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Bring'Em Back is a political and emotional plea for the return of Melbourne's beloved 'connies' -- or conductors, for those of you of a younger vintage. Director Phillip Donnellon's documentary, full of humour and passion, harks back to a time before the government sell off of public assets, to a debate that brought this city to a standstill and caused deep divisions within the Victorian Labor party. With an election due in November could it be more timely?
Set 6000 years the future, Robbie charts the existential reflections of an aging robot drifting alone through space on the last of his battery life.
An undercover cop must eliminate a high profile target, to save her family
LOWBREED is a show filmed at The Metro Theatre in Sydney in early 2022.
90s cooking show host Corey Wells records a special Christmas episode for his cooking show 'Cooking with Corey' where his wife/co-host is curiously missing
Angie (Marshall) could have been one of Australia’s leading musicians, but she sabotaged her own career. Now in her forties, she’s dying and alone – but determined to record one last album. Money is tight and the odd gig at the local pub doesn’t exactly fill the coffers. When she meets teenage runaway Ruby (Maisie Owens), the pair form an unlikely bond. Angie teaches her to play the guitar and write songs, but despite their closeness Angie just can’t bring herself to tell Ruby the truth about her illness. Marshall’s own songs, and resonant voice, alongside the Newcastle setting, bring a tender authenticity to this rebellious music-driven drama.
Katia Schwartz is a Deaf and Queer professional Aerial performer, and the owner/founder of Sky Sirens dance studio in Sydney, Australia. After an unexpected diagnosis with a profound hearing loss not once but twice, she is compelled to reflect on her identity, life and career. Katia's story is a unique journey through passion, loss and love from a perspective rarely represented on-screen.
A writer confronts his demon - literally.
The incel community is a world that’s usually closed off to the outside - especially to women. Incels, short for 'involuntary celibates', are mostly lonely young men who can’t find a sexual or romantic partner – and resent women for it. In this two-part investigation, two female producers meet with current and former incels from around Australia to learn what it means to be an incel.
Set over three days, Goody Goody Gumdrops is an absurd, comic observational musical documentary cum live album launch for Tropical Fuck Storm’s new album Deep States. Situated deep in Central Victoria on the banks of the Goulburn River at TFS HQ, we follow the band as they prepare for a rock show in their barn. Referencing the feel of the Australian Western and Australian Gothic (see Wake in Fright, The Cars That Ate Paris and Picnic at Hanging Rock) we travel with the band through their abject, weird and beautiful space. The weekend starts as the band welcomes you into their studio/cocktail lounge and teach you how to make their signature drink, The Tropical Fuck Fizz, then entertain you, Rat Pack style.
Thanks to sophisticated equipment, marine biologists have managed to capture unprecedented scenes of the intimate life of humpback whales off the Australian coast. A spectacular immersion in the intimate life of this mysterious species. Off the coast of the Kimberley in northwestern Australia is a major breeding ground for humpback whales. Thanks to sophisticated equipment, such as aerial cameras on board quadrotors or innovative night vision technologies, Curt and Micheline Jenner, whale researchers, capture unprecedented scenes revealing the behavior of cetaceans.
Adorned in pink sequins, little girls from all over a divided, war-torn Ukraine audition to play the role of a national hero whose tears of joy once united their troubled country, the gold-winning figure skater Oksana Baiul.
A heartwarming comedy about resilience, self-belief, and the magic that happens when you stop chasing the rat race and start trusting your own rhythm. Donna is a hopeful Macedonian-Australian actress who refuses to give up on her dream. No matter how many rejections she gets or how quiet the phone stays. From auditions in her home studio to her Croatian roommate's "helpful" advice, Donna is determined to "make it".
Working solo in an emergency support vehicle, a reclusive paramedic expresses himself in a strange way, as he tries to reckon with the past.
An anthology of camcorder DVDs find their way into the possession of a horror fan.
The story of Jean-Pierre and the rise of Western Sydney’s street football community.
A captivating step back in time, Pozieres explores the small village in Northern France which, during the Great War in 1916, was the setting of one of the bloodiest battles in history, a twentieth century tragedy. The village was stormed and captured by Australians and became key to the success of the Battle for the Somme. But in less than seven weeks they suffered 23,000 casualties.
