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Ian Haig’s The Foaming Node essays the discovery and emergence of new bodily organs in meticulous and captivating detail. We follow the last remaining observers, members of a cult of sorts, who have experienced both the transmissions of The Foaming Node, and their own personal and strange bodily transformations. They discuss exactly how the changes associated with The Foaming Node have affected them, telling fascinating, visceral, detailed tales that reach beyond science, alternative medicine, and corporeality.

Facing a short term in prison, wealthy Eisenstein heads off to a masquerade ball to enjoy his last evening of freedom. But Eisenstein's wife, Rosalinde, and her chambermaid Adele show up to the costume party in disguise, and each try to teach him a lesson or two. This revival of Johann Strauss's operetta performed by Opera Australia stars Anthony Warlow and Ghillian Sullivan.

Life and carving in the Solomon Islands.

Over the past decade Australia’s prison population has doubled. But of all the States, it’s Western Australia that has the highest number of prisoners per population. Casuarina, Western Australia’s Maximum Security Prison, is designed for 360 inmates. It currently houses almost double that. For the first time ever, our cameras go inside Casuarina Prison to witness life behind bars in an Australian Super Max.

Inside The West Papua Liberation Army

After eight seasons of poor off-screen behaviour, sitcom character Martin Dreggs has been killed off. Will the actor who plays him get a second chance at fame when the show broadcasts live? Drawing from sitcom inspirations absorbed throughout an entire childhood, writer/director Samuel Bortolazzo stages a complex family dilemma within the vessel of a television sitcom.

Come aboard transport ship CF 80622 en route to Earth 2.0 and witness one maintenance robot's attempt to evade loneliness.

The inner lives of sad, meek, bored and despondent office workers unravel during a late-night staff meeting. Narrated by Lee Lin Chin, Working 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.

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

Independent film maker J.D Sebastian sets out to document the life of someone who influences culture at a grass roots level. And that someone is the misanthropic b-movie webmaster Buddha Wilson. To strike a balance Sebastian also talks with Buddha's polar opposite webmaster rival Leon Brown.

After being blamed for the death of his best friend in a racist street fight, Tez, a 25-year-old drug dealer with a cultural identity complex loses custody of his son. Battling a drug addiction and coming to terms with losing his friend, he’ll need to clean himself up fast before his son is taken away forever.

Following the death of her boy hunter Adonis, the goddess of love sets to folly humanity and their so-called imitations of romance, at the expense of turning mortal.

Made from image fragments from Will Spoor's footage, it was our first direct foray into the relationship between cinema and visual perception. It has two parts: Retina Imprints, an experiment on the persistence of vision, stretching and reorganizing movement in time, and Memory Imprints, fragments of strange images that remain impressed on the memory. (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill)

A brief encounter of a free spirited Ghost making his way through the dark misty and foggy woods, suddenly being confronted at full force by an unexpected phenomenon.

Nate is a guy who just wants to hang out with his friend Steve. Steve, however, is a flesh eating zombie who just wants to attack everyone close to Nate. Nate receives a parking ticket and he relies on Steve to resolve the situation.

Mamadrama combines film clips, cultural commentary, interviews with Hollywood and Israeli filmmakers and footage from Schwarz's earlier films in an exploration of the image of the Jewish mother in film beginning with early silent and Yiddish films up through contemporary movies.

Enjoy christmas this year with the lovable Aussie character Humphrey B Bear

In the Faroe Islands, a nation with no trees, artist and craftsman Ole Jakob Nielsen sculpts exquisite lamps using rare wood from trees of yesteryear.

Eden is a few years graduated from high school and decides to write a series of letters addressed to her younger self as a form of catharsis, reflecting on her experiences of being a publicly out queer teenager, as well as what she wishes she knew when she was growing up... and what she wishes she didn’t. From the trials, tribulations, and trauma of being ‘different’ to her peers, to the unconditional allyship shown by those close to her, this is an emotional story about self-discovery, acceptance, courage, and first love.

By using plants, mud and salt in conjunction with alternative photochemistry, images are 'grown' on motion picture film. What at first glance is perceived as abstract turns out to be a concrete precipitation from phenomena that surround us in everyday life. The 'aliveness' of the images is underlined by Andrea Szigetvári's evocative sound-design.

