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A discussion by friends with long-winded histories and a love of drinking results in four of them running off to house-sit for a long weekend while playing Killer, a schoolyard game where each player has to "take out" targets over a period of time using everything from water pistols to bits of cardboard with "sword" written on them. As the game progresses and frustrations rise, sexual tensions surface and it's obvious that with the possibility of only one winner, some people will do anything for victory. Dead Man Drinking is a full-length independent feature-film released for free under a creative commons 3.0 license.

Moby Dick 4 Dummies taps into this child-like subconscious, exploring our relentless quest to decipher the meaning of life.

This 1954 classic follows an outback mailman as he travels along the Birdsville Track.

A customer tells a cautionary tale about opening unknown boxes. Part of series of short films animating real conversations between a 2nd hand shop worker and his customers.

Arthur, a struggling playwright, recasts Georgia as the new lead of his make-or-break stage adaptation. As he grows closer to the aspiring actress, he must overcome his checkered past with her predecessor, Violet, or risk losing his new flame.

A psychological drama about sixteen year old Cassie who starts believing she has the ability to see visions of the future.

Artist Kate Blackmore looks at motherhood and mobility, film and feminism through the prism of Margaret Dodd's 1982 classic short film 'This Woman is not a Car.'

Being a third-culture Korean kid growing up in the Western world, Tae-Young had a strange time navigating through cultural affiliation. Inspired by a mix of American/Japanese media, Tae-Young create stories that people can connect with to help them feel less alone through their characters. "Create art just to create art. Don't follow whatever's trendy or be motivated by money. Creating what you love the most is so much more rewarding and fulfilling.

A documentary about the origins of Australia’s Folk & Oral History movement as seen through the prismatic eyes of two remarkable women, oral historian Wendy Lowenstein and dance historian & pioneering Indigenous Rights 1967 Referendum Activist, Shirley Andrews.

After an experience of workplace sexual harassment, a woman wanders through empty streets like a ghost.

A Nigerian refugee struggles to integrate into Australian society after escaping the clutches of Boko Haram, until he meets a woman who opens her home, and ultimately her heart, to him.

Based on a true story. After William Trigger’s finance dies in a car accident, his life begins to spiral downwards into loneliness and seclusion. Taking a friend’s advice, he attends a gathering, unaware that a seance is waiting for him on his arrival to try and contact the deceased. When he returns home things are not what they seem. Something or someone begins to haunt him. A frightening tale of one man’s decent into madness, the supernatural and the doors to the other side.

A comical, honest and unpretentious account of Carl and his father’s journey back to Longreach to rediscover the town where he was born and to perform for the first time.

Circe waits on her island. A lone woman, a woman alone. Circe has been outcast and with centuries ahead of her to spend in isolation, she whiles away the endless hours by walking through the empty perfect rooms of her house, sending messages to the outside world in the form of selfies, and knitting together spells to practise her sorcery. A contemporary feminist, post-pandemic take on a classic Greek myth.

A documentary on gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims across the Muslim and Western worlds.

Filmed on l6mm Kodachrome which heightens the textures and depth of this harsh landscape -- a study in browns, yellows, greys and blue sky.

When an incomplete artwork opens up a gateway into an alternate reality, an artist is forced to confront her own artistic process and life choices.

Bobby breadcrumb lives a terrible life of hitting his head on doorways, running out of milk, and slipping on banana peels. In an effort to find meaning and change the script of his life, he journeys beyond the fourth wall to fight against the powers that be.

Dr Derek Muller takes us on an epic adventure, a world-spanning investigation of vitamin science and history, asking how do we decide whether to take vitamin supplements, or not?

As their planet is being ripped apart two young soldiers Ashmal and Zack stumble across something that might be mankind's only hope for survival against an overwhelming alien invasion. A NOVR.

George Oppenheimer has two problems: an eccentric wife and an uncontrollable child. At work his team invented a computer with personality. George thinks the computer is faster, smarter and elegant. When his life falls apart, the computer offers suicide as the only alternative.

A man. A tumour. Twins.

A team of scientific detectives from around the world attempt to crack one of science’s most enduring mysteries – what killed Australia’s megafauna?

The real story of wellness campaigner Belle Gibson's massive worldwide fraud and the famous interview that brought the con artist down.