Amy Winehouse’s tremendous soulful vocal talent and songwriting ability established her as one of the most innovative artists of our time. She used the sound of her idols, Etta James & Billie Holiday, to reinvent jazz and blues for a new generation in her album Back To Black, which sold millions of copies worldwide and garnered her countless accolades, including 5 Grammy Awards. This is the story of how in just 27 short years, Amy Winehouse managed to influence the music community, fashion world and a legion of fans that understood her best through her musical genius.
Billy's best friend was Sophie. Grief, guilt and alcohol are now her best friends. Sophie won't finally leave until Billy forgives herself her mistakes.
Australia’s most notorious detective, Roger “The Dodger” Rogerson hooks up with the Wild Colonial Psychos in an on-stage extravaganza not to be missed. Hear the REAL stories of Australia’s criminal underbelly told by those that were there on both sides of the law. The Dodger and Mark “Chopper” Read - the cops and the robbers! And if that’s not enough to get your blood racing, wait till you get a load of life from the footballer, adman, movie star, lunatic that is Mark “Jacko” Jackson
With a combination of laid back storytelling and thoughtful observations, Lewis Garnham explores the moments that affect us, define us, and show us who we are. Moments like calling someone mum who isn't your mum, crossing paths with a killer, or hitting a pigeon with your bike. Filmed at Comedy Republic, Melbourne, December 2023.
Australia's adopted son of comedy Arj Barker, returns to make fun of our obsession with technology, the trials of relationships and how our rage-filled culture is affecting our ability to connect.
A mixed martial arts documentary following Lachlan Stitt (Amateur MMA Record: 3-1-0) as he trains for the Beast Welterweight Title at Beast Championship 7: Samurai. This short film delves into the psyche of an amateur fighter and the challenges he faces leading up to the biggest bout of his career.
Can't find what you are looking for? All you have to do is ask. Such advice is not so straightforward when you can't speak the language. By 1951, Australian postwar migration programmes were geared to receiving large numbers of non-British migrants. Considerable efforts were made to overcome prejudice on the part of the predominantly British-derived community towards the newcomers. Double Trouble was an attempt to make the point with humour. Bob and Stan, two Aussie blokes, are magically transported to the streets of a foreign country, where their inability to communicate gets them into a tight spot. They discover that it's not easy being a foreigner in a strange land. The central message in this film is that Australia needs migrants so Australians should make them feel welcome and offer assistance, not complaints.
Ella Havelka made history in 2013 by becoming the first Indigenous dancer at the 50-year-old Australian Ballet. In this engaging, MIFF Premiere Fund-supported world premiere, Ella – a descendant of the Wiradjuri people – charts her inspiring journey from growing up in modest circumstances as the only child of a single mother in rural Australia to gaining entry to National Ballet School, then spending formative years with the acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre before accepting the invitation of The Australian Ballet's artistic director David McAllister to join one of the world's foremost ballet companies.
Estranged mother and daughter, Haleema and Sana, are brought together to prepare sweets for Sana's sister's wedding. With Haleema's 'neighbourhood aunties' on hand, the tension between mother and daughter comes to a head when an innocent coffee cup reading leads to a devastating confession.
A privileged family, gathered for a wake, find their perfect home under attack from the desperate survivors of a parasitic pandemic.
A diary film, chronicling six days in the life of a woman in her early 30's. A portrait of isolation, striving, rejection and hope.
No Measure of Health profiles Kyle Magee, an anti-advertising activist from Melbourne, Australia, who for the past 10 years has been going out into public spaces and covering over for-profit advertising in various ways. The film is a snapshot of his latest approach, which is to black-out advertising panels in protest of the way the media system, which is funded by advertising, is dominated by for-profit interests that have taken over public spaces and discourse. Kyle’s view is that real democracy requires a democratic media system, not one funded and controlled by the rich. As this film follows Kyle on a regular day of action, he reflects on fatherhood, democracy, what drives the protest, and his struggle with depression, as we learn that “it is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.”
A silhouette world of gothic horror, of spindly figures dwarfed by bleak landscapes and Jules Verne machines.
When a malevolent creature resides inside the artwork of a 10 year old girl, fate is sealed, with trauma from her childhood echoing across her life. Art and horror collide when the girl becomes a Mother and desperately tries to come to terms with her delusions and the shocking truth of her daughter.
A grief-stricken man in need of work, takes on a mysterious assignment from an anonymous online benefactor, involving an eerie corner, inside Room 8 of a rundown motel.
