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In 1837, Europeans have begun settlement in Central Victoria as a young Dja Dja Wurrung man searches for his missing brother.

Director Ben Joseph Andrews suffers from a chronic vestibular condition characterised by destabilising episodes of dizziness or imbalance, whose symptoms can last anywhere from a few minutes to a few days (or longer).

In the red-light area of Varanasi, India, an NGO-run education centre provides vulnerable local children with art therapy.

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.

The Motorbikin' boys are back as Phil and Bill take a shot at the four and a half day record coast to coast across Oz... They gave it a go back in 2008 on KTM 950 SE's but DNFed after melting their tyres at high speed midway at The Rock. They were down but not out and this year (2010) they returned on big tanked DR 650s leaving Byron Bay (Australia's most easterly point) and heading for Steep Point WA, (Australia's most westerly point) via the Simpson Desert and The Gunbarrel. The adventure that unfolded was captured on multiple cameras, including amazing aerial footage shot by Dick and Easo who tailed them in a light plane. Featuring roo strikes in western Queensland, flooding at Birdsville, a crossing of the Simpson in a day and the bone jarring corrugations of The Gunbarrel. See the Simpson and the flooded Red Centre as you've never seen it before in this non stop adrenaline fueled transcontinental blast.

The somnambulist caressed by shadows disappears into light. Doppelgänger in blue.

How 2 Go To School WIth The Hooley Dooleys

His mother was a mum and his father was a goat. Get ready to sing along with these delightful characters.

What happens after the fact? After the camera shutters, the phone gets put down. Is the photo a fair representation of the moment? ‘A Moment After’ invites the audience to become a voyeur into the intimacy, disconnect, awkwardness and joy of human beings, without the obstruction of the lens, in a montage of moments following the taking of an image.

Cremation rites are the most elaborate rites of passage performed by Balinese householders. Poor families may wait years before accumulating enough resources to cremate their dead, who are buried in the meantime. In 1978 many more cremations than usual were carried out because of the great purification cermony, Eka Dasa Rudra, held at Bali's main temple, Besakih, in 1979. Religious officials recommended that all Balinese cleanse the island by cremating their dead, as part of the preparations for the great Besakih ceremony. Villagers of limited means pooled their resources to perform group cremations which greatly reduced the cost for each family. This film is about a group of villagers in Central Bali who cooperated to carry out a group cremation.

ZEF follows a 21-year-old genderqueer topless meat raffle worker through a collage of moments, sensations and memories; exploring gender, love and sexuality. An unfiltered snapshot of our desire for intimacy in its oscillating forms.

A Solomon Islands community struggles with some unexpected consequences of a logging operation. The men of Rendova Island embrace the chance to be part of the modern economy; but the women are concerned for the forests and traditions that sustain their families. As Rendova's forest rapidly disappears, the loggers set their sights on a deserted island held sacred by the villagers. Through evocative archival images, 'Since the Company Came' questions the ongoing legacy of colonial attitudes to land and people.

Dance drama about a group of women who must battle with demons in order to be able to ascend Mount Everest.

Nina is a caring, loving, but exhausted mum & wife who has tried to be everything that everyone needs. Responding to the coming out of her transgender teenager, Nina battles with the choices that she and her family have to make and how these choices will affect her child! …. but timing is everything!

On receiving a troubling diagnosis, Lou attempts to come to terms with a changing perception of themselves within a surreal landscape.

A classic superhero story about love, redemption and Christ.

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...

A mini film from Hatoma showing a 76-year-old woman weaving a basket for the fishing. During the task, which takes from morning till late afternoon, she talks about herself and her life. -Ronin Films

A mind-bending Labyrinth about the six main characters in our minds that govern our lives. 'Reality' starts to appear less real as Max wakes up to the illusory nature of existence through a series of seeings into the subconscious mind.

