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Gore Street, Fitzroy traces the history of Gore Street, in Fitzroy, Melbourne’s oldest suburb. Through a series of interviews with longstanding residents, filmmaker Zoe Coldham, who grew up on Gore Street, paints a picture of the street and reflects on a community that has transformed through waves of gentrification.
The story of Bev Francis' attempt to become the world women's power lifting champion 1983.
Based on the Bold and Beautiful (B&B) swimming group, an informal group of people, on the Northern beaches of Manly. A story on the importance of Community, Connection, Mental health and the life changing benefits the Saltwater brings.
In the ‘Year of the Family’ this juicy sexual liberation movie confronts with brutal honesty issues often conveniently omitted from the safe sex debate.
Hector has just married Milly, and before they drive off, he checks his bride’s safety belt. Their first house guest is Uncle Tom, a silly old man lacking all road sense. It takes all Hector and Milly’s time saving him from trouble. Words and music by Charles Marawood, Damien Parer - Unit Manager. Costumed characters performed in pantomime musical style.
Kung Fu Gran receives a delivery a little late and we learn why
A retired drug dealer is targeted by the serial killer known as 'The Blackout Ripper'.
A young man left with nothing but a derelict house plant finds himself struggling in the arduous task of navigation following the collapse of his relationship.
In a remote outback Australian town, a brave queer community rallies to keep their vibrant pride weekend alive. Told through three locals’ stories, this film is a sharp, heartfelt look at resilience, belonging, and hope against the odds.
Two fruit bandits run a scam: one steals fruit from backyards, the other sells it back to the owners. However the morality of their actions catches up with them.
Michael is a student with intrusive thoughts.
Aspiring actor Beth performs a gore-inspiring final show to prove she's worthy of stardom.
Three friends decide to spice up their boring lives by robbing a store to which they’re greeted by another group of three friends robbing the same store
A river, the sea, surfaces as liquid silver and associated abstractions. A lone swimmer crosses the frame. Shot in Super 8, transferred and finished in digital video. B&W with some colour. Silent.
In a world lost to destruction, one young woman and her faceless follower travel across deserted train tracks. But what will happen once they reach the end of the line?
A short film about high-functioning depression. The film follows Kara through her day as she hangs out with her friends and studies. Kara takes pride in her appearance and hides behind her mask of popularity and her persona of perfection. Throughout her day, her mask slips and cracks until a private breakdown sends her over the edge.
At the same time every morning, on the same small stretch of beach, the Cremorne Ocean Dippers submerge themselves in the icy waters off the south-east coast of Lutruwita (Tasmania). With my mother being one of these cold water swimmers, I have witnessed, and partaken, in the quiet wonder of this daily ritual. ‘I go down to the shore’ is a love letter to this daily practice and the people who enact it.
During a photo shoot, two women confront childhood memories, trauma and sexuality, unraveling the darkness within each other.
A woman soon begins to suspect her partner is a cannibal.
The material and mechanics which form the aftermath of the moments before and during the making of the film itself.
Navigating memories through a camera roll.
1 15 year old Robin has a big imagination and dreams of being a hero. At school all he is wants is to be liked and have his turn in the limelight. When will he have a chance to prove himself and show he is capable? After he is humilated in front of his class, a chain of events unfold and Robin realizes his true power, as the super hero Doctor Time.
Lost in memories of her own
It was filmed from photographs of a rehearsal by Will Spoor of a Tardieu work at the Arts Laboratory, Drury Lane. The photos were taken before starting Moving Statics and were a way to familiarize ourselves with Will Spoor's work. The soundtrack consists of a recording made at the time of the photo shoot. (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill)
Will Spoor is a Dutch performer, working in the abstract side of movement and mime. He has considerable knowledge of the potential of film and his intention was to extend his work into realms that were impossible for live theatre. We used a combination of animation and in-camera superimpositions to create structures of body movement. Our work on sound composition came to a head in this film with organically and electronically complex sounds. It was the most valuable collaboration we had done with another artist since Larry Sitsky; an intense concentration of our energies and skills and of his energies and skills. (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill)
When Eleanor wakes in pain in the middle of the night, she struggles to comprehend until her mother finds her body, still in bed.
Mahtab, an Iranian immigrant, clings to the illusion of reclaiming her lost life as she sells her belongings to bring over an online lover she’s never met. As he manipulates her for money, her daughter tries to warn her—but will she see the truth before it’s too late?
Shot on Bidayǔh lands in Malaysian Borneo, mouthbreather is a meditation on Baker’s fraught but fulfilling journey re-learning her mother’s native tongue. Bukar Bidayǔh is an endangered Indigenous language spoken by approximately 50,000 people who live in villages at the base of the Bung Sadung mountain range in south-western Sarawak. Through a process of re-learning to think and speak in language, opportunities to communicate through time emerge. Mouthbreather is a reflection on the power of speaking language on the lands it arose from, and the relationship between naming, knowing and seeing.
Legend has it that the islands of the Coral Sea are built on the back of a giant sea turtle. Saltwater runs through the veins of the local people, who are deeply connected to the ocean----also some of the most important sanctuaries for endangered green sea turtles in the world. Join local conservationists as they safeguard the future of green sea turtles, one tiny new hatchling at a time.
