Burdened by the death of her single, first-generation immigrant mother, Ayana struggles to find closure. As she moves through grief and guilt, she begins a fragile process of healing.
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Burdened by the death of her single, first-generation immigrant mother, Ayana struggles to find closure. As she moves through grief and guilt, she begins a fragile process of healing.
A socially anxious teen faces his ultimate boss battle: buying a video game. His overactive imagination turns a simple transaction into an epic disaster, proving that the real enemy is just awkward small talk.
The new film from leading youth ocean and climate champion Kal Glanznig (Rising Up) is an eye-opening investigation of the impact of plastic on our bodies and ecosystems.
A teen flees her controlling mother, only to face abuse in a new relationship, forcing her to choose between escape or freedom.
A Magician performs for her freaks in the circus when she looses control and finds something is living inside her. At an attempt to keep this creature away she comes face to face with her child only to end up in another womb.
When Cells Turn is a Documentary that dives deep into two powerful journeys, Belinda's battle with breast cancer and Eliza's life shaped by loss. This raw, emotional story shatters myths and reveals the urgent truth about a disease that can touch anyone, at any time.
"In the Making: An Australia–Taiwan Indigenous Art Exchange" is a 43-minute bilingual documentary co-produced by Australia and Taiwan. It explores a five-year exchange program between Indigenous artists from both regions. Filmed mainly in Taiwan in late 2024, the artists' first in-person meeting reveals the depth and transformative potential of cross-cultural collaboration through interviews, shared creative processes, and the creation of new collaborative artworks.
A notorious man sets a deal that goes wrong, he must stay on the run from the police to find a way to get easy cash and leave.
Darren barrels through work at a below average pizza shop, dreaming of being the poster boy of culinary leadership. He’s got the cooking skills, and the looks, but is completely incapable of standing up for himself.
When Cassie, a woman struggling with her sexuality, is unexpectedly pulled back from the edge of a bridge by her openly gay ex-boyfriend, the pair are forced to confront past trauma, their sexualities, and the truth.
When a lonely man discovers a mysterious TV broadcast featuring a woman who can see and hear him, they form a deep virtual connection, but as the signal falters, he must confront the fragility of their bond and the true cost of technology-enabled intimacy.
A casual visit to the barbershop...
Initiated in 1996 and completed in 2026, this home-processed 16mm film was inspired by Marc Adrian’s Total (1968) and incorporates the voices of Moucle Blackout and László Dudás. Partially shot at Hearst’s San Simeon Castle, in Canada, and at the Royal Melbourne Show, the work explores the possibility of overcoming traumatic thought through material actions on the film surface. The temporal gap of its completion registers both the persistence of and resistance to traumatic experience.
When Leo, a fresh high-school graduate, invites two girls to a small party, buried insecurities soon emerge among the other boys in attendance. In a series of serious misjudgements, Leo initiates a cruel game on his friend Jim, which has consequences far more serious than any of them could have anticipated.
A portrait of a young mechanical bull rider known as the Cyber Cowboy
A dark comedy about the evolving relationship between two people who are completely different save for one thing; they both want to die.
A compelling mystery about an old song and it’s impacts on the generation growing up hearing it.
After losing contact with an interstellar probe, a group of eccentric and hungover scientists inadvertently make contact with a Lovecraftian cosmic being. They bluff for money, status, vengeance and most alarmingly - world domination.
THE STORY FOLLOWS THE EMOTIONAL TRANSFORMATION OF OUR MORALLY GRAY PROTAGONIST, JUDE, IN HIS DRUNKEN DAYTIME BINGE; FROM CALM TO EXPLOSIVE, UNTIL THE INEVITABLE EMOTIONAL BREAKDOWN OF LOSS ENSUES.
A lyrical portrait of Bruce Pascoe in the aftermath of Dark Emu living on his riverside farm, recharging and reflecting, as he tests out the theories proposed in his book.
A man becomes transfixed by a hypnotic mobile phone commercial, leading him to uncover a hidden message.
Aspiring directors, Cam and Felicity, pitch a revue that gets rejected immediately. In order to put on the show they've always dreamt about, they hatch a plan. But what happens when that plan goes wrong?
Man rides his bike from home to chase the sunset.
A short private film created by 3 high-school students depicting the average teenage-girl experience. Shot in a grass field over 2 minutes.
After a fight Rick calls his best friend on a pay phone.
A calculated serial killer takes one too many risks.
Guided by a legendary figure of the Finnish wood throwing game, a group of mates form Australia’s first ever team to compete at the Mölkky World Championships.
A man sees a doctor about his hand, which is on fire.
A university professor finds his romantic relationship with one of his students increasingly difficult to manage in the wake of a promotion.
In 2019, the Mandurah Mustangs All Abilities AFL team was born. What began as a dream of inclusion has grown into a powerful movement, proving that football is for everyone. This film celebrates their journey, their triumphs on and off the field, and their 2025 season — showing the world that ability comes in many forms, but passion unites us all
Two mice, a man with a TV remote control. A cartoon of pests and controlled revenge.
