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It's the start of WWII in Northern Australia. The Japanese are getting close. People are evacuating and burning everything in a "scorched earth" policy. Rather than kill all their cattle, a disparate group decides to drive them overland half way across the continent, from Wyndham in Western Australia through the Northern Territory outback of Australia to pastures north of Brisbane, Queensland.
A self-contained and uniquely seductive world featuring custom built drones with live video feeds, laser set-design, opera singers and an original libretto that combines to drive a narrative of desire, fear and destruction.
Tommy Carter, a notorious prankster, thrives on humiliating others for clicks and clout. His mean-spirited stunts have made him infamous but also despised. When one of his pranks crosses the line, Tommy's world crumbles, he finds himself the target of an elaborate scheme. In a fight for survival, Tommy learns the hard way that some jokes come with deadly consequences.
Dot and her Dolphin friends are playing along the shore one day. Soon they come across a very sad Whale named Tonga, who has washed up onto the beach. Tonga is in danger of being harmed by evil Whale-hunters and a cruel fish shop owner! Seeing that her new friend is in trouble, Dot just might have a few clever ideas to go about helping.
Australia, June 1727, a ship from the Dutch East India Company wrecked on the hostile coast. Pieter and Hendrick are friends like brothers - they grew up together, sailed together, survived together. But when Hendrick discovers the true nature of Pieter's heart, the two men are taken in a storm where friendship and faith collapse.
When Sarah meets Mike everything she thought she knew about the world is turned upside down.
Who is he? Where does he come from? What does he want? An experimental short film created for the most part with a mobile phone. The filmmaker shot on the first day, animated on the second, and tried to make sense of it all on the third.
Two cousins embark on a high-energy race against the clock to find $50k when the mob discover one of them has been skimming from their Gold Coast workshop.
An eager-to-please Ticket Inspector struggles with the morality of her job after being given the following ultimatum: fine or be fired!
A young girl comes of age in the Australian bush amid natural disaster and family tragedy.
A documentary showing the town of Port Augusta in South Australia.
Two social workers reach breaking point with the heartless welfare system which treats destitute children as criminals. Reaching out to these children means entering into the world of drain kids, pinball parlour pimps, graffiti gangs, the 14-year-old dealers and their 12-year-old customers. It's an exhausting and sometimes dangerous occupation but they care about the kids with a passion and the successes make it all worthwhile.
A surrealist film that follows Dorian and his slow descent into madness, as he gradually loses his perception of time
In Sydney, Australia, Jason King, a security guard and a part-time ghost hunter, has spent decades searching for his absent father. When this personal endeavor crosses paths with a police investigation, an unspeakable family secret comes to light.
In eighteenth century France, the evil Prince de Montrale falls in love with Liane, but she runs away from him and seeks refuge in a monastery. The prince finds her and orders the abbot to keep her in custody. A young novice, Brother Paul, is placed in charge of Liane and falls in love with her, despite having just taken his vows of celibacy.
Follows the mental breakdown of a young man obsessed with horror movies and special effects.
A chance encounter with seagulls sets a man's life on an unexpected path.
Logan, a cynic with a photographic memory, follows his sister's killer onto a night-rider bus. As the line between past and present begins to blur on the journey, Logan uncovers he has a complex past with much more than one passenger.
A series of surreal short scenes portraying a suburban family and their everyday rituals.
The story of Emma Sharp, a prim and proper English child who becomes the Jungle Girl. On their way home to England, Emma and her father, William are wrecked on a mysterious uncharted island. The crew of their boat, Captain Jack and his mate Terry, steal the island's precious Golden Monkey statue. This act unleashes a herd of dinosaurs and threatens the safety of the entire island. Beano the talking dolphin, asks Emma to help him save the island. This she does, aided by Samson the toucan, Chuntee the chimp and Zelinka the Python. The statue is returned, the island is saved and Emma returns home with a new thirst for adventure.
A new nurse arrives at a private clinic and discovers that the renowned resident psychiatrist is treating short-term patients with a combination of coma-like sedation and electroconvulsive therapy.
After her mother’s death, young Melody must deal with the grief consuming her family, the return of her mother’s twin and the dispassionate clearance of her mother’s possessions.
Two teenage boys are cut apart across a sweaty summer night when they're caught graffitiing a train in Melbourne's inner-west.
In this movie version of "Bellbird" (1967) a reporter, Philip Henderson stirs up the town further when they are already suffering with a drought.
While on a seaside holiday with his family, a teenage boy becomes infatuated with a young woman accompanying them as a housekeeper. As his older brother begins a relationship with her, the boy’s frustration grows, leading to actions that disrupt both the family dynamic and the fragile relationships around him. The conflict culminates in a breakdown of trust between the brothers.