A portrait of Warlpiri Elder and Lawman, Francis Jupurrurla Kelly – a pioneer of Indigenous filmmaking in central Australia.

Michael Leunig: Cartoonist, poet, philosopher - humorist of the soul. No-one looks at the world quite like whimsical Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig. His poignant, often controversial cartoons never fail to touch a cord. Now, his folk art comes to life via the magic of DVD.

Since reforming, Birtles Shorrock Goble have released a major live DVD and CD. Recorded over two nights at The Forum in Melbourne, Australia, before packed houses, Full Circle showcased all of the hits made famous by the singers and songwriters of Little River Band, together with album tracks performed during a mid-concert acoustic set. New songs written by each of the members were also introduced. Full Circle was produced by Birtles Shorrock Goble manager Paul Rodger and mixed by longtime supporter and friend Michael Costa at Stream AV Studios in Melbourne.

After the events of a pandemic, two boys finally leave on their road trip. But not everything goes as planned.

1928 Australian Silent film

Abducted by a cult deep in the woods, a girl fights to survive—until she learns there’s more to fear than her captors.

After a messy breakup, with nowhere to go, John shows up at his ex-girlfriend's house in hopes of warmth and sympathy, instead finding nothing but hatred and resentment.

A New York novelist who, while attending a family funeral in Vienna, discovers a German relative’s illicit queer love affair with a Jewish man during WW2 – sending him on a journey through the past that changes his future.

An experimental collage-essay composed entirely of iPhone footage, this film captures the emotional textures of memory over the past few years—a move from Sydney to Paris, following love and the pull of what felt right in the moment. Fragments of everyday life, layered with original music, create a flowing meditation on the past and present. The film avoids a linear narrative, instead mirroring the way memories rise and fall like waves: fleeting, emotional, and deeply personal. It’s an attempt to translate lived experience into film, celebrating the beauty of letting life wash over you, while holding onto the love and connections that shape who we are.

Taking place over three separate periods of their lives, Henry and Norah share a connection but circumstances draw them apart.

Return of the New Zealand Sea Lion. This is one of New Zealand's greatest wildlife comeback stories, as the locally extinct New Zealand Sea Lion reclaims the beaches along the South Island coastline for the first time in over 150 years. Join wildlife filmmaker JJ Emerson as he dives deep into the history of this iconic marine mammal, spending time amongst the Sea Lions in their newly reclaimed habitat, on the outskirts of Dunedin.

Radical Wollongong is an action-packed account of a unique city, told by activist participants who battled 'Pig Iron Bob', defended the Communist Party against banning, were jailed for draft resistance during the Vietnam war, organised the unemployed and forced Australia's biggest company to employ women. The film also covers today's ongoing radicalism.

A mad scientist, a techno-nerd and a deadly computer virus form an ultra vivid hyper-reali­ty in this computer generated comic strip.

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.

In 1955, filmmaker Chauvel debuted Jedda. His star was a young Arrernte woman from Alice Springs named Ngarla Kunoth, or Rosalie. Her story, the story of what happened before and after Chauvel's film, is told in Rosalie's Journey.

A teenage girl whose parents were killed in a car accident begins to discover some suspicious secrets about the orphanage she is sent to. She gets in way over her head as she digs deeper.Australia

Rare documentary chronicling Keith Haring's visit to Australia in 1984, including working and painting at the National Gallery of Victoria and the New South Wales Art Gallery.

An outback town is prone to mysterious alien abductions, kept secret by the local law. Conspiracy theorist Miles and alcoholic taxi driver Bruce become unlikely protectors of teenager Maisey, when she is return by her alien abductors.

The story of a crazy film company attempting to make the first 'talkie' in Australia. Two divas compete for the main role.

Footage of this film was found in his belongings of director Mark Zenner after his death. A classic slice of Australian punk, both literally and figuratively, as razor sharp editing and collage techniques enliven the documentary on several punk bands.

20th Anniversary Pop collection (15 videos) featuring Gary Numan's new wave classic "Cars" to Lionel Richie's smooth moves in "All Night Long" and Aqua's outrageous "Barbie Girl," Lisa Stansfield's "All Around the World," Smash Mouth's "Walkin' on the Sun," Tears for Fears' "Shout," Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping," Big Country's "In a Big Country," A Flock of Seagulls' "I Ran" and more.

