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Tash Sultana takes centre stage as the critically acclaimed MTV Unplugged Melbourne concert series returns.

Every September Sydney's inner-suburban Leichhardt Council re-elects it mayor. Incumbent Larry Hand was popular with the citizenry but they don't vote for mayor - the 12 councillors do - and after three years of Larry, at least four councillors were after his job. When film-makers Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson settled in at Leichhardt Council in early 1994 the knives were already being sharpened. A battle royal was in the making, and so it came to pass. By the end of September Larry had fought the fight of his life, with Connolly and Anderson documenting every bit of it on film. Ambition, courage, envy, hatred, loyalty, betrayal, disaster, triumph... in other words, a classic study in politics.

Eddy does what he has to do to give his family what they want. For the last 25 years, he has secretly moonlighted as a "standover" man, purely to provide his aspirational wife with her dream house and a privileged upbringing for his only daughter. Eddy finds it hard to express how he feels, especially now that his "little girl" is engaged and will soon be leaving the family home. Chantelle believes her emotionally blocked father has only two feelings "angry" and "very angry" and feels her father just doesn't understand her. Eddy is perplexed: "What's to understand?" Herein lies the problem. Over eager to get on the same wavelength as his daughter and recapture the closeness they once had, Eddy starts reading Chantelle's diary. In the process, more secrets than anyone was prepared for, begin to surface with devastating yet hilarious results. Eddy rides the storm and once the dust settles, all is well... for now.

A fast-paced love story goes wrong when a match looses his box.

New Guinea Patrol is a 1958 Australian documentary film produced by R. Maslyn Williams.

Dramatization of Russian ballet star Vaclav Nijinsky's diaries which detail his madness as well as his homosexual relationship with Ballet Russe impresario Sergei Diaghilev and his marriage to his Hungarian wife.

Gabe is a retired spy who loves his wife, his kung fu and his country in that order. One night he receives a call from his old friend Tanner to help him out for one last mission. At first Gabe declines but when he finds out that his Grandmaster is the mastermind villain in this mission Gabe comes out of retirement to find out why his Grandmaster has done this.

Strange revelations about a newly wed couple come to light when Kyle Foley cooks for the first time.

Eager to forge his reputation in crime, Douglas Huffel manipulates a bottle shop robbery by planting his own money inside the store. Instead, the very aspects of crime he fervently avoided begin to catch up with him.

When two friends stumble upon a drunken frat guy at a Halloween party, their wild night spirals into chaos.

Two teenagers get entangled in a criminal coup enterprise but must raise $500 each in order to set sail for Africa.

Looking Black explores the impact of Indigenous storytelling at the ABC, and how it has created deep and honest conversations about the experience of First Nations journalists, storytellers, and presenters.

A 'cave' boy with disruptive flatulence and his father live a cold life in the Alps, until the boy is sent outside and changes life forever.

A woman navigates the memories of her childhood haunted by The Lurker, a malevolent force who preyed on her and her mother.

A romantic Sci-Fi drama about Jacob, a young man who lacks romance in his life, who instead seeks it in his dreams through a device which allows him to choose what type of dream he'll have. He is warned about overusing the Dream Catcher device but continues to do so as loneliness pervades his entire life. He dreams of the same woman day after day, but has no idea who she is. Until one day he runs into her. They hit it off and surprisingly they share a lot in common. But things are not exactly as they seem.

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.

Examines how the political and economic struggle in Central America is expressed through the vibrant and passionate music of the people south of the border, from Mexico to Managua.

Craig McRae, Darcy Moore and other Collingwood stars relive their 2023 AFL Grand Final success with Anthony Hudson.

Betty and Rosalie are best friends living on a Northern Territory mission. When cinema titans Charles and Elsa Chauvel arrive, searching for the perfect star for their revolutionary moving picture, the girls are forced to decide whether to rise up to the occasion.

A 1979 documentary on Java and Bali, written and directed by Phillip Noyce. The end credits say this film was produced for QANTAS Airways, which suggests it was used as some sort of promotional piece for travel to these particular locations.

A frustrated art student reaches into his dreams for inspiration, only to be taken on a journey by a mysterious doppelganger.