“An ‘avant-garde’ film of the seventies. A man obssessed with Phantom comics fantasises himself as the contemporary Phantom. Shot on location in Sydney, various Sydney visual artists play characters in this short comic story intercut with images from Phantom comics. Gary Shead is a visual artist who utilised cartoon imagery in his work, hence the idea for this film.” (Screensound)

“A friend had given me some old footage shot in Germany pre-WWII...during the ‘30s. Among all the images of sport, and people dancing, were images of Hitler making his early speeches. So this film is about the terrible tension of that period...jitterbugging on top of the volcano, the frentic activity to have a good life in the face of the brewing horror of Nazism. I used all kinds of techniques...travelling mattes, optical printer, rotoscoping and hand colouring, and scratching the film. The physical mutilation of the film frame, of Hitler's image...scratching out his eyes, brought fantastic relief. But I'm still not finished with Hitler, because no-one is. History never will be.” (Paul Winkler)

Presented online for the first time after premiering at Carriageworks, Sydney as part of NO SHOW in March 2021, Australian artist Jodie Whalen’s "A New and Different Sun" is a luminous, hyper-emotional vision of horizonless clouds made pink and violet by the light of dusk that suggests a surrender to love and nature.

Made with self-turned personal archives, Super 8, 16mm, and video, performance capture, photographs found on glass plates. Digital editing. A film poem, to try to express a single memory through the palimpsest made of the multitude of images collected over the years.

An atmospheric work encompassing female fetishism, gender as performance, and female to male transvestism.

Traditional music of the Trobriand Islands is played on a variety of flutes, from simple curving stems to panpipes. Songs (wosi) are also an important part of Trobriand music, and although everyone may compose and sing, people with special talents are encouraged to develop their skills. A range of songs are filmed and translated here: gardening and sailing songs, kula trading songs, songs of love and enticement, of grief and mourning. The film also reveals glimpses of everyday and ritual life: villages, gardens (and their magic), exchange, harvest dances, children in the rain.

The untold story of the Claremont serial killings. For the first time, those touched by the disappearance of three young women in Perth's affluent nightlife district break their silence. Hear from those who lived through the reign of terror.

Ostensibly a road movie, with all the clichés of the genre, Rear view depicts two women – performed by Randall with actor and artist Linda Chen – on a road trip from Broken Hill to the town of Wilcannia in country New South Wales. Unlike mainstream cinema, Rear view is presented as a lengthy single take: performed in a studio by the actors in real time – bringing a liveness to the performance that belies its cinematic medium – set against previously recorded, rear-projected footage of the view from the tail end of a vehicle travelling between the two towns.

Old loves, rivalries and vendettas resurface at a high-school reunion party held out on a reclusive estate, but the evening takes a deadly turn when one of the guests begins systematically killing all the estranged attendants, leaving the group to try and decipher who, of all their friends, has the potential to be a murderer.

A young woman returns home after 13 years to her sick mother's crumbling hillside mansion and finds murder and swift death lurking in the dark.

This moving documentary is a record of a few hours in the life of a small 7 year old boy, Ricco, from Hidden Valley, one of the many town camps on the outskirts of Alice Springs. He has lived in the camp for most of his life, and is looked after by his three older sisters and his foster mother, Nanna Maudie.

Derek, divorces his violent wife Grace and remarries Lena. However, after remarrying Lena, Derek discovers that some secrets were never meant to be revealed.

A movie shot in India

An Austin Powers impersonator has a mental breakdown on a job.

By Traum a Dream (2002) the unintelligent memories have become distinctly more sinister. Samples of found footage suggesting memory and repression vie chaotically for attention with Dirk’s voice reciting repeated words and phrases, punctuated by splutters and coughs, as though attempting to wrest some meaning. This meaning comes at last with the final sentence dragged out phrase by phrase in the third person: “he began to remember what he didn’t want to remember, what had been taken from when before he knew a secret of before he knew himself”. Steven Ball

Documentary about the life and teachings of Adi Da Samraj.

Eyes On You challenges the traditional Aussie male stereotype and explores the growing conflict in young men regarding masculinity, identity and sexuality.

In April 2043, astrobiologist Xue Noon finds herself stranded in the GAIA International Antarctic Station. As the polar night closes in, she connects herself to the Ai-system. She scavenges digital memories and archives of the time she spent at King George Island with her father back in 2015.

A groundbreaking work dispelling myths about homosexuality and featuring candid testimony from homosexual men and women as well as their parents.

Four men discuss real sex, true fantasy and porn.

This documentary pierces the mystery and mystique of a dance movement adored by the West and largely ignored by the Japanese. It uses archival and modern footage of leading Butoh performers and interviews Butoh specialists to throw light on the essential Butoh themes of darkness, violence and eroticism to get to the core of the nature of Butoh.

