Billy’s therapist recommends he dip his toe into the world of arts and crafts; naturally, it sends him to hell.
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Billy’s therapist recommends he dip his toe into the world of arts and crafts; naturally, it sends him to hell.
This daring documentary explores the hipster experience and the baggage that it comes with in modern society.
Since the Colonisation of Victoria in the 1830's, many Aboriginal children have been removed from family, land, language and culture. They were placed in foster homes and institutions, and adopted into non-Indigenous families. In 2009, members of the Stolen Generations in Victoria returned to Ballarat, to visit institutions in which they were placed. This is their story, told in their own words, captured by acclaimed film-maker Richard Frankland.
An experimental look at the migrant experience through the alienation of a Greek photographer.
This project has captured and celebrated the personal journeys and experiences of 16 people with a connection to the Gay and Lesbian Singers of WA. In doing so it has shown how enriching, supportive and often indispensable the choir has been for those who are a part of it. The project culminated in the exhibition of photography and written stories of the individuals involved, together with the first air of our short documentary, Singing For Our True Heart, produced, co-written and co-directed by Know Your Nation. The film has gone on to appear in independent film festivals.
Music video for the song Disgust by Monoworld.
A nude woman walks along a beach and does some fire dancing.
Dancer Jozsef Trefeli, named after his grandfather, whom he did not have the chance to meet, embarks on a deeply personal journey. His father, a Hungarian immigrant, fled to Australia in 1956 after the Hungarian Revolution. Attracted by the echoes of his heritage, Jozef strives to reconnect with the language and culture of his ancestors. Inspired by his father's voice and his cherished memories, he travels to the land of his ancestors, discovering a legacy intertwined with history and memory.
After a swelling undercurrent of violence at a peaceful protest erupts into a bloodbath, an elusive cult leader's bodyguard must salvage the plan that he undermined or else lose the object of his obsession... her.
Three boys must escape scary skull
Clementine grieves the tragic loss of her boyfriend Beau, amidst the inimical difficulties of early adulthood, she struggles to cope with the overwhelming guilt of Beau’s death, and the erosion of bittersweet memories as she faces a new love interest and one last goodbye.
A comedy special written and performed by comedian Laura Davis. This show was nominated for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2022
An experimental psychological silent horror film that follows an unnamed protagonist who goes through his day to day life on a strict schedule. Eventually, his world crumbles around him.
The life of Ruby Langford Ginibi is a story of triumph against the odds. She was born on a mission station, and her mother left the family when Langford was six years old. At the age of 16 she embarked on the first of four tumultuous relationships and went on to raise nine children, working as a fencer, cleaner and machinist. Three of her children died, and one son has spent almost half his life in correctional institutions. In 1984, after shaking off an alcohol addiction, Langford wrote her autobiography Don't Take Your Love to Town, which won the 1988 Human Rights Literary Award.
A short fiction in the mode of a 'diary', a film-maker's thoughts and feelings regarding his failure to obtain funding for his films.
An essay film about the failure of post-modernism.
A girls' own adventure - two girls enter a fictional landscape, affecting the course of events. A remake of Jacques Rivette's Celine and Julie Go Boating.
The real-life home exploits of Mary Mousoulis.
A warrior and his thankless master explore a mystical forest in search of their next meal and find themselves faced with a mysterious caged creature and the hostile forces that guard it.
When Arabella, a hard-of-hearing school student, begins spending time discussing schoolwork with Mr Chapman, she starts to find herself isolated. As her teacher’s grooming unfolds, she must hold onto the good energy that surrounds her.
The intersex narrator of this animation talks about his changing experiences of his body.
William, a young adult in his early 20's has just purchased a new house. Whilst becoming comfortable with his new home, William begins to hear disembodied footsteps that stir his stomach as he is the only resident home...
Artists like Robert Smithson, Donald Judd and Peter Hutchinson borrowed liberally from science fiction film and literature in their work. This collage treats the marvellous, seemingly indestructible, objects of mid-century science fiction cinema as artworks in their own right.
Craig's journey continues as he teams up with Fatty to kick ass and take names.