This is the story of unsung hero Steve Fairless, a country boy who represented Australia in road cycling at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. After the games, with professional opportunities limited, Steve retired from the sport to return to dairy farming to provide for his young family. He was 26 and in physiological terms, only really just arriving at his peak. However, the desire to compete never left him and at 50, Steve made a comeback of sorts. Within a season he was one of the best on the country for any age. Our film tracks his life, his comeback and his journey to the ultimate proving ground, the UCI World masters Championships in Slovenia. Steve is a great character, and his story is one of never letting go of a dream.

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.

Todd Who? is a passionate, quirky 'rockumentary' that chronicles a fan’s 30 year obsession with criminally underrated rock musician Todd Rundgren.

When surf crazy Brandon throws a surf mental he is sentenced to 'helping' in a home for the mentally disabled. Then enter two of the home's people. The two men realize that Brandon is there new ticket for a fun getaway. A day trip to the beach results in them meeting a mysterious waitress called Jo. A accidental murder gets them into strife, but if they want to live they will have to stay under the radar.

A feature documentary about opera singer Tiriki Onus who finds a 70-year-old silent film believed to be made by his grandfather, Aboriginal leader and filmmaker Bill Onus. As Tiriki travels across the continent and pieces together clues to the film’s origins, he discovers more about Bill, his fight for Aboriginal rights and the price he paid for speaking out.

One of the most brutal conflicts in Australian war history, the Kokoda Campaign was a powerful victory that directly saved Australia from the threat of Japanese occupation. These are the harrowing personal stories from the Kokoda Trail.

After the cataclysmic war that all but destroyed civilization, Authan O'Reilly, a soldier now charged with building rather than destroying, has gone AWOL, in search of his past. As his long search draws to a close he arrives at a once thriving city, now a deserted ghost land, he pushes onwards in the hope that he may find some clues amongst remnants of the past.

A disturbing cinematic opera from Melbourne film-maker, Michael Lee, presenting an intense emotional collage of film clips, original footage and complex object animation, structured loosely in the form of a Catholic Mass, to communicate the film-maker's traumatic Catholic experience. The film is intended in part as 'anti-imagery' in response to the iconography of Catholicism.

A woman turns 30.

The light of love: a science fiction film set in Alphaville, 2015. Shot in Melbourne, 1991.

In a moment of catastrophic climate change, Jon Wright, a gay farmer, is faced with a dilemma. His 22-year commitment to transform the genetics of his herd are pitted against the attitudes of the beef industry, who hold the future of his families 4th generation farm in their hands.Through his incredible journey of loss and survival, we learn what it takes to be true to yourself, at any cost.

A horror tale about Sandy, a young and energetic student finishing her first shift at a new job. Little does she know that this would be her last night of freedom as this temporary employment threatens to be a bit more permanent than expected.

Two sisters on the way to visit their mother come across an unexpected horror.

Shutter is an experimental short film that blurs the line between narrative, satire and self reflection. It primarily explores the anxiety of performance and the fear of being judged. Through various lives, the film communicates these pressures. A man who loses his temper over a letter, a comedian dying on stage and a dishonest friend. Anything from everyday actions to major stunts spiral out of control into moments of scrutiny and even silence becomes a form of judgement. By combining satire with a sense of self awareness, Shutter captures the true essence of creating, performing and exposing oneself to the gaze of others.

Larissa Behrendt uncovers the extraordinary story of the three landmark Yirrkala Bark petitions that sparked the flame toward recognition of Aboriginal rights. In August 1963, two bark petitions—traditional documents prepared and signed by Yolngu people—were sent to the Australian Parliament and became the first documented recognition of Indigenous people in Australian law. When a fourth bark petition is found in Derby, Western Australia, in 2022, the community begins the ceremony of guiding its journey back to Yolngu Country. The repatriation provides the opportunity to track the long political campaign—through petition, song, dance, and campaigning—to keep culture strong and to have a voice for country.

Mary Chang, a 22-year-old slacker, accidently eats her housemate's weed cookie before a family Chinese New Year celebration.

On the eve of the eighth anniversary of the crash, and with all previous searches proving unsuccessful, Sky News uncovers new information that could help investigators finally solve the biggest aviation mystery of all time. Sky News anchor and investigative journalist Peter Stefanovic returns to present the one-hour documentary MH370: The Final Search. It follows on two years after the first two-part documentary special called MH370: The Untold Story aired, which is still the most successful Sky News documentary to date.

