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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 .
UNIT20 celebrates 20 years of Regurgitator's 1997 album UNIT.
DJ Casualty is trying to get a foothold in the market. He sets out to make a track inspired after being on the scene of a motor accident involving young drink driving friends. Casualty attempts to record and sample sounds at the car accident site, seeing an opportunity in creating a soundtrack around the events of the night.
A girl spends a night home alone for the very first time.
In a highly anticipated fight, the sheriff goes up against the king of the streets. Who will win?
An abstract, surreal and experimental anthology consisting of five sequences exploring the themes of identity, the nature of existence and the human condition. Part I tells the story of a postapocalyptic world where a Man feeds the ocean his blood in order for the water to continue moving, Part II is an abstract interrogation of several concepts including love and loneliness - Part III sees several ordinary people interviewed and asked various existential questions, and Part IV and V further expand upon the surreal filmic techniques present in Part II, whilst continuing the delve into existentialism.
A comedy about a prisoner, Mohamed, relating to three fellow inmates the tale of how he landed in jail. He tells the story of his misadventures with Apolonia, a drag queen he meets at the door of a night club; realising that Apolonia is not what he'd like her to be.
“You can have a weatherboard house, a fibro house, or a brick and tile house. Here in Australia real estate is very strong, and ‘brick and tile’ is what we call a solid house. In this film I experimented with optical printing for the first time [i.e. re-combining images after shooting, rather than in-camera]... pretty much purely for my own aesthetic pleasure. I showed the film at a documentary festival in Germany but the audience were less than impressed when I explained that the film would hopefully assist potential home builders to select their desired brick and tile combination.” (Paul Winkler)
When Taylor moves away from her family home her past grief begins to haunt her. Taylor must now confront this stifled pain in order to begin her life anew.
Five University students congregate for a night of drinking and partying. Amid their booze-fueled antics, they find a Ouija board, which they decide to play with. Subsequently, they invite malevolent demons.
Living on the edge of a giant, remote salt lake, a father and daughter eke out a frugal existence in self-imposed exile. Their calm yet monotonous world is shattered with the discovery of a mysterious stranger. On the verge of death, the mans' arrival throws them into conflict, stirring up fears and forcing them to confront the very things they've been hiding from. First Contact not only tells a story of family but also raises questions to do with the fear of change and Australia's attitudes of race, origin and immigration.
In 1929 one of the darkest chapters in Australian industrial history was written in blood and bitterness on the Northern Coalfields of NSW, a tale that will echo across our landscape in story, song and legacy.
Skate video from Wollongong, NSW
A troubled vagabond assumes the life of a struggling actor, leading to catastrophic consequences.
Filmed during the inaugural year of the Ramsay Art Prize, Making a Mark is a chronicle of passion and creative trailblazing as a selection of finalists, all aged under 40, vie for the $100,000 prize. In a story that spans the globe from Europe to Outback Australia, we explore one of the most personally challenging and financially tenuous vocations, and find out just what it takes to live a life in the world of visual arts.
Documentary about the history of the Davis Cup.
The year is 1943. Russian Counter-Intelligence intercepts a radio transmission which indicates the Germans' intention to destroy the production line of a new type of weaponry in Ural region. Commander of the Special Unit, Captain Greenhoff, arrives in the Ural region, but he is not the person indicated by his ID. Not many people know the know the technical name of this weaponry, but it is known all around the world as the rocket launcher: KATUSHA.
A daughter's search for her lost family stretches from Australia to Trinidad and WWII Germany. Rich with archival images, Su Goldfish's autobiographical documentary echoes through all those touched by forced migration.
Olivia reunites with her childhood friend, but their evening unravels as his eccentricity becomes threatening.
This short animation follows a cartoonist named Gus, who above all else in his life, desperately wants to work with a big-name studio owned by the Wolf. Packed with bright funny visuals and life-like dialogue, this picture takes the audience on a journey of self-discovery and pain. It’s a story that brings light to the true power of art, as it explores where meaning in life can be derived from. Or really… it’s a silly cartoon.
A suburban dad becomes stranded under the shade of an ice cream cart, but the vendor begins to charge rent for shelter. Oasis is a black comedy set in a late stage capitalist dystopia where the earth has reached previously unknown temperatures, fun!
Inspired by filmmaker siblings Danielle and Lachlan Baynes’s own family story, House Divided explores the unique dynamic of intra-family footy rivalries.
In the winter of 1998, the earth was overrun by many millennium prophets, whilst the suburbanites lived their suburban lives. Underground, artists and other vagabonds flourished, their activities illuminated by a dark and pure underground sky.
A LITTLE LIFE explores the life and death of Ricci Vicenti, a 19-year-old Aboriginal youth who was shot while trying to escape from Canning Vale Remand Centre in Perth. He had been arrested for attempting to steal $75 worth of groceries to feed his wife and baby. Ricci Vicenti lived a remarkable life. This film creates a moving portrait of one individual life behind the stark statistical of Aboriginal deaths in custody.
An observational undercover documentary following 73-year-old human rights activist Peter Tatchell’s daring mission to protest at the 2018 FIFA World Cup to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ injustice in Russia and Chechnya.
Documentary filmmaker researching film on motherhood faces personal decision on whether or not to have a child of her own This film blurs the boundaries between documentary and fiction and develops into a critique of documentary methods.