Explore the secrets of the universe with Professor Brian Cox in this special event that combines ground-breaking science with the power of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Kevin is a male sex worker who has survived a vicious attack by a client whose kinks went way above the pay grade. In the following months as Kevin recuperates and works through the trauma with his boyfriend Jacob, he is approached by a true crime TV show that wants to tell his story. Is this his moment to shine? His chance at stardom and the big bucks? Or is it really something much darker?

A circus caravan of computer-driven creatures inspired by human gesture, move with an odd blend of mathematical precision and wild unpredictability. The highly structured yet simple overall design of the film is the landscape from which these characters evolve and express their human complexities. These pedestrians express the light and the dark, the contradictory emotions and responses to both the world they have created and the to each other.

A teenage skateboarder suffering from a recent family tragedy comes up with a money-making scheme that embroils him in something far bigger than he ever dreamed. Only his mum and emo ex-girlfriend can save him from a terrifying fate.

A witty, whimsical meditation on free will, identity, and the afterlife with a touch of Franz Liszt.

Matty, a man in an abusive same sex relationship with a younger lover, battles to retain his sanity while trying to piece together his memory of a tragedy that would alter the course of his life forever.

26 year-old school-teacher and Calisthenics lover Brianna Lee pursues her lifelong dream to finally win Calisthenics' most prestigious title, the 'Most Graceful Girl' competition. After placing second three years in a row, and being controversially stripped of the State Title, she knows this year is her last chance to win. With the help of uncompromising, legendary coach Diane Synnott, the grande Dame of the re birthed 'Regent Calisthenics Club' she struggles to perfect her routine, lay all her ghosts to rest and produce the best performance of her life.

In the wake of her first heartbreak, sad-girl Liv is pushed by her long-suffering best friend into breaking into a Melbourne share house to reclaim her prized Kombucha SCOBY, in a bid to sever the final ties with her ex.

A Hundred Years of Happiness; an observational documentary, is a personal portraiture of a Vietnamese farming family and their daughter Tram. While her father instils in her the importance of familial obligation to care for one’s ageing parents, her mother desires a secure future devoid of economic hardship. Determined to fulfil both her parent’s wishes, Tram pursues a new life in South Korea as a migrant bride, but her fast-tracked journey leaves little time for reflection.

Arrowhead is a movie about redemption and loneliness, set against the backdrop of a sun-baked desert planet. After an intense prison break, Kye's heroism gains him the attention of a ragtag group of rebels, led by an ex-military general. With the promise of guaranteed freedom, the general lures Kye into a dangerous hostage mission which leads him stranded alone on a planet for several years. While alone, our hero has to decide whether he wants to continue on his violent path, or undo the damage he has done. But inner peace is hindered when Kye becomes infected with a symbiotic alien creature, which periodically causes hideous transformations. It's Jekyll and Hyde meets Robinson Crusoe. The Incredible Hulk in the distant stars. A bullets-and-sand adventure that will introduce pulp science fiction to the cerebral, character-based intimacy of independent cinema.

A kidnapped thug has two minutes to make his great escape...only to get his wires crossed.

A writer tells a joke. Complications ensue.

A nostalgic piece involving a classic horror character, commencing with an intense build up and concluding with a sudden twist of humor.

It’s always fun at Chistmas time! The Wiggles have travelled around the world singing and dancing with 14 new Christmas songs! We fly to New York where NSYNC singer Joey Fatone sings 'O Holy Night'. Then it's back to Australia as Dorothy the Dinosaur and John Paul Young duet on 'A Miracle in a Manger'. Next, we travel to the land of saints and scholars, Ireland, where we hear the exultant voices of Anúna sing with The Wiggles 'The Cherry Tree Carol', 'We Three Kings', 'Ding Dong Merrily on High and 'The Little Drummer Boy'. Jeff is so excited that he sings 'I Just Can't Sleep on Christmas Eve'! Anthony entertains us with his fantastic version of the family favourite 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'. From Australia's outback, The Wiggles sing 'It's a Long Way From the North Pole' and are joined by The Chooky Dancers. It's always a special time with The Wiggles, and with this glorious new release it will feel like Christmas every day. Yes 'It's Always Christmas with You’!

In a corner of the world rarely mentioned, Princess Sophia is the sole heir to the kingdom of Preanna. After the death of her mother she seeks freedom from her father, an insidious King driven mad by grief. A war brews in the neighboring nation of Nantio as violent revolutionaries stand against Preanna and the royal guard. Sophia endeavors to break the chain of tyranny rooted in her home country and her father's dictatorship.

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.

Inspired by stories of a distant place, best friends Tyrone and Clinton must fight to find a way out of Tarneit, a place surrounded by violence and tradition.