Aunty Donna X-Men film parody. Part 1 of a multi part epic
When Harold Holt returns to land after a 60 year hiatus, the aquatic Prime Minister questions why Australian theatres are struggling.
In 1997, the feminist punk poet and experimental writer Kathy Acker interviewed the Spice Girls for the Guardian (not, as has passed into legend, US Vogue). The Spice Girls were at the height of their fame, flicking peace signs at us from every teenage girl’s bedroom wall on posters ripped from magazines. Acker on the other hand was an unapologetic weirdo in the same vein as William S Burroughs, writing books so filled with sex, incest and violence that West Germany banned Blood and Guts in High School for being too pornographic. SEE THIS NEVER SEEN BEFORE EVA BERRY EXCLUSIVE NOW! NOW! NOW!
Exploring the lives of stray cats in Athens and beyond, ACROPOLIS CATS AND OTHER WONDROUS CREATURES examines the tenderness and tragedies in human-animal relationships. It reflects on love, cruelty, compassion, and what we can learn about freedom in a rapidly changing world.
At Sturnley’s Supamart, a faded family grocery store, awkward checkout clerk Nora dreams of singing the store jingle. But when a customer mistakes small talk for life-changing wisdom, Nora is thrust into the spotlight as the store’s new mascot. Overnight, she is elevated from trainee to the face of the Sturnley empire, caught between her power-hungry father, her jealous brother, and the zealous locals. As Nora’s influence spirals into absurdity, she must decide whether to stick to the script or use her own voice.
MARKS/MARKS examines the relationship between the mark making of optical lens technologies (writing with light) and the mark making of painting within the context of digital technology and mass data. The film maps the movement of painter Dr Harrison Waed See in the studio painting to generate the tempo and trigger audio and visual effects. Similarly digital image sonification and digital data sonifcation of still and moving images of Dr See were used to generate further noise and visual effects. Alongside this, the soundtrack also includes amplifcations of the sound of his movements and paint brush.
Noticing himself in the mirror for the first time, a curious cat goes on a journey of self-discovery in a paper world.
‘The Bridge’ follows a young woman who hears a mysterious phone ringing in the forest and follows it into a surreal world, where inspiration resides but cannot manifest. It is a meditation on the creative act as a passage between fantasy and reality; a concept I was very much in touch with throughout the process of manifesting this film.
An exploration of the caged heart, what happens when fear suffocates expression, and how love unravels in silence as a result.
When a routine call leads to the betrayal of a ruthless dealer, a hilariously depressed criminal helpline operator tries to escape his reality before he becomes the next body to be buried.
With exclusive access to never-seen-before classified government files and explosive video and audio recordings, this is the scandalous story of how thousands of alleged Nazi war criminals hid in Australia after WWII and managed to evade justice – despite a government-sanctioned Special Investigations Unit desperate to prosecute them.
On a rescue mission to save the piano, a passionate piano tuner meets a diverse mix of owners and their pianos – revealing their stories and relationship with the instrument.
Far from home, a young Burmese man struggles to escape the weight of a brutal and unforgiving military coup, threatening both his nation’s freedom and its very survival. Now, in Australia and unable to return home, he’s doing everything he can to stay connected to his people.
A woman's flirtatious encounter at a bar explores the grey area between connection and danger.
A young girl loses her job, prompting a day of mundane and surprisingly deep conversations.
Drawn by a mysterious thread, a distracted student is pulled far and wide in search of connection.
They say never meet your heroes, how about never meet your friends heroes! An action hero from an old movie takes vengeance on punk teens.
When an enormous mine threatens the Sepik River, Papua New Guinean activist Manu Peni and his people launch an urgent mission to protect the waterway, by recognising the river’s own Right to Life.
Desperate for money, a struggling photographer accepts a high-paying anonymous photoshoot in a stranger’s house.
TISM performing at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne as part of the Death to Art tour, 9 November 2024.
A deep-thinking hospo worker narrates his everyday grind dealing with a relentless boss, until a deranged ex-employee returns, sparking a spiral of chaos.
16mm film by Jordan James Kaye
A weekend they will never forget. The Animals can drink white claws, wear fedoras, do backflips and get Katy Perry lyrics tattooed... all in the space of 48 hours.
A story about a boy, a hat and the end of the world. Amid catastrophic loss and a broken world, a young survivor struggles to cope, until a chance encounter with a familiar face reignites her will to go on.
Courtney Barnett performs live for Triple J's 50th Tour. Recorded on 15th November 2025, on the lands of the Nipaluna people of the Lutruwita Nation at the Odeon in Hobart.
Alone in a new city, a young man finds solace in keeping in touch with old friends via social media where an unexpected attachment forms as his friends start posting photos of their new-born children.
A lone outlaw finds shelter in a seemingly empty saloon.
After a social media meltdown, a middle aged man embarks on a wild journey to restore his reputation.