Street performer Paul Cooper has an unlikely ally in his ongoing battle with anxiety and depression - his robot, Tubby.
8 year old Saul is abandoned by his mother at his Grandmother's caravan in a deserted country caravan park. Through stories she tells him with her playing cards, Gran teaches Saul that he has the choice to change the hand that life has dealt him.
Transport is a city’s living, beating soul, as lovingly depicted in A Way We Go, a documentary feature by Jacqui Hicks. With an unconventional format emphasising the wisdom and emotions of everyday people, it captures a bubbling flow of ideas and images with a vivid dash of humanistic humour.
An experiment in the creative use of colour visuals, natural sound and dialogue commentary, this film shows the loneliness of the aimless wanderers in the city streets contrasted with those who have companionship on their Sunday. (Award: Special Award for an Experimental Film in the Australian Film Awards, Melbourne Film Festival, 1958) Rights held by Gil Brealey.
This experimental documentary about two young Paddington dress-makers was banned for nudity, but was screened widely in Australia without complaint.
The narrative follows a man who, after being released from prison on a parole document known as a "ticket of leave", struggles to reform his life. He faces social discrimination as an ex-convict and is constantly harassed by former criminal associates who attempt to coerce him into participating in a bank robbery. He must fight to clear his name, evade his former gang, and prove his intent to live a reformed, honorable life
Locked out of her primary email and all of its associated accounts, Eve attempts to troubleshoot the issue with an AI-powered customer service hotline whose only goal is to improve her satisfaction no matter the cost.
A man has an affair while working as a bartender
In Harro & Big Barra, lure fishing legend Rob Harrison takes viewers on travels into remote Arnhemland in pursuit of big barramundi. ‘Harro’ shares his fond knowledge of these finned icons, and puts you right into the picture to show you how to come to grips with those fish of a lifetime.
In a world where an illegal drug grants users the ability to jump between dreams, Mark pushes the boundaries, taking far more than recommended. As he ventures deeper into uncharted realms of the subconscious, he strays too far from reality and unknowingly drags something dark and sinister back with him, threatening to blur the lines between the waking world and the horrors of his mind.
"Freaky Black Friday Spook Special" was a hosted horror movie television special hosted Jill Forster as "Vampira" screened on ATN 7 (Sydney) between 13 and 14 November 1970.
Berivan is a self-determined young women who is stuck between her own desires and the expectations of her culture. Berivan's determination to move out of her family home to lead an independent life leads to unforeseen complications.
Two women uncover the origins of a mysterious ring then soon find out they are being hunted.
A queer retelling of the Icarus myth.
Racing desperately against the setting of the sun as if pursued by the very devil, a man sprints through a barren field seeking the safe haven of a derelict farmhouse. What is he afraid of and what happens when darkness comes?
In the circle of life - birth, survival and death, Aboriginal people have a network of sites and tracks, embedded in the land, that connect them to all things and enable them to practice their laws, traditions and beliefs. Colonisation in Australia, denied Aboriginal people access to their land - breaking the life cycle for Aboriginal people. The Free-Settler Colony of South Australia was going to be different. King William IV recognised the continued rights to land for Aboriginal people in South Australia's founding document, the Letters Patent, in Feb 1836. The first ever Aboriginal rights granted in Australia's colonial history. Rights to the land, to occupy and enjoy their land for always, enshrined in law by the King's seal. What actually occurred in South Australia after colonisation in 1836 was treason. The King's Letters Patent was disobeyed and Aboriginal rights that were granted, to occupy and enjoy their land, were denied.
This short film brings together the artworks and stories of 6 leading artists and choristers: Judith Pungarta Inkamala and Anita Mbitjana Ratara of Hermannsburg Potters alongside Marjorie Nungarrayi Williams, N. Donald, Betty Conway and Lizzie Jako of Tangentyere Artists. ‘Our Choir Has Always Been Travelling’ charts the international legacy, inter generational impact, and joy of the Hermannsburg Choir and subsequent iterations; Ntaria Ladies Choir and the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir.