2 Degrees is about nothing less than the fight for the health of the planet we call home. The abstract idea of climate change is explored through the weaving of real and emotional journeys an audience can relate to. Our characters battle to mitigate the potential disasters of climate change and fight for climate justice, for it will be the developing world that bears the brunt of our profligacy and short sightedness. While An Inconvenient Truth alerted us to the problems facing the earth, 2 Degrees is the gripping and vital fight for a solution.

A child, abandoned with only a violin, grows up to become an accomplished musician and brings about the reunion of her parents, a hunchbacked conductor and a singer who used to be blind.

This documentary explores one of the most extraordinary chapters in Australia's history - the attempts by successive Australian governments to fortress the nation with atomic weapons.

An acting couple play reptilians by day as their relationship falls apart at night.

When her child is missing an Australian mother calls for an priest from Italy she has not seen in years.

Through the story of one woman’s year in a room with a view, the film catches its audience up in the collective memories of all those who have loved and lost. Through a study of Liz’s obsession and loneliness, the film mixes the particular with the universal to cover the whole gamut of feelings and theories about lost love. Ranging from the popular to the more erudite, snatches of songs, quotes and diary jottings are all stitched together with stories from Liz’s past and descriptions in minutiae of her current existence. The B side of love is richly played out through the words of an A team of interpreters from Split Enz, Laurie Anderson and Bob Dylan to Freud, Marge Piercy, Collete and Roland Barthes.

A documentary short which follows follow Quandamooka artist Megan Cope in the creation of her work 'Whispers' and the lead up to the opening of the exhibition at Sydney Opera House in 2023.

A segregated Christian cult and the world of internet fame collide when Abigail Aberdeen is told to make videos for God’s eyes only.

Neil Pigot travels from Australia to South Africa and the United Kingdom to reveal the true story behind Aussie soldier Harry 'The Breaker' Morant.

Anne Edmonds is the rock star of Australian comedy and everybody knows it. Welcome to her debut special. In just one hour, she’s going to tell you what’s wrong with you and everyone else.

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.

Commissioned by Chunky Move, this playfully experimental work traverses ritual, body modification and algorithms. Fragmented bodies, talking rams and drones surveilling every gyration. Blending dance, film, digital animation and artist dialogue, and commissioned as part of Chunky Move’s Activators series, the nostalgic-futurist Bonanza! is a lament for our physical bodies and an exaltation of digital reincarnation.

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Simple question asked to kids with a complex view as we grow older. As a child we are obliged to look in only one direction, which leaves adults defeated when the question is not fulfilled. We sat down with people who have multiple jobs, changed jobs or don’t believe in the word "careers". Here they recall their experiences and reveal their views on the working culture.

A man follows a self-proclaimed "alien" on a mountain expedition, desperate to immortalise his dead wife through the discovery of a new insect species.

A dark, modern-day fable, Each Other tells the story of a human body on a journey of self-discovery. Not a cow. Not a chicken. But what? Mixing horror, dance and Lacanian philosophy, Each Other explores what it means to truly know oneself.

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.

Elegant and rigorous, while surprisingly playful, Chris Kennedy’s Go Between observes the Brisbane River, passing boats, and cars on the William Jolly Bridge through an intoxicating play of masking and superimpositions.

Divorced, lonely and inept with the web, a 50-year-old man decides to try his hand at finding love online – with spectacularly catastrophic results.

Nathan is convinced his partner Lucia is cheating on him; Lucia is having an affair with Lorenzo, a man half her age; Lorenzo is sleeping with his friend, Tom; Tom is kicked out of home and seduces Walter to get free shelter; Walter is no longer in love with Marilyn; Marilyn cannot accept rejection. Six interconnected people are interviewed about their most intimate secrets and opinions of love, for a university research project. Everything is recorded on camera. Suspicion about the research’s underlying intentions for the recordings is aroused when Marilyn kills herself and Lucia becomes pregnant to Lorenzo With the recordings acting as a catalyst, the lovers question whether the information they first gave freely is now controlling them.

Over the course of one night at a 24-hour clinic, struggling veterinarian Claire contends with the pressures of her shift and a persistent inner turmoil.

An operatic short drama surrounding the connection forged over an afternoon between a young aged care worker and his new elderly client, Rosetta.