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

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.

Directed by Slavi Gaitt

James Carpenter, a recovering gambling addict, is brought onto a talk show to discuss his addiction. When the show is interrupted by gambling ads, James must escape the cycle these ads have him in.

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.

Navigating memories through a camera roll.

A contemporary telling of an ancestral story about an encounter with an unidentified light, written by Ida Gertrude Materne (b. 1914).

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.

Through the eyes of a first-time club-goer and the voices of a few regulars, we take a look at the iconic Connections Nightclub through the ages.

Lost in memories of her own

During a girl’s night clubbing with her best friend Fiona, Viv spots her ex, Remy. Determined to keep the night going, Fiona helps score Viv a hot new babe to move on.

Live in studio performance and videos from the Australian industrial band.

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.

On Christmas day, Nico (Max Bourke) discovers he's in a sandwich-initiated time loop - to what extremes will he take this new opportunity?

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.

"Washed Away" chronicles the Northern Rivers community's response to one of the most devastating flooding events in Australian history. On February 28, 2022, this community faced a "monster" flood that surpassed all expectations, with over 14 meters of water engulfing thousands of homes, exceeding the anticipated "1-in-100-year" flood levels leaving over $4 billion worth of damage in it's wake.

One of a series of Patient Educational Videos put out by Pfizer in Australia.

A young man is tormented by a sadistic creature only he can see.

Aubrey, The Rough Shakespeare Company's pretentious director, obtains what appears to be William Shakespeare's lost diary. Along with Al, his down to earth assistant, the pair decide to embark on an exclusive adaption of the flamboyant Bard's personal journal. "Shakespeare Rocks!" is a fresh, funny and up to date look at the life and times of William Shakespeare, with a cast of hilarious historical characters, amusing glimpses into some of his works and how he came 'To Be'. The seven superb songs are exciting, modern and full of energy. They include everything you would want children to know about Shakespeare and the Elizabethan era but, are so 'cool' that they are not only informative, they are guaranteed to enthuse pupils, parents and teachers alike! Spread the word... Shakespeare didn't just write... he rocked!

Eli, consumed by guilt, is trapped in a nightmarish world shaped by his own mistakes. Haunted by the consequences of his betrayal, he’s forced to confront the damage he’s done. Each step pulls him deeper into darkness, the weight of his choices growing heavier. With no clear way out, Eli must face his guilt or be consumed by it.

The earth brings to light the threat of global warming on our earth. Enjoy!

Exploring how tea culture in Turkey holds a significant role within the lives of Turkish people, always surrounding them and bringing them together.

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.

A young girl clings to the virtual safe haven inside of her computer screen; in an attempt to connect with her sister, she escapes the realities of the troubled household she must face without her.

Stillness and strength are held between two people while navigating an environment in flux.

A group of men discover intolerance can have fatal consequences when they target a person returning home from a night out.

1892, New South Wales, Australia. Lucinda, a young lady from an honourable family, is about to run away to escape the arranged marriage that her parents want her to enter into. She tracks down her best friend Marion in a field, an hour before her train leaves, to try and convince her to come along.

In a desolate world, a mysterious red glow consumes all life. One woman attempts to survive.

Marie and Gus hang out, ride bikes, eat banh mi and get day-drunk as an ominous event encroaches. Are they oblivious to the horrors of the world? Or alive to them? Shot on 16mm in a host of familiar locales, Flide finds two people seeking to find moments of levity, spontaneity and connection in a time of end-of-days despair.

Students have to solve challenges within the classroom and their friendships outside of class. Mr Cornley, the students main mentor, helps them to complete these tasks. With funny jokes and awkward moments, they'll manage through the year.

Whilst eating only beige snacks like chips, bread, and chicken nuggets may just be the picky diet of a spoilt child, it may instead be the symptom of a deeply entrenched psychological disorder. The Truth About Fussy Eaters explores the cutting edge of eating disorder research with the help of expert therapists and psychologists, to shed light on a newly identified, potentially deadly and widely misunderstood condition which affects millions of people worldwide. Whilst disorders such as Bulimia and Anorexia relate to body image, sufferers of Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder instead display a deep psychological aversion to certain foods, and are often left terrifyingly malnourished, unable to function, and on the precipice of a dangerous medical crisis.

Two best friends embark on a high-stakes game of imagination, which takes an unforeseeable turn and threatens to jeopardise their relationship.

Witness country come alive as Mark Cora, proud Minjungbal man and cultural educator unveils the rich contexts that shape his evocative artwork, The Wind Dancer.

Meet Clarissa, Oskar and Sidney - three punk rockers inside the virtual space of Chatworld. When two tycoons threaten to rebrand their digital home, they must band together to save their community, making an unlikely friend along the way.

After years of attempts to win the heart of the roughest, toughest cowboy in the west, the J. Stewart girls finally decided, whilst still individually wanting the man for themselves, to help each other, in kidnapping the only fella who the cowboy wants, no, needs outa dodge, to help him in his works, and hopefully win his heart forever...