A storm-chasing photographer journeys through Tornado Alley in search of chasing monsters on the plains.

History is written by the losers.

Under strict population control measures, Layla faces the reality of her unregistered pregnancy.

TWO WOMEN records our passage through the tribal lands of the Central Australian region – a personal charting of this mythical landscape. The film is shaped by an unedited recording made of a Pitjantjatjara women’s song cycle: "Two Women", which describes the travels of ancestral women through this region. The film is not a literal interpretation of the song story, and there is no translation of the song. We are outsiders to this culture, and must therefore learn what we can from the ‚surface’ of the song cycle – from the voices singing, talking, whispering, coughing, laughing, reprimanding children.

As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st year, Frederic's indentures are at last over and he happily leaves the service of the pirates. When Frederic meets the beautiful Mabel, one of the many daughters (or wards in Chancery) of Major-General Stanley, they fall in love and decide to marry. However, complications arise when the pirates decide to marry the rest of the Major-General's daughters, themselves - and Frederic's birthdate turns out to be not all it seems. Esgee Productions' live taping starring Australian singer-songwriter Jon English.

UNIT #52 is a dark tale of delusion and fantasy. Beginning with an image of a postcard, a man is drawn into an unhealthy obsession with his neighbour. He becomes unable to discern between reality and illusion and dreams of taking her away 'from all this'.

Kick Like Tayla shares a raw and unfiltered look into the life of AFLW player and boxing champion, Tayla Harris, as she confronts public and personal challenges, and channels her platform for good.

For millenniums, Aborigines used tracking to survive. Their ancient skills now help police capture murderers and save people's lives. Will modern technology replace an art based on the intimate bond between man and nature?

"Island Fuse consists entirely of the monochromatic reprocessing of black and white footage that we filmed in the 1960s on the Isle of Stradbroke. Using an analysis projector, Island Fuse is a film that focuses on the interaction of the elements that produced the film: the analysis projector, the camera and its various mechanisms; filters, the projector and its mechanisms; the ribbon and the photograms; the operators."

Riz lives in Western Sydney with a group of his working class mates. Secretly dating the middle-class Kylie, his life comes to an explosive moment on his 18th birthday, when his deception threatens to tear his family life apart. The film is based on real events in the life of co-director Guido Gonzalez, who grew up in Cabramatta after moving to Australia as a refugee from Chile in 1985.

Rodger Keaton is a socially challenged, clinically frigid, computer nerd, desperate single white male. Patricia Bartlett is a ruthless award winning journalist who has found her man. Pitted against overwhelming odds, Hollywood makeover Guru Brad Holloway is blackmailed via the threat of crippling publicity. Brad's challenge is a "mission impossible" makeover and he must prove with substantial results that his Ultimate Makeover Services are the 'Real Deal'. Over the next six weeks, Brad & Rodger take a most unlikely journey into often uncharted terrain, with hilarious & heart warming results at every turn. But can true change be given a deadline? And can anything with a deadline be thoroughly achieved? A willing dog can learn a thousand new tricks, but is self-identity a trick?

Singled [Out] tells the story of five educated women in four corners of the world: Jules in Melbourne, Manu in Barcelona, Shu and Yang in Shanghai, and Melek in Istambul -they all travel solo in a world where pairing up is the norm. Together with the voices of some well-known experts in the areas of sociology, law and demography, the film unveils modern love in the era of choice, and is a journey to the heart of being a single woman today.

A gastronomical, phantasmagorical nightmare from another time about a little-known condition brought on by carnivorous gorging and excess. This ghastly phenomenon sweeps a restaurant during a gargantuan meat-eating feast attended by all those important, resulting in a bout of explosive indigestion. Like a cut-and-paste cautionary tale, "Carnivore Reflux" is the original ode to overeating.

In 1993, Aboriginal Australian footballer Nicky Winmar experienced the ugly face of racism from the crowd at Victoria Park; a memory that still haunts him today, three decades later.

On the run, three criminals find themselves holed up at a notorious old hospital that happens to be the hunting ground of a masked killer.

A young helpline operator takes her first call.

The landscape was never indifferent. The barbed-wire fence has snagged the skyline. The bath water is tepid. And every night when you lie down you fall flat.

A newly married couple receive an unexpected visit from an old friend who has ulterior motives to end their relationship.

A group of students decide to base their media assignment on a local railway museum myth. However, when they trespass the premises after hours, they soon learn that some myths are more than stories.