Coming home as usual, John is soon to leave for his date, but it appears his brother James has something else planned for him... a game.
For the last 23 years, Peter Roberts has had the most unusual job in Australia. He helps people to die.
Discusses bush walking and camping safety procedures using humorous sketches and common sense sequences.
Unaware of the strings of suffering that manipulate her world, a young girl seeks to understand why her mother is the way she is.
An RMIT graduate short film by Andrew Onorato
The 2025 Super Video Studios Christmas special, hosted by Lachlan and Karl.
When Charlie attempts to connect with their estranged Father, will their unexpected queer kinship be enough to mend their paternal relationship?
Documents the modern history of performers, personalities, and locations helping to foster the Meanjin drag scene.
Two friends try to make their way to the water but the surrounding space seems to become increasingly abstracted.
A faux documentary following Melbourne’s most notorious crime family as chaos erupts after a glamorous garden party takes an unexpected turn.
An animated satire on television violence, set in a world where the skeletal Don Death runs a popular variety show called “Dance of Death”.
Content creator Clavicular agrees to sit down with 60 Minutes to talk about how the social media phenomenon looksmaxxing has changed his life. The world's most prominent looksmaxxer happily shares some aspects of this internet subculture, including his drug intake, the controversial bone-smashing and his views on women, but does not take it well when asked about his relationship with Andrew Tate and his association with the incel community.
A collaborative effort between Emma Hudson (Director), Blair Palese (CEO of 350.org AU), and John Collee (Master and Commander, Happy Feet), Accelerate follows one of the world’s most internationally recognised environmentalists, Bill McKibben, on his 2018 tour of Australia, where he passionately attempts to inspire government, business and community to accelerate action on climate change.
In 2001, unemployed actor, Garth Petridis, was imprisoned for one of the most unusual crimes in Australian history. Desperate for success he kidnapped members of the public and forced them to perform.
A short horror film.
An enchanting endriftment through a floating galaxy of the imagination.
Legendary hip hop pioneers Public Enemy, performing in Melbourne, Australia, 2003.
In a post-apocalyptic future, humanity teeters on the brink of extinction. Karna, an immortal being created by Meghnath, is tasked with locating the legendary Syamantaka Mani, a gemstone capable of shaping humanity’s fate. Bound by duty, he traverses desolate cities and ravaged landscapes, guided only by his creator’s command.
a man struggles to find a spoon
The faith of a heart and the faith of a look. A period in the life of a young Australian couple.
Formidable grandmother Isla Roberts is adamant. She insists that although she’s not a lesbian, her girlfriend Susan is. In this tender, richly humorous portrait of an 87-year-old horse carriage driving champion, we learn what makes an ordinary life extraordinary. Straight-shooting Isla’s lived experience of rural Australia, raising a family in severe economic hardship, and finally coming out later in life, all make for a poignant documentary of a woman who’s well ahead of her time and refuses to be put in a box. Director Marion Pilowsky tracks Isla for an eventful, cathartic year with empathy and incisiveness.
Shot as a series of stunning vignettes across three countries, Polish-Australian artist Kuba Dorabialski’s extraordinary film conjures the mystique and mysticism of the former Soviet Union. A champion ski jumper collides with ball lightning. Witches conduct wartime sabotage. Ecstatic dance resurrects a revolutionary leader. While party apparatchiks promoted socialism as a technologically advanced, ‘scientific’ project, Dorabialski uncovers a world in thrall to everyday magic and miracles. Narrated in a fictional pan-Slavic language with absurdist flair, Connections of the Sticks transports us to the Eastern Bloc as it lives on in retro-futurist fantasies, diasporic nostalgia and half-remembered family legends.
When a lunar eclipse stops her late-night letter exchanges, twelve year old astronomer Gugu must find a way to reconnect with her beloved Gogo (grandmother) who lives far away in Zimbabwe.
A girl who always found comfort in tomorrow.
Tacoville has lost its spiciness, nothing is hot anymore. The 3 Burritos are on the mission to save the town and to get back the spiciness once and for all.
Adult film starlet Vixen Velvet wants to be a real actress - she gets her chance when the remote town she's filming in finds itself in the grip of a zombie apocalypse.
A young girl is trying to relate to her grandmother's death which quickly becomes more than a personal loss.
While ex-Mormon-lesbian-atheist Sue-Ann Post has carved out a name for herself as a stand-up comic in Australia, she has been estranged from her family ever since she decided to abandon her Mormon upbringing. When she publicly demanded to be excommunicated from the Mormon church on a national TV talk show, she got what she asked for—leaving her completely ostracized from her Mormon community. This highly engaging doc follows Post as she journeys to Salt Lake City where she has been invited to speak at the Affirmation Conference—an annual gathering of gay and lesbian Mormons and ex-Mormons who are trying to reconcile their faith with their homosexuality. As cynical as she has become about her former religion, Post finds herself struggling with conflicting emotions that she had buried for years, while realizing that she has finally found her own lost tribe.
Boxhead & Roundhead are going to Africa to see Animals.
Mommy and Daddy have a problem
Uranium mining, the first link in the chain of nuclear development, has managed again and again to keep itself out of the public eye. A web of propaganda, disinformation and lies covers its sixty-five-year history.
Geoff Lawton demonstrates how to grow a food forest from start to finish. Geoff helps get you on the right track toward growing a productive garden paradise.