A faux documentary following Melbourne’s most notorious crime family as chaos erupts after a glamorous garden party takes an unexpected turn.
A slideshow of photographs slowly move closer to the the place where Skye is not.
BONNIE, barely a teenager working passionately in her father’s Chinese restaurant runs off with the most popular girls in school; but when they begin to insult her father, she must fight back and return to the restaurant she calls home.
A painter paints portraits of dying patients for their funeral.
The earth brings to light the threat of global warming on our earth. Enjoy!
A young man becomes obsessed with a woman after a brief encounter in a laundromat, dreaming of what could be between the two of them.
Rob Hunter's notorious live talk show featuring sketches, interviews and various things that are arguably some sort of comedy. Filmed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022.
In the wake of her first heartbreak, sad-girl Liv is pushed by her long-suffering best friend into breaking into a Melbourne share house to reclaim her prized Kombucha SCOBY, in a bid to sever the final ties with her ex.
Kaugere in Port Moresby, PNG. Rugby coach Albert Muri is no stranger to crime and the raskol gangs that tore his family apart. His eldest son was killed by the police and his second son is serving life in prison. Dia, his youngest son remains his last beacon of hope helping him training the local rugby team, channelling criminal minds into sporting heroes. As Desmond is pardoned and gets out of prison, the question arises: what future is there in a settlement that more closely resembles a slum and where everyone lacks everything?
A man has an affair while working as a bartender
Stillness and strength are held between two people while navigating an environment in flux.
5 years in the making, Abu Hanfia Institute presents a documentary about the rich history of Muslims in Australia. This captivating documentary reveals the profound connection between Makassan Muslims and Aboriginal Australians.
A lonesome recluse receives a basket of fruit at his front door. Love beckons when he discovers it is from his neighbour.
Popular films navigate the dishonesties of the cinematic romance. Serial killers and their cohorts read segmented love letters from Orson Wells, James Joyce, and Johnny Cash. Pornography plays to a despondent song that breaks through the fantasy of these maladaptive rom coms. And the hoax that is compulsory heterosexuality is laid bare. The sale of traditional romance as a sleight of hand under male supremacy is unveiled to simply be the normalization of both a soft and hard form of violence.
Depiction of the ugly side of Australian life.
Breanna is pursuing a career as a professional artist, which is a challenging path for anyone. She has recently started identifying as a neurodivergent individual. Her parents are her strongest supporters and advocates, wanting to protect her. However, sometimes we need to navigate the world on our own to truly find our way.
No longer ordinary couriers, Ernst Mo and En Storm transport something far more abstract and fundamental – the “time”. Across deserts, cities and different dimensions, they join a multiverse resistance, battling the algorithm seeking to flatten time in favour of productivity. Traversing different calendar mechanics and astronomical technologies, they’re tangled in networks of space and time that contradict and collide with each other.
In a desolate world, a mysterious red glow consumes all life. One woman attempts to survive.
two friends run away from home together, one less sure than the other.
RAW Comedy is Australia’s largest open mic comedy competition. Watch the future stars of comedy perform at Melbourne Comedy Festival’s 2019 National Grand Final, hosted by Nath Valvo.
While driving home from a friend's house on a deserted backwater road, Kyle encounters a mysterious hitchhiker in the dead of night and soon discovers that she is not what she seems
In this silent tableau, an eclectic bunch of dusty cowboys take care of domestic duties, putting a spin on traditional Western iconography.
"Shell" is the story of a young man whose life has been one disaster to another.
Paul McGinnes explores his life as he goes up against the national bin racing championship.
After being banned from over 50 of Adelaide's venues Aloe Vittoria was desperate for a win, so he planned a comeback show. The Grace Emily Hotel agreed to let him perform for one night only and Sheron Subasinghe was there to record it all...
As one of many Indigenous children forcibly removed from their mother at birth, artist Marianne Wobcke uses VR to explore perinatal trauma. ‘Perinatal Dreaming’ is a beautifully crafted audio-visual experience exploring the spiritual, emotional and biological formations of human consciousness from within the womb and entry into the world.
In the dusty trails of the Wild West, two bumbling outlaws, Randall and Jonathan, stumble upon a stroke of luck – the lifeless body of the notorious outlaw, Two-teeth Tony. With visions of fortune dancing in their eyes, they hatch a plan to claim the hefty bounty on Tony's head. However, as the allure of wealth takes hold, the lines of loyalty begin to blur, and one of them succumbs to the temptation of greed. Amidst the comical misadventures and campfire revelries, "Dead Meat" unfolds a tale of betrayal, where the pursuit of riches leads down a treacherous path. It ain't fair in the Wild West...
A recollection of the director's fragmented memory he had at the time when his grandmother passed away. The film is a space-time conservation of his house in Bangkok, Thailand.
A dance of impressions, of humans and animals and nature. Light and movement, music and silence, melancholy and laughter, Daddy-Long-Legs takes delight in cinematic and musical play ...
Three characters submit to the night.
A young woman deals with her boyfriend leaving her.