orphaned heiress, and discovers that her guardian Martin Giles is embezzling her inheritance. Harland earns the ire of parishioners by teaching young boys to box, and Giles manipulates local opinion to have the bishop remove him. Harland rescues a gentleman from a mugging in Sydney who suggests that he go to Kalmaroo where a criminal gang has driven the church out of the area. Harland preaches, and unexpectedly sees Muriel in the congregation; her property is near Kalmaroo. But her overseer is Red Jack Braggan who leads the gang which violently breaks up Harland's mission - much to the distress of Muriel who regards Harland as too timid - and is in cahoots with Giles.
Primary school aged Orville has a fascination for model planes which intensifies when he encounters Harry who owns a sadly neglected but real Tiger Moth. Orville becomes obsessed with the notion that the Tiger might fly once more and the adventure begins when he and Harry set out to achieve that goal.
Falling out of touch with his wife, a jaded community playwright secretly exploits the private affairs of his marriage in an attempt to finally create something authentic.
Morris and his father attempt to murder an elderly client of their legal practice after he makes Morris the main beneficiary of his will.
A French couple travelling by campervan around Australia discover their relationship is at a crossroads.