An epic tale about the making of Australia. This tells the stories of the founding fathers and of the people in six separate colonies in the decades leading to Federation. It's a tale of winners and losers, of great debates which unified the country, of the struggle not just to make an Australian nation, but to create Australian democracy.
A short film about love. Boy meets Boy, on a balmy Brisbane night. But will they meet again?
This Damien Parer/Ken Hall newsreel was shot at a time remembered as the dark days to Australia's north, with the Japanese still strong and threatening Port Moresby with air raids. The air battle for Port Moresby was a critical time for Australia. From this larger battle the newsreel selects a number of incidents for the visual record, as it looks at the damage to buildings in Port Moresby, the crash landing of an American bomber which had lost its undercarriage, and the sinking of the merchant vessel, the Macdhui, in Port Moresby harbour.
This moving documentary, directed by Diana Páez, tells the story of a group of Spanish-speaking migrants who arrived in Victoria between the 1960s and 1980s, showcasing their contribution to the social and cultural fabric of Australia.
Dave's dead. So why can't Tom accept it? Dave may have been his best mate, but this isn't any way to behave. Not when you're giving the eulogy. Then again, maybe Dave wasn't such a great mate after all... That's what Tom is beginning to suspect. This won't be your typical funeral.
Dave (Jon Blake) and his buddy Peter (Mark Hembrow) are chased by a gang of thugs when they pick up the wrong box from a Melbourne warehouse in this comedy thriller. Instead of toys, the box contains a substantial amount of cash intended to be used in a money-laundering operation.
Follows the real life events of Gudinski’s life spanning a 50-year period, from starting his own independent record company to becoming a major international player and household name in Australia – a rollercoaster ride of iconic artists, classic albums and mega tours.
Documentary from Kiwi filmmaker Florian Habicht on the most successful haunted attraction in the Southern Hemisphere, Auckland’s Spookers.
John Farnham: Finding the Voice tells the untold story of an Australian music icon. In this first authorised biopic, we follow Farnham’s life from the quiet suburbs of Melbourne to ‘60s pop fame, through incredible highs and lows, and ultimately to record-breaking success as ‘Australia’s Voice’. John Farnham was 38 years old when Whispering Jack was released. Nobody ever questioned that Farnham could sing -- but the challenge to find his artistic voice and become Australia’s most trusted and beloved performer took half a lifetime. Whispering Jack is still the highest selling Australian album of all time, and this powerful documentary tracks the personal and public journey that has made Farnham Australia’s greatest and most beloved musical artist.
Bluey, an angry young woman trapped in a life of violence, meets a mystery mentor who could change everything. Bluey is a story of courage, heart and the fight for survival.
Marty and Moog are back! In this season premiere, the boys have bought a car on the internet that's in desperate need of some mods. But they've got no time and need some JDM street cred on a budget...
While waiting for a high profile job interview, a professional businesswoman and a misogynistic slacker go head-to-head to decide who really deserves the role.
An early short film directed by Peter Weir, known through archival records.
There is no comedian quite like Zoë. Bossy Bottom is a joyously silly return to very serious stand up from the MICF Most Outstanding Show winner and Edinburgh Best Show nominee.
One night, a supernatural figure emerges from the darkness to find a human who is grieving the death of his mother. As the figure watches closely, it soon discovers the value of human love and its strength to bring people together.
In the not-so-distant future, all Australians work from home. They strap into their Sensory and Communication Masks (ScoMo) and peddle all day long, ignoring their overheating world outside. All but one. Mags is a janitor. She goes from home-to-home fixing, cleaning, and feeding the workers who are unaware of her presence. Her only company is her taxidermied dog, Malvern. But one day, Mags finds one of the workers dead on the job and her entire world begins to collapse.
The cast and crew talk about making the film with some behind-the-scenes footage.
A man returns to his country only to find a society where citizens police each other with their mobile phones and where there is more freedom inside prison rather than outside it.
Jean Bouchet has prioritized her career over having children. Her marriage begins to show strain and the situation becomes complicated when her husband Ben reveals he had a one-night stand with Millie, who is now pregnant.
A minimalist exercise described by Thoms as ‘observing the effect of movement on perception within the framework of Ravel’s music’.
Two young women fall in love in the highly competitive world of theatre students, but life forces them to re-evaluate their relationship.
Short documentary on the shunters in the Darling Island, Sydney, Australia railyard. Filmed in 1977.
Two skaters looking for their next big adventure help an old person with their groceries.
A young girl with a background of urban poverty and juvenile crime, attempts to become a fashion model. The hypocrisy