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When a young telemarketer is confronted by a mysterious talking ostrich, he learns that the universe is stop motion animation. He must put aside his dwindling toaster sales and focus on convincing his colleagues of his terrifying discovery. It's scary business living in a stop motion world, where your faces come off and a giant hand controls your every move.
A train pulls into the station, and the crowd of travelers invades the dock.
Writer and Director Warwick Thornton has assembled a collection of the most poignant, sad, funny and absurd ghost stories from around Australia. He will bring them to life with the help of some of Australia's most iconic actors as the storytellers.
The third film in a documentary series from acclaimed director Gillian Armstrong, about the lives of three working class women. as they grow up from the age of 14. They're now at the ripe old age of 26, and we witness the women confronting the very real issues of teenage pregnancy, and love versus sex, marriage and career.
When met by a stranger, sometimes the unexpected make for an unlikely friend. Animated entirely in Quill, VR animator Nick Mansur captures suspense and heart within a minimalist world.
Sydney, the early 1950's... a city in the grip of a deadly crime wave. In just over a year more than one hundred people were poisoned. Most of the killers were women. Recipe For Murder tells the true story of three notorious poisoners; Yvonne Fletcher, Caroline Grills and Veronica Monty. The 52 minute film combines gritty archive with stunning film noir re-enactments and interviews with witnesses. Narrated by Dan Wyllie in classic pulp crime style, the film dramatically reveals the unique ingredients that created a Recipe For Murder.
Two Viking Gods and sworn enemies fall through a ripple in space time and find themselves in the present day world. Only a young girl, unaware if her powers can find the portal and bring them back.
Marc Fennell charts the rise of the Western Sydney Wanderers, a ragtag Aussie team whose passionate and sometimes controversial fans drew the ire of police, politicians and shock jocks.
An Australian theatre practitioner directs a troupe of actors in Serendib; he gets the lead actress pregnant and must decide to marry her and agree to take her to Australia for the show to go on.
Documentary on the history of gay and lesbian film.
Fiona has recently received a life-changing health diagnosis, so in an attempt to curb feelings of isolation and anxiety she hosts a NYE reunion with her closest female friends. However, not everything goes to plan. Old tensions surface, past rivalries are reignited, truths are told and sparks fly, forcing each of the women to reflect on and re-evaluate past decisions going forward into the new year.
A film about being young in Australia, shot at Parramatta Shoppingtown.
Two teenagers from a remote religious community travel to town in search of shelter after being told by their Evangelical parents that an asteroid will soon destroy the earth.
Scripted by four of Australia’s greatest authors (David Williamson, Thomas Keneally, Hal Porter and Craig McGregor), this quartet of carnal desires explores adultery and jealous fantasies, the end of innocence, the moral and spiritual conflicts of a priest and a nun in love. The stories define the exploration of women and the cultural upheaval of the early 70s.
A magician searches for his successor to fight evil.
Aishe sees her father kiss his new love for the first time since her mother's death. Unable to sleep she wakes up her younger sister for company.
Parer's War is the true story of World War II frontline cameraman, Damien Parer, whose work won Australia’s first Oscar. His desperate efforts to return to the battlefield to capture what he believed was the ‘truth’ of war were thwarted by his own government. Caught between two worlds, his own personal demons almost cost him the woman he loved.
After the murder of his girlfriend, a gang enforcer sets out to find out who perpetrated the killing.
May Downs, 1859. A white family making an overland journey to Rockhampton, with the assistance of Aboriginal staff, is stalled when the mother goes into labour. This loose adaptation of Wright’s eponymous historical account focuses on the female experience of colonisation, revealing the human costs of masculine avarice.
A young artist feels overshadowed by a charismatic and dangerous girl she's never met. Her life changes when she decides to follow in her nemesis's footsteps.
Uncle Jonny is the best mate of a 7 year old who is daydreaming during class.
A young boy, Peter, must confront his crippling anxiety, which manifests in his mind as the everyday people around him transforming into monstrous figures, forcing him to face both his inner demons and the world outside.
My debut film made for Uni. A sixteen-year-old boy bumps into his ex-girlfriend at a local park, yet to find out she has already moved on from the breakup. Gabe has to deal with the awkward encounter of seeing her with someone else.
A father tries to reconnect with his son through an extremely misjudged bonding experience.
The film examines the organisation of civil aviation in Australia, from passenger flights to freight and utility aircraft. It includes planning and control procedures before and during each flight, safety measures established by the Department of Civil Aviation, training of pilots and maintenance staff, and plans for future development.
Josie leads a life of passive mundane displeasure before his psychic ills deform him and sees him roaming the rainforest hinterlands of Queensland.
Friends meet at a farm house to await the birth of a baby.
When a wild band of outlaws come into town they are met by a group of locals determined to not see their town erupt into chaos.
The Battle of the Bug Bands.
A lost and fragile rent boy meets a wealthy man playing out a lonely game. Over one night, their lives intersect in unexpected ways, blurring the lines between betrayer and betrayed.
A grumpy old man living in an idyllic coastal town who can't see he has the perfect life.
Reece tries to find the courage to come out to his family and friends.
Red Lantern is a homage to Ethnic-Australian Creatives. It explores the struggle of following your creative pursuits against all odds and family expectations, without a guarantee of success. A timeless tale of culture versus creativity, and how the two can intersect to give birth to something powerful.
With an impending eviction hanging over their heads, freshly unemployed Maggie, gig-economy worker Will, and feuding couple Isabelle and May embark on a seemingly futile hunt for an affordable share house. Along the way they encounter unsanitary toilets, attic kitchens, and an alleged haunting. As Will forms an unlikely friendship with a war veteran, Isabelle hits it off with her local barista, and endless mishaps, coincidences and hook-ups gone awry abound.
The third feature film of Australian stop-motion director Adam Elliot. Plot TBA.
Permaculture teacher Geoff Lawton designs and builds a dam and water harvesting system on a farm.
An independent filmmaker takes on the challenge of creating a large scale WW1 film. When faced with harsh weather conditions and the constraints of limited resources, the director and crew must battle every day to get the film across the line.
Parody trailer for a low-budget grind-house thriller in which a woman rampages men with tampons.
Alex and Thomas Bradburry experience a series of strange events when they install a monitor in Olivia's room.
WILD THINGS follows a new generation of environmental activists that are mobilising against forces more powerful than themselves and saying, enough. Armed only with mobiles phones, this growing army of eco warriors will do whatever it takes to save their futures from the ravages of climate change. From chaining themselves to coal trains, sitting high in the canopy of threatened rainforest or locking onto bulldozers, their non-violent tactics are designed to generate mass action with one finger tap. Against a backdrop of drought, fire and floods; we witness how today’s environmentalists are making a difference and explore connections with the past through the untold stories of previous campaigns. Surprisingly the methods of old still have currency when a groundswell of school students inspired by the actions of 16-year old Greta Thunberg say, ‘change is coming’ and call a national strike demanding action against global warming.
The whole team of Triangle (2009) movie talks about how they made the movie
The life of a security guard in a retirement home spirals out of control when he catches his wife with a lover, pushing him to the brink of insanity.
Based on a true story, The Heroes follows one of the most extraordinary and heroic exploits of World War II. After months of rigorous training in the north of Australia, a team of 14 men, most barely out of their teens, set sail from Cairns on board a leaky old fishing boat called 'The Krait'. Their mission, code-named Operation Jaywick, became a tense voyage through thousands of kilometres of Japanese held territory to launch a daring attack on Singapore Harbour. The raid is a success but within sight of safety they encounter a Japanese destroyer, and all prepare to die rather than be taken prisoner.
Twenty five years old and unemployed, Jesper goes for a night out alone and navigates his way through Sydney's city nightlife with the hope of getting laid.
After her father’s death, Anna Peterson moves with her family from Australia to a run-down ranch in New Zealand, where they face an unwelcoming community. Drawn to horses, Anna becomes captivated by a wild stallion being hunted by a neighboring rancher.
A distant son rejects reuniting with his father only to cerebrate their relationship and lack of memories shared.
In a not-so-distant future, scientists have discovered immortality. What follows is a surreal exploration of the sometimes banal, sometimes chaotic consequences, begging the question: is there meaning in infinity?
Based on a true story, Joy Noy revisits pivotal moments in the life of Jonny, a young man caught between his conservative family, an evangelical church and his emergent sexuality.
In a time of hardship, Hobart resident Peter Walsh turns to the secretive platypus for solace, only to discover it is the platypus that need his help to survive in a habitat under threat.
Jealous and unstable, Angela plans a dinner party for her student friends - what they do not know is that the nights deadly entertainment is an extra serving of suicide and murder! Determined to end her life after the final course, Angelas friends watch as their hostess becomes obsessed with death. Soon they realise that not all of them will be leaving the table as Angela does not plan to die alone the question is: who is she going to take with her? Accepting an invite to dinner has never been more deadly as drugs, murder and suicide will make you think twice before returning that RSVP!
A man sees a doctor about his hand, which is on fire.
Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) pushes to open a new uranium mine that is surrounded by the World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park.
Kermit the frog
This short film recounts the 1996 Sydney Fringe Festival's Drag Race Meet. It includes at home interviews with race hostess Vanessa Wagner plus race footage. Events include 'Clutch Bag Discuss' and '100m Hard Sand Challenge' with an assortment of dragged, wigged and painted-up competitors facing tough competition at Bondi Beach, Sydney.
Set in a world of iron dirigibles and steam powered computers, this gothic horror mystery tells the story of Jasper Morello, a disgraced aerial navigator who flees his plague-ridden home on a desperate voyage to redeem himself.
Eight-year-old Sami can't wait to play “serial killers” with her older sister Jiya, but her sister-time is threatened when Jiya's cool new bestie arrives.
Bree does not feel her sister is marrying the right person. To lighten this problem, her boyfriend, Howl, purposely misplaces the wedding veil. As Bree tries to find it in time for the wedding, she discovers unexpected objects in the glove box and the back of her mind.
Mab is a creative young composer who is deathly afraid of going outside after the death of her sister, Holly. She is the owner of Mab's Music - a service that produces personalized melodies for the deceased and has withdrawn indoors to complete her life mission of honoring her sister and other souls through her music. Business has been great... until one day Mab's routine is thrown out of control when, Oliver, a new funeral assistant knocks on her door. Will this encounter allow Mab to open her heart and door?
Mysterious sightings of a large black panther-like creature roaming the Blue Mountains bushland have been reported for decades, with dozens of alleged encounters logged each year and an incident involving a local teenager in 2002 among the more sensational entries in the public record. A social-media obsessive from Western Sydney whose bid to capture proof of a mythical big cat on camera spirals into something far more dangerous.
Funded by the Australian Development Assistance Bureau (ADAB), this was the first English-language film made in Tuvalu. The first visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth to the new Pacific nation of Tuvalu brings Taliu Eli, a twenty-one year-old primary teacher, from her island of Nui to Funafuti to take part in the celebrations.