Our documentary film explores the incredible life of this globally significant and threatened species, as well as the efforts of those trying to understand and protect it.

A look back at the film-maker's career, via the use of out-takes, unused scenes, scenes from uncompleted films, home movie footage, etc.

An essay film about the cinema.

Various shots taken inside and outside a house.

“The Little Red Schoolbook?” Written by two Danes, the book sought to empower schoolchildren by having them question societal norms and fight for a better education system. 20 of its 200 pages included straight-up-and-down facts about sex and drugs. They were the pages that mattered. There were frank “how-to’s” on sexual acts using everyday profanities without apology. Drug facts were openly discussed. The book was non-judgemental, seeking to provide children with the information that adults had kept from them for years. And therein lay the anarchic rub.

A documentary about Graeme Campbel MP, an Australian federal member of Parliament.

A psychological drama short film about female rage, friendship and catharsis, AFL newcomer Alyssa gets roped into playing a secret AFL match with no rules where she discovers her inner desire for violence.

Five Australian boys document their final two years of high school.

A 1997 film about a young man who gets involved with eco-terrorists, a wild bunch of hipped-out student radicals who fight for anything from ecological Armageddon to the ozone layer and animal liberation.

A detective goes to investigate a murder when he accidentally triggers a series of events that cause the apocalypse and the collapse of the United States (the world).

John Pilger returns to Vietnam in 1974. America had withdrawn its ground forces at the beginning of the previous year, he reports, yet the war had not ended. During this ‘peace’, more than 70,000 soldiers and civilians had been killed.

In everyday life, sometimes things happen that we can't explain. Maybe they are made by small invisible creatures? A funny story about monsters sneaking around next to us.

an emotional geography of Yunnan Province, China.

A mentally unstable engineering student falls for a girl in her lecture, the romance takes a turn for the dark when her perception is interrupted by reality.

Andrew Hamilton grew up in the far north shore of Sydney. He had a good upbringing, but found himself convicted for selling a large commercial quantity of magic mushrooms, LSD and the supply of MDMA. A self proclaimed 'Mushroom King', Andrew sold shrooms for over a decade before getting arrested. After doing time in prison, Andrew has found a passion in stand up comedy and is travelling around Australia making people laugh. The power of laughter which he experienced in a maximum security prison was the light-bulb moment that took Andrew from the cell to the stages.

Known for his lanky frame, dirty jokes and pre-pubescent moustache, Frenchy only promises one thing from his show - laughs. This aint a TED talk, this is an odd looking humanoid telling a bunch of dark jokes you shouldn't laugh at, but do. A brilliant, off-the-cuff improviser, his 'crowd work' is some of the best in the world and always keeps the show feeling spontaneous. Edgy, Dirty and Absurd, this epic live show will have you wondering if he is some sort of bogan genius, or simply an overgrown stick-insect who's sniffed too much paint.

Powerful and poignant, Her Name is Nanny Nellie offers us the rare privilege of bearing witness to a family reclaiming their history. In 1925, the Australian Museum commissioned three statues of ‘full blood ’Aboriginal people: a child, a man and a woman, exhibited as nameless objects to be studied as examples of a ‘dying race.’ The woman was Nellie Walker, Irene Walker’s great grandmother and director Daniel King’s great, great grandmother. Now Irene is on a journey to retrace Nellie’s life and to reconnect the other families to their ancestors’ statues and re-display them, this time with their names, identities and dignity. This is far more than a symbolic quest, but an opportunity to change how we remember and represent, and to give the nameless names.

Get ready to hang ten this summer with Australia’s hottest rising star – Greg Larsen! The self-described “bad boy” of comedy is going to push all your buttons, and make you squeal... in a good way! Greg has been kicking goals in comedy for a while now, and this dirty-30-something is gonna give it to you straight (with a few curve-balls thrown in for good measure!). He’s been in The Tourist on Stan, Young Rock on NBC, and with his recent gastroscopy and colonoscopy, you might say the camera loves him inside and out! But where Greg truly shines is when he treads the boards to make live audiences giggle. He’s a big Aussie giggleman and he’s not afraid to admit it! Why don’t you come along and take a journey into the twisted mind of a real comedian? Get on the gravy train 'cause this lol-rocket is about to take off!

Xavier, a man living with Bipolar disorder, wakes with a goading presence in his room, soon joined by a more supportive character. As these two presences battle, he must rise above the bickering and ready himself for the day.

Things don't look too good for Geoff. But his son has a plan. Dare to Dream is the story of a father and son determined to have one last chance to reclaim their lives.

After he catches his teenage son watching gay porn, Dad Dragon gives him a stern talking to.

Video Nasty; once a term referring to films that were criticised for their violent content in the early 80s, now the name of an up-and-coming film production company in Sydney, Australia. Join us in this two-minute documentary where university student and founder of Video Nasty, Lachlan Wylie, speaks on his experiences since starting the company in May of 2022.

The story of three talented young Aboriginal people, their aspirations and their dreams to reach the top of their chosen field. But how have they fared? From the Message Stick series.