Explosive documentary Ben Roberts-Smith Truth On Trial follows Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters’s quest to uncover the truth behind rumours that Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
A young woman promises to take her suicidal best friend to an alternative retreat but when their volatile mutual friend joins the trip, an unexpected detour to a local commune forces all three to confront some painful truths.
A woman speaks her unrepresented resistance to history.
A woman unwillingly attends a family party celebrating her grandfather's birthday. But what she learns to discover is that her family might not be who she thinks they are after all.
August gives her insight on why she chose to transition and what she hopes for the future.
A study of the desert plain that is not left out of foliage or geological structures, inviting us to compare it with the plain of the sea and the horizon of the previous film. Near Coober Pedy is divided into three parts: "Heat Waves": camera fades combined with the heat flickers of the horizon; "Horizon Play": compositions of the horizon line within the frame; "Fields of Vision": a view from a moving vehicle exploring the tendencies of the flat landscape, revolving around a point on which the eye is fixed. The camera systematically scans the plain, which gets closer and closer, disappearing into the horizon. (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill)
A journalist researching her grandfather's involvement in the war, interviews a Holocaust survivor, learning that the survivor had once known her grandfather and failed to help them, leading her to lose everything.
David's mourning of the death of a previous partner is interrupted by a girl named Nadia. Much to his surprise, she's here to do the same thing.
A bank robber holds a young woman hostage in her own car during the heist. Hijinks ensue.
Toby believes he can make things disappear into the darkness of his attic. Maybe even his stepfather.
The Hooley Dooleys: Keep on Dancing
A tiny dinosaur dreams she is a scary big dinosaur. When danger strikes, she learns it’s what’s on the inside that counts. Literally.
A resilient crop-farmer endeavours to preserve his land, legacy and way of life in the face of Australia’s ongoing ‘big dry’.
Presented as a support group for people who started the Iraq War, this dark, boisterous and irreverent story follows a handful of mid-level spies whose vanity and office politics contributed to the worst intelligence blunder in modern history.
A short silent film influenced by the classical German Expressionist cinema of the 1920s. Two musicians struggle with passion and sanity, delving further into desperation, paranoia and death as they search for the souls of their creativity.
Kangaroos: Faces in the Mob is a documentary that follows award-winning Australian filmmakers Dr. Jan Aldenhoven and Glen Carruthers as they live with a mob of Eastern Grey Kangaroos in the Australian bush.
A woman comes home to find that her husband is talking in his sleep, but soon realizes that something else is talking through him.
Henry's Show and Tell school project about a pet rabbit goes horribly wrong. The film was made entirely by the Lucas family in their backyard.
Matt and Kyle, two friends on the verge of joining a criminal organisation, await a call for their final initiation test in a dingy motel room. When the call finally comes, they are sent to a storage facility where the true nature of the test is revealed: Only one can survive. Barely escaping, Matt returns to the motel to meet Ronnie, the head of the organisation. As Matt prepares to step into his new life, the weight of what he’s done lingers.
An anxious teenage boy overcomes his apprehension to talk to a girl. While approaching her, he imagines the worst that could happen. He is laughed at, he goes viral on social media and he turns into a clown all before facing a decision; to learn the truth or to stay in the darkness and dread of his mind. His choice of the truth results in a relievingly pleasant conversation that ends with the girl revealing that she has a boyfriend
“In Robert Klippel – Junk Sculpture No. 3, 1963 (1965), a spiky Klippel creation resonates almost visibly with the high, piercing tones of Larry Sitsky’s music. (Here the “voice” belongs to a harpsichord; another film in the same series creates a similar effect by electronically altering recordings of human song.)” —Jake Wilson, Senses of Cinema
The evening seemed very disturbing to me, as if the approaching night was something to be feared. It was as if, when night fell, you couldn't escape and had to face unspecified consequences. Maybe the earth will remember and the night will reveal what we could have done...
This concert film captures the former Savage Garden member Darren Hayes performing during his Time Machine Tour. Willie Williams, the man who designed tours for The Rolling Stones and U2 conceived the large visual spectacle that was this tour.
A gay nightclub owner decides to stand for the first presidency of Australia. His motive was commercial at first but he sees he could contribute something to the job. On election night he is not elected but on advice from his solicitor they contest the outcome in the courts. They win on a technicality. The boyfriend of the president though confesses he's still a royalist at heart.