Mixed media animated short
A biopic of Australian fisherman, photographer and physicist, Richard Freeman and his fascinating, theoretical, Natural Model of the Universe. In this film, Mr. Freeman showcases scientific proofs that prove out his new model, all while detailing his life as a fisherman for over 40 years on Australia's Sunshine Coast.
John Pilger documentary from 1974.
In 1971, Jagera elder Neville becomes the first Aboriginal Australian to enter Australian parliament. He sits for over 12 years in both state and federal parliament.
A look inside the deadly conflict between bikies, the Hamzy and Alameddine crime families, and the depths of Sydney's underworld
Shows how tourists get to the Centre (Central Australia). Includes: Aboriginal rock paintings, the Devil's Marbles, Tennant Creek, gold crushing plant, Elsey Station (home of Aeneas Gunn - shows graves on the property), Manton Dam, Darwin being rebuilt after the war.
At a prestigious Beijing university, Weichen prepares for his first sexual encounter under the pressures of inflated expectation and nightmarish anxieties surrounding his mother. Set within the world of the post-'90s generation of Chinese youth, BURROW is a dark coming-of-age story about the paralyzing nature of self-doubt about the primal responses we have to our fear of failure.
Lois, upon moving to the inner city and finding herself in an all-woman house, becomes most intrigued by her new roommate Kate.
Two friends share a conversation during an eventful walk to an unknown location.
Urzila Carlson’s Just Jokes (2026) is a sharp, high‑energy stand‑up special that showcases her trademark blend of blunt honesty, self‑deprecating wit, and effortlessly relatable storytelling. Filmed at the Brisbane Powerhouse and released on YouTube
In the middle of the so-called Colliwobbles this was the clash supercoach Tommy Hafey - against his former student Tony Jewell - hoped would end the Magpies streak of seven losing Grand Finals.
In 1949, Evelyn Orcher was abducted as a 14-year-old girl from her NSW country home. Her family lived with the pain of not knowing her whereabouts for 31 years, until 1979, when Evelyn appeared on television in an attempt to find her family. The day after the program went to air, Evelyn received a visit from a woman she had never met. It was her niece. Evelyn had finally found her family, after 31 long years. An emotional family reunion followed, but after the emotion faded, Evelyn returned to her former life. The torment of the past had opened fresh wounds, and a new struggle had just begun. Part of Message Stick series.
Yannis, a first-generation Greek/Lebanese Australian teenager has been rejected by his family for being gay and now lives under a bridge, working the local beats as a sex-worker. Omar, his best friend, once in the same situation as Yannis, is now determined to better his life and begins to pull away. A portrait of culture, sexuality and isolation asks; where do we find refuge when the world seems to have forgotten us?
One guy's day starts out pretty bad, but ends up pretty good. And one word sums it all up.
Weeks before the closure of a Wollongong coal mine, a group of 31 miners occupied the pit and established themselves 5 kilometres underground. The strike, which caught the imagination of the whole country, was documented from the inside by documentarian Tom Zubrycki.
In a changing climate, this powerful documentary draws on some 65 thousand years of Indigenous knowledge, to help us better prepare for the future.
This inspiring documentary film takes us on a journey into the world of language and the crucial role it plays in the lives of newly arrived refugees in Australia. This heart-warming film tells of their experiences, from trauma endured as they fled their war-torn countries, to their search for safety and a better life in Australia.
A queer parody of classic soap operas such as Dynasty and The Bold and the Beautiful , The Vicious and the Delicious explores the shocking scandals of the powerful Cassamento family and their lovers. Silvo lies in a deep coma and will surely die without an esophagus transplant. Vivian loves Silvo desperately, and will stop at nothing to save him. Electra is engaged to Scarlet, but Scarlet is having a baby with Electra’s mother, Charmaine. Behind their glamorous facades, there are no innocent parties, and the question remains; will Silvo ever get that life-saving esophagus? And if so, whose esophagus will it be? Nail-scratching catfights, countless illicit affairs, double identities, mistrustful motives, dubious dealings, fabulous fashion statements, and bizarre story twists—all this and more in The Vicious and the Delicious .