Following the fictional adventure of a young boy who visits the sand dunes seeking inspiration for his current painting. During his journey, he befriends people who live at the dunes and practise a very different culture compared to his own.

Two students need to come up with a topic to research for their upcoming psychology assignment. But when a fellow student tells them about a story they can research for, they soon realise that this story isn’t what it seems…

Social documentary short from Australia, on the welfare of children, especially those from a poor background.

Under Streetlights follows an incredible story of resilience against all odds, inspired by true events. An aspiring Aboriginal hip-hop artist living in remote Australia forms an unlikely bond with the daughter of a policeman who arrested his father. United by grief and ignited by their shared passion for music, they embark on a journey of healing, connection and pursuit of their dreams to escape their worlds and become established musicians.

A young boy struggles to finish his math test before time runs out, while a sinister force seems to loom over him.

Healing in Timor-Leste is rarely straightforward. Timorese people acknowledge and embrace multiple pathways to healing in a complex interplay between spiritual care, comfort and personal connection. Through lifelong observation and learning, they trial a variety of practices and pass down their knowledge to the next generation. Holding Tightly observes seven approaches to healing in remote, rural and urban parts of the Baucau municipality in the country’s east, spanning contexts and experiences from the armed resistance era to the independence period.

1989. The British government and the UN react to the outcry over the situation in Cambodia.

Pseudo-documentary footage of a jazz session that features the singing of a mythical jazz legend named Della Ray (Ceberano) who, in the spirit of Billy Holiday, died tragically at an early age.

At the end of the Crusades, Robin Hood and his men have completed their forays and have separated leaving the shelter of Sherwood. But the Sheriff of Nottingham has run away with the valuable King's crown, encrusted with precious stones. The Sheriff, with the help of the Vikings, wants to overthrow the King and began a battle against him. Something that Robin and his men can not afford.

A motley crew of para ice hockey skaters fight to keep their grassroots sporting club on the rink in this stirring, often hilarious documentary.

The rent is due. Nate is contemplating taking drastic measures to get it. His girlfriend Nora isn't happy about this course of action. A shadow watches as they decide on what to do before time runs out...

As the Supreme Court refuses to grant marriage equality, Queering India captures a pivotal moment in the world’s largest democracy. Through the eyes of journalist and actor Swapnesh Dubey, the film weaves a powerful narrative, combining his coming-out journey with voices from across India. This multilingual documentary doesn’t look outward for validation, it looks inward, reclaiming a forgotten truth: that queerness in Indian culture was once revered, not erased. It confronts colonial hangovers, societal silences, and the class and language divides that shape who gets to participate in the national conversation.

Lost, among the sands of time, our protagonist looks for a way out.

Production of the Wizard of Oz from 2016

Indonesia is among Australia’s closest neighbours - less than 500 kilometres separates our northern coastline from the island of Timor. It is one of the world’s most populous countries and over 80 percent of its people are Muslim. The military plays a significant role in politics in Indonesia and at the time of filming, the government was headed by President Suharto, an army general. This series looks at the lives of seven very different people, all Indonesian. Through these individuals, we gain contrasting perspectives on Indonesia which contribute to our understanding of this nation’s complex character.

When repeated calls from a 'No Caller ID' seem nothing at first, only an annoying ex, Zara's life is turned upside down when the person on the other end starts giving warnings that are severely personal and impossible to ignore. Zara comes face-to-face with a shocking reality she never expected.

In Worsfold on Worsfold, he tells the story of the great Eagles dynasty that became one of modern footballs most compelling stories.

A tribute about the life, personality and work of Archbishop Stylianos of blessed memory; a gift from our local Church to the Christ-loving flock and all those who loved the great former Hierarch.

Two Homelands is both a commemoration of war and a celebration of community. 2024 marked 50 years since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Six elderly Australian Greek Cypriots – aged 70 to 102 – reflect on their war-torn island, life in Australia and their desire to see unification with their Turkish Cypriot compatriots. Filmed in Greek, the documentary offers a powerful perspective on migration, displacement, identity, resilience and cultural legacy.