When she was 9, Zainab’s parents made the heartbreaking decision to leave their home in northern Afghanistan. They set out on a journey across the globe, putting the fate of their family in the hands of strangers. Across borders, behind bars and onto a smuggler’s boat – the family chased freedom. ‘Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea’ tells Zainab’s story, and the story of many others who have trodden the same path. Jessie Taylor and Ali Reza Sadiqi travelled across Indonesia and met with 250 asylum seekers in jails, detention centres and hostels. Through candid interviews, hidden camera footage and in the words of asylum seekers themselves, the story of the ‘refugee’ is told. What pushes people to leave home? What do they leave behind? What do they fear? Why did they choose this path? And what does it take to turn someone into a ‘boat person’? Meet the human faces behind the most controversial issue of our time.

The subject of Death of Place is 16mm film's direct on film techniques, migrated into the digital realm. Its story catches half articulated childhood memories of reading and writing, the visceral material traces and gestures of a lost practice and life.

The Pictures that Moved (1896-1920) - A novel moving picture of Australia early in the 20th century. It moves through ethnographic and actuality films, newsreels and features to the 1920 features Robbery Under Arms and The Sentimental Bloke. The Passionate Industry (1920-1930) - The twenties was a passionate period - a decade of fervent, feverish activity in the film industry in Australia when over 100 feature films were made. Fewer than 30 survive today. This documentary features For the Term of His Natural Life, the husband-and-wife team of Louise Lovely and Wilton Wench and the work of director Raymond Longford among material from 50 newsreels, 16 feature films and still photographs drawn from over 70 collections. Now You're Talking (1930-1940) - The story of the Australian film industry in the thirties, from the pioneering days of "talkies" through to the decline of the industry with the coming of World War Two.

Channel Seven and former AFL player and football film maker Rob Dickson present an amazing all access look into our unique Australian Game. Hosted and narrated by Nathan Buckley, the Essence of the Game were allowed into the dressing rooms during the entire 2008 season to take a behind the scenes look at what makes football clubs tick, including Hawthorn and Geelong on Grand Final day. The documentary also celebrates the breadth of the game to everything from kids to international teams and what footy means to them. Commissioned by the AFL and Seven to capture the essence of football, this documentary tracks a range of football stories from the elite to the grassroots.

Losing yourself in your phone has never been more terrifying.

A street performer who never says a word begins to change lives with his very special act in this tale exploring what it means to be human.

An absurdist bogan odyssey that follows renowned shopping trolley thief Dayle, as he attempts to pluck the moon from the sky and deliver it to his Misso.

A man gets more than he bargains for while on a blind date.

As the sun rises, an old man awakens.

Enter Brisbane’s Theatre of Magic at Rydges Hotel and discover an evening where elegance meets illusion. Recently crowned a 2025 TripAdvisor “Travellers’ Choice” Award winner and ranked among the top 10% of experiences worldwide, this hidden theatre features world-class magicians, a spellbinding selection of food and drink, and award winning sleight-of-hand artists. Don’t miss out—get your tickets today for Brisbane’s Theatre of Magic!

The journey of 3 mates coming to terms with the death of their best friend Archie

The dismissal of an elected Australian Government has only happened once. 50 years ago, in 1975, Sir John Kerr sensationally sacked PM Gough Whitlam. Greg Jennett looks at the legacy of the historic event and how it shaped democracy.

Teno looks at a widespread workplace illness, tenosynovitis - a crippling and often misunderstood disease. The nature of modern work practices can inadvertently lead to the illness, which mostly strikes women, since they predominately work in jobs requiring repetitious activity. This is especially evident among migrant workers. The program also considers the responsibility of both employers and employees.

A health regulation breach throws a Cow Town franchisee's life into chaos. Conflicted, he begins to question his suburban life and the moral ambiguity of burger.

When Alex finds out he has a serious illness his outlook on life can only be fixed by his older brother Alex.

A university student is stuck in a never-ending cycle of being sold life insurance.

This documentary explores one of the most extraordinary chapters in Australia's history - the attempts by successive Australian governments to fortress the nation with atomic weapons.

An idyllic run turns nightmarish for a young woman when the sun goes down.

An unpunished ex-SS officer is thrust into a mysterious mob trial, more than 75 years after his crimes were committed.