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Experimental silent short shot on super 8, depicting scenes from 1980s Melbourne suburbia played back in slow-motion at four frames per second

In a silent and inhospitable forest, a young woman finds the lifeless body of a 10-year-old boy and endeavours to take him home.

Song of the Outback combines music with travel as one of Australia's most successful musicians, John Williamson, journeys through the arid zone of the Australian outback.

A film about a man who has to make a life-altering decision, to kill a man or let him go. we watch the man dive into a state of anxiety and panic making his decision cause what he does will change his life forever.

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).

After a long battle with depression, Queensland rare chicken breeder Mark Tully is now on a mission to protect the endangered chickens to which he owes his life.

In the summer 1948, a well-dressed man was discovered dead on the beach at Somerton Park. No injuries, no identification, and every label removed from his clothing. There was no one missing who fit his description. A dead man with no name.

The epic saga of a great Australian entertainment family. Their domain stretches from the excitement of the circus, the thrill of the theatre and the dangers of the wild animal parks to the politics of the boardroom jungle.

Cartman and his landlord have a nice Burger Baby dinner together when it is revealed that Cartman is potentially scamming his boss and friend of the landlord. While walking home Cartman begins to feel unease as though someone is watching him. Is it is boss out to get him, is it a hitman hired by the landlord, or is it all in his head?

When a young Jewish boy, Sasha, is caught in the midst of WWII, he is forced to battle his identity during a vital growth period in his life in order to survive the war as a girl, Sala.

An experimental film by Athena Kaseko under the alias Amser y Blaidd.

The end of talking. The age of doing. A stirring testament to 21st century conservationism and people power in action, Reefshot is more than just a call to arms to save the Great Barrier Reef. It is the story of some of the Reef’s most loyal citizens racing against time to turn the tide on the danger facing the world’s largest living organism. Led by Andy Ridley the creator of Earth Hour, a small group of scientists, volunteers and Indigenous rangers set out to help protect and conserve the Reef by uploading data to one of the largest natural census undertaken in human history. Cutting edge technology meets 60,000 years of first-peoples know-how as the flotilla trade skills and intelligence in this herculean effort for conservation. The clock is ticking. The world is watching. But rather than getting that sinking feeling about the Reef and its fate, seeing this armada in action will inspire and empower all of us to take part in their plight.

Made from reimagined/recycled images and sounds from the filmmaker’s archive and other found materials, Undercurrents is a poetic essay documentary about the undercurrents of history playing out in the present. It is also (at its heart) about the power of resistance.

In this highly acclaimed animated film, a lone sea turtle travels through space, her breath creating a whole new atmosphere. This becomes filled with forests, rivers, mountains and enterprising monkeys…so enterprising that they are forced to learn about sustainability the hard way.

A colourful stop motion animated documentary exploring how a passion for their craft helps four makers overcome adversity.

Every LGBT milestone happened on Australian TV in the 1970s, years before the rest of the world. And nobody ever saw it, because the nudity, adult stories and queer themes from these TV series could never have been tolerated on commercial TV anywhere outside of Australia. This documentary event, which includes a specially edited episode of Number 96 to highlight several queer stories, finally sets the record straight

"They killed a child. The adults came out of their houses and said, 'kill us, not innocent children'. They came out, praying and shouting. That's when they machine gunned the adults." "We may all die," says an East Timorese woman, "but if one is left, he will tell the story." Carmela Baranowska is the only filmmaker to have documented this period. She first travelled to East Timor in March 1999, working as a one person crew and stayed on until the UN evacuated its compound in September 1999.

Dreamin, dreamin, dreamin, baby, I'm dreamin

Tell Me You Care is a film about the misrepresentation of teenaged male mental health issues. The story follows two friends, David and Charlie. In the film Charlie feels like an outsider in every aspect of his life and his best friend David refuses to notice the signs of mental health issues which, in climax of the film results in Charlie taking his own life.

Melbourne to Jindabyne: Phil teams up with the teetotalling Robin Box from Safari Tanks to form the original odd couple as they take on the Victorian High Country from Melbourne to Jindabyne Jindabyne to Coffs Harbour The Motorbikin Team enlists some local knowledge from the ADV rider website to blast the ultimate offroad destinations between Jindabyne and Coffs Harbour including The Gardens of Stone, The Bridle Trail and much more. Coffs Harbour to the Sunny Coast The Motorbikin Gang get drowned and dewatered in this water soaked run from Coffs to QLD. The Farmer from Banana Nothing goes to plan on this ride north from the Sunny Coast to the Farmer from Banana. Survival with Big Cox Our Hardened survival expert , Big Cox will teach you everything you need to survive in an extreme survival situation Hardcore Coast to Coast Posties A no holds barred race across Oz on Honda CT 110s

Based on the real-life experiences of Noongar Elder Aden Eades, Wirintj, retells the supernatural phenomena of stones raining from the sky. Teenager Aden and his Whadjella best friend Steven are working the camp when the arrival of mysterious and beautiful Joyce marks the beginning of extraordinary events.

A late night intrusion leads to a life and death struggle'

Rahma, an Eritrean migrant, contends with feelings of isolation and disconnect while raising her four young children in Melbourne's inner suburbs.

A compelling set of five stories illustrating the fragile nature of day-to-day existence in Tamil Nadu, Southern India.

The Hooley Dooleys At The Farm

Breaking the Silence follows the journey of Manny Waks who was, until recently, the only survivor of child sexual abuse within Melbourne’s Orthodox Jewish community to speak publicly.

Andy wrestles with the idea of telling his friend Bec how truly feels about her.

Monica's House

Describes life on the Aboriginal reserve of Palm Island in Queensland. Old men from Dyirbal language group tell stories of the massacres and poisoning of their people when they first came in contact with the white settlers.

Boxhead and Roundhead are lost in the dark forest.

Puppets in a surreal location—a business where eating, drinking and card playing take place. Tate Modern’s 2022 ‘Surrealism Without Borders’ exhibition features the film.

The Hooley Dooleys: Keep on Dancing

A native Bougainvillian, Clive, wants to illustrate the beauty of his Island and the changes which have taken place, since the war and the closure of Rio Tinto's Panguna mine. He show the little businesses, the school, which teaches the children their Mothers tongue, new founded tourist resorts and much more. During the interviews, Clive depicts how the indigenous population are creative trying themselves in business, which used to be only run by foreigners before the crisis. Further, he convey how the Bougainvillians see their future in gardening and tourism, letting the mineral resources rest in the ground while taking good care of their land so it can be passed on to future generations.

Mary Elliott and Courtland Nixon are dancing partners in a stage show called Florodora.

39 songs voted by the public to celebrate The Wiggles' 30th Anniversary

In ‘Koriam's Law’ Australian anthropologist Andrew Lattas meets his match in philosopher-informant Peter Avarea of Matong village, Pomio, Papua New Guinea. Motivated by their lively dialogue the film sets out to traverse that most misconstrued cultural phenomenon: the Melasanian ‘cargo-cult’. A local leader called Koriam founded the Pomio Kivung Movement in 1964. In the face of official condemnation its political and religious philosophy sought to uncover that path to a perfect existence which whites so convincingly seemed to have found and, so selfishly, monopolised. ‘Koriam’s Law’ concerns itself with the contemporary works and understanding of the Pomio Kivung. Its leader is keen to show that the movement has nothing to do with ‘waiting for cargo’. Rather, its mission is to prepare the way for the coming ‘change’ and, at the same time, to organise for a better society in the here and now.

A documentary on daily life on a small depopulated island using a combination of diary narration and English subtitles. The film uses an ebb-and-flow structure to capture the recurring events and images of life on an island that once had over 600 people, but now only little over 40 due to the move to the cities 'for the sake of the children's education.' -Ronin Films

For thousands of years, a corrupt and patriarchal society has led humanity into a path of imbalance and self-destruction. It is now time for the Divine Feminine to return to its true place in power.

A young photographer lusts after his ideal subject - and believes he cannot create his art without her.

Isolated and maligned by her peers, a woodworker crafts a more assured self-image. Singular in focus and with a restrained, refined aesthetic, Craftsman is an engrossing exploration of cultural identity, agency and empowerment.

“I was interested in how people behave at street crossings… particularly at ‘Walk’ and ‘Don’t Walk’ signs. With a 200mm lens I shot stills of people at traffic lights and pedestrian crossings. The look was flat and harsh. Again I used the matte-box image shifter, to create motion where there was no motion…to create a tension. I wanted to show the frustration you sometimes feel when the damn light doesn’t change. You stand there…in your mind you’re already moving…but you can’t move.” (Paul Winkler)

Across a crowded bus, a cowgirl spots her dream woman.

In the wake of 5 other High Schoolers disappearing from their hometown, Harris, Will and Norman must work together to find their friend and bring him back home.

Could crash diets be the future of weight loss? This bold documentary tackles the obesity crisis head on, as scientists test a radical diet based on new research that could transform the way we lose weight forever.

How do you tame the falling rain? This film is about giving meaning to the intangible idea, we all love to call ‘creativity’.

In the Brisbane Creative Leisure Centre, conducted by the Cantrills, children are shown reproductions of stained glass windows and then make large transparent pictures with black paper, coloured cellophane, and other materials such as discarded x-ray pictures and textured fabric, with a minimum of instruction. These are taken indoors and fastened to window panes.

The internal experience of a young man with ASD as he navigates a conversation.

This documentary focuses on the vanishing lifestyle of a family of rural residents of the island of Sardinia. For many generations, they have been goatherds in the mountains, and it was a respected and acceptable occupation. Now tourism and the lure of other occupations deeply affects the younger generation, and soon there may be no goatherds left.

Records the backwaters and docklands of Sydney Harbour accompanying a young woman with a red umbrella.

A short silent documentary showing the repatriation of returned Australian servicemen after World War One.

Everything is like a brinkmanship towards impending doom or a funny story – a frank look at the Brisbane underground.

Bestest jobs are a matter of perspective but a father’s work is never done.

Isolated and separated from their families, hear stories from the men on Manus in their own words.

Created especially to screen alongside Minding the Gap, skate video master Chris Middlebrook has dug through his archives to produce a fitting tribute to the local skate scene. #middlebrookvideoarchives is a re-edit of archival footage shot with the Sony VX1000 between 2003-2016.

Six people deal with a deep loneliness in weird and wonderful ways.

Highlights aspects of food handling which are the personal responsibility of the food handler. Discusses the sources of potentially hazardous bacteria and the various means by which these bacteria may be transferred to food.

An intriguing visual essay on the value of having a good head.

A film detailing an excerpt from the life of an adolescent on an Australian farm, following his solitude, his devotion to poetry and his broken relationship with his family.

'25' are two unknown, indie songwriters in a bare bones studio on a train in the industrial West of Melbourne - Australia’s music capital. They plan to write, record then release a fresh song every two weeks of the year. Cath loves pop; Nick loves garage rock. She wants jazz flute; he wants a dirty guitar. Is this ever going to work or are they totally deluded? Is it an impossible goal?