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An audiovisual experimental video piece juxtaposing footage from a family holiday with stock music, providing a subtle but incisive commentary on travel capitalism, national landmarks and symbols, and a longstanding history of English Commonwealth colonisation.
"They killed a child. The adults came out of their houses and said, 'kill us, not innocent children'. They came out, praying and shouting. That's when they machine gunned the adults." "We may all die," says an East Timorese woman, "but if one is left, he will tell the story." Carmela Baranowska is the only filmmaker to have documented this period. She first travelled to East Timor in March 1999, working as a one person crew and stayed on until the UN evacuated its compound in September 1999.
Blockhead and Sparkles are the dream team - Blockhead loves to bake, Sparkles loves to decorate - and together they create the most beautiful and delicious cakes in the village. But when their friendship hits a rift and Sparkles walks out, Blockhead must harness all their courage to find Sparkles, fix their friendship and together they must work to save everything they love from drowning in the Prince's flood of tears.
Isaac Butterfield's brand new comedy special "Anti Hero" sees Butterfield return to the stage with unfiltered and raw social observations of the society we live in today. Anti Hero explores the PC culture of our ever so changing world - from the good, the bad and the ugly; Butterfield doesn't hold back!
Sereena confronts stigma and stereotypes on a daily basis being a transsexual in today’s society. In this short hybrid documentary, Sereena refuses to justify who she is and turns it back onto us and asks – what do you see when you look at her and can you look past the superficial and see the real her?
An improvised film; a man discovers he's emotionally stuck between his ex-girlfriend, his new girlfriend and his best friend; and in the course of a day he must follow his passion and become unstuck.
Farming is not just a job or an industry, it’s a way of life. But when plans for unconventional gas mining threaten to invade Gippsland and Western Victoria, Australian rural communities come together to fight to protect their communities, water and farmland, proving they are a force to be reckoned with.
A critical documentary about the war on terror since 9-11.
A young woman in early 20th century small-town Australia must choose between marrying into wealth to save her family or following her heart to pursue a relationship with the town's new seamstress.
Retracing his late father's footsteps, a traveler from the urban coast embarks on a 10,000km road trip around Northern Australia. In remote desert country he encounters an emerging Warumungu artist whose father was also a migrant.
Two young men - one sighted, one blind - see the world and their bodies in different ways. Unexpectedly, they find a connection beyond the visual in the collision of taste, touch and sound. The connection is sensual, and within it they each find something new.
Man-eating body doubles and predatory party girls stalk the suburban streets of Melbourne in three taboo-defying tales dredged from the heads of Australian creative team Pleasant Productions. The collection opens with the traumatic story of an elderly lady who picks the wrong party to crash, moves to a fantasia about a practical joker and his disturbed doppelganger, and ties it all up with the tale of a guy looking for love at the Snuff Machine.
A reflection on experiences as a woman and cultural commentary on stereotypical portrayals of women in film. Inspired by film noir, Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests and Joseph Cornell’s The Midnight Party. The film explores female representations using unique imagery and symbolism.
Impressions of the city of Volos, Greece.
A surrealist meditation on mortality and isolation experienced through the eyes of an undead bunny and his zany acquaintances.
The Life Story of John Lee, or the Man They Could Not Hang is a 1921 Australian silent film (which is now considered lost) based on the true life story of John Babbacombe Lee. It is a remake of a 1912 film with some extra scenes of Lee's childhood.
John Pilger’s first documentary on the aftermath of the Vietnam War, To Know Us Is to Love Us, features a caring, humane American community in Fort Smith, Arkansas, welcoming South Vietnamese refugees just months after the United States’s defeat and humiliation in south-east Asia – while their own dead of the war lie in the town’s graveyard.
A provocative, cinematic and playful feature documentary, Rewards for the Tribe explores the meeting of minds and bodies from two of Australia’s most exciting arts companies – genre defying contemporary dance company Chunky Move and famed Adelaide based company Restless Dance Theatre, whose troupe consists of dancers with disabilities.
Ali drives a taxi using another man’s license in a city he doesn’t know. Esther, his passenger is an old woman who forgets where she is going and doesn't recognise her world. They travel through the night searching for a destination while surveillance cameras mark their journey, defining who belongs and who does not, who is safe and who is not.
Above the tip of Cape York, beyond the northernmost point of the Australian continent, are the Torres Strait Islands. The economy here is based on home gardens and pearlshell fishing. The culture, with its basis in music, dancing and ceremony, provides a striking contrast to that of mainland Australia. This film, shot in the late 1960s, shows how strongly old traditions still affect Torres Strait Islander people, even though they also have most of the trappings of modern life.
Lest we forget what on Anzac Day? Mythology? Or history? Kate Aubusson goes on a quest asking is it just sepia-tinted anecdotes of ANZAC spirit and derring-do or the real stories of ANZACS and WW1 based on fact and evidence?
A slideshow of photographs slowly move closer to the the place where Skye is not.
The inner lives of sad, meek, bored and despondent diners unravel in a suburban Chinese restaurant. Narrated by Lee Lin Chin, Eating Late is a black comedy combining live-action performances with miniature sets. Captured in a single locked-off shot, the film utilises digital zooms to offer unique perspectives of a singular event.
Hannah walks through the city, observing people and objects, searching for something, looking at delicious pastries. She is on her way to an appointment with a tarot reader and inside and house space unfolds like the walls of a dream, only to reveal a pair of rummaging thieves. Alone, Hannah is entering a mystery and the clues are sparse and uncertain. She floats like a jellyfish, but perhaps there is no such thing.
White people don't understand that there are two laws - white people have different laws from Aboriginal people. TWO LAWS is a film about history, law and life in the community of Borroloola in far North Queensland. The films offers viewers a remarkable and different way of seeing and hearing. Like the film, BACKROADS, it is one of the few productions at that time in which Aboriginal people had creative input. The impetus for TWO LAWS came from the community themselves. There was substantial collaboration with the film makers before and during the shooting period. It is one of the most outstanding films to be made during the 1980s. It is an historical analysis of what, nearly forty years later, is an increasingly contemporary question. Two Laws.
Bobby goes on a final drinking bout with his only friend Steve before he flies home to Canada. The last lonely teardrop of a friendship.
Othello, a melancholic family man, seeks out a seraphic myth known as The Guide for enlightenment and is unknowingly taken on an esoteric tour of confrontation.
Chris, an elderly Alzheimer's sufferer, is confined to his home. His son, Michael, is his primary caregiver. For months Chris' mind has been fading away and with it his grasp on reality. He is desperately trying to hold onto his mind. Chris is passing further and further from recognition. Michael is left wracked by survivors guilt. But to Chris, the world around him has become nothing more than a waking dream, the bounds of reality and reason bent and warped as his life cycles over and over around him. The only way he can hope to find clarity is to retrace these fractured memories from childhood to his elderly infirmity, in a desperate attempt to understand his condition.
A journey through the dark, chilling and frequently unbelievable tales of power-broking and deceit from inside the nation's capital. Australian political journalist and commentator Annabel Crabb goes in search of Canberra's secrets over the past century, exploring the passionate interplay of sex, secrets and subterfuge that has long been carried out in the shadows of the national stage. How have our secrets changed over the past century and what does this reveal about us as a society? This is the history that Canberra has tried to hide.
Portsmouth FC is the tale for our footballing times. Big names. Big business. Big debt. In 2008 the club won the FA Cup and hosted AC Milan, but behind the scenes things were unravelling. This film shares the story of how Pompey were saved by those who loved them most: the fans. This is OUR CLUB.
Goori Goori Dreaming is a glimpse into the culture, traditions and spirit of Australia. Woven through the film are the contemporary paintings of Gunaminy Vanessa Fisher, as she teaches her family about the earth and their heritage.
Solicitor James Lord is in love with Nellie. She tells him she is going away for a week with her friend May to Portsea where there are many nice boys. Nellie gets the dates wrong and goes a day early. When James finds out he worries she is cheating on him. His client Rouse comes in and says he is convinced his wife is cheating on him a man called Dane. They hire three private eyes from Sleath's Detective Agency, Hall, Ratchet and Moon, to keep an eye on women.
A driver who works for criminals begins to question his life when he’s hired to deliver a man to his execution.
Why 3 rural Australian women love their ‘slightly dangerous passions’ so much. Join Lisa the Bullwhip-cracker, Julie the Enduro Motorbike Racer, and Anna the Barrel-Racer for adventurous highs, occasional lows, plus some unexpected surprises…
A university student is stuck in a never-ending cycle of being sold life insurance.
During a girl’s night clubbing with her best friend Fiona, Viv spots her ex, Remy. Determined to keep the night going, Fiona helps score Viv a hot new babe to move on.
A video tape is stolen that contains information dangerous to both the government and the casino and they will do anything to get it back. The man who stole it has other plans, as do a third party of heavies who turn up out of nowhere.
Exploring how tea culture in Turkey holds a significant role within the lives of Turkish people, always surrounding them and bringing them together.
Depiction of the ugly side of Australian life.
In 1991 an incredulous, middle aged, Caucasian man with a bushy moustache was arrested – he alleged – for simply eating a Chinese meal in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. A “succulent” Chinese meal to be exact. In what would prove to be a case of mistaken identity, the enigmatic man put on a performance of Shakespearian proportions for the arresting police and swarm of awaiting news cameras on the scene. Fascinating, hilarious and truly bizarre, that video would go on to be immortalized as a YouTube viral sensation decades later; clocking up millions of views across the globe, making the man named Jack Karlson (or is that Paul Charles Dozsa? Cecil Edwards?) a modern folklore legend. This is the madcap and tragic true-ish life story about Jack: con man, master of disguise, safe cracker, prison escapee, father, husband, widower, actor – and the real truth behind that infamous video.
A hybrid film, part-documentary, part-fiction, on the history of Greek radical music.
A look back at the film-maker's career, via the use of out-takes, unused scenes, scenes from uncompleted films, home movie footage, etc.
In the tropical, sticky summer a young woman confines herself to her house, waiting, endlessly, for a lover who will not return. With the outside increasingly hostile, she retreats into domestic ritual in an attempt to invoke the presence of the one she waits for.
Get ready to hang ten this summer with Australia’s hottest rising star – Greg Larsen! The self-described “bad boy” of comedy is going to push all your buttons, and make you squeal... in a good way! Greg has been kicking goals in comedy for a while now, and this dirty-30-something is gonna give it to you straight (with a few curve-balls thrown in for good measure!). He’s been in The Tourist on Stan, Young Rock on NBC, and with his recent gastroscopy and colonoscopy, you might say the camera loves him inside and out! But where Greg truly shines is when he treads the boards to make live audiences giggle. He’s a big Aussie giggleman and he’s not afraid to admit it! Why don’t you come along and take a journey into the twisted mind of a real comedian? Get on the gravy train 'cause this lol-rocket is about to take off!
New Caledonia is a country divided. The largest community is Melanesians, self-styled “Kanaks” who make up 43 per cent of the population. They want independence from France. On the other side are the French and locally born Caledonians, supported by immigrant Polynesians, who want to retain links with France. This film outlines the political conflict that has led to tension and violence over the years. It takes a look at two politicians representing each side and reveals something of the Kanaks, with their tribal social structure, and the Caledonian French, who are more concerned with economic progress.
It's time for a story about a baby green dinosaur, Baby Dorothy the Dinosaur, who needs lots of love and care. In this music-based narrative, The Wiggles (Emma, Lachy, Simon and Anthony) spend the day babysitting Baby Dorothy and must find ways to entertain her, but they're up for the challenge! All of The Wiggles' friends will join in on the fun, as they take Baby Dorothy on an adventure around Wiggle Town where they'll visit a beach, a rose garden and even a pirate ship. Full of brand new songs to calm, entertain, sing along to or help tell the story, the viewer will be guided through and engaged at every point. This latest Wiggly release is sure to warm the hearts of children of all ages with its beautiful Lullabies with Love.
The 1988 Australian bicentenary prompted many artistic events and contemporary expressions of Australia's living cultures. One of the most remarkable of these was the first memorial ever created by Aborigines for Aborigines - two hundred bone burial poles were carved and painted by Arnhem land artists to honour the deceased of the past - lost people, lost tribes, lost languages. This unique Aboriginal Memorial captures this spiritual event. This collection seeks to reassure surviving Aboriginal Australians that there is a living continuity of traditions. -Ronin Films
A documentary about the weird world of indie wrestling in Australia. This is not just for wrestling fans but for anyone interested in showmanship, finding your people, and having a dream you're willing to bruise for.
An ex-ballerina, unhinged by her change in circumstances, finds a new obsession in the pursuit of cleanliness.
Produced during a year-long residency in New York, Neo Geo is a vivid portrayal of the contemporary American cultural landscape.
A visual odyssey of sixteen men with their own unique features and diversity who are transformed in the most extraordinary ways!
Follow the epic journey of nine Indigenous Australian Rangers, along with acclaimed Indigenous musician Dan Sultan, as they travel to Kenya, Africa, to share knowledge, culture and music with a tribe of Maasai Community Rangers. Through the lens of award-winning filmmaker Rhys Graham, this film tells the often-untold story of the sacrifices and strength that bind together the international Ranger family.
A man gets more than he bargains for while on a blind date.
What if you woke up one morning and your neighbourhood had been overrun by baboons? Would you go Bananas?
A single night in a small country town leads unexpected results as four random strangers - a graffiti artist, a girl longing for adventure, a wanna-be protector and a vengeful father - are united by pure coincidence
Angel is a young woman on the brink of a nervous breakdown. Feeling as if she has no control left in her life, she commits wholeheartedly to a series of spontaneous and erratic decisions. The result is an emotional metamorphosis with large scale consequences.
the ontological nature of being is one that directly contradicts the interests of humanity
A car drives erratically through the dark streets. Eager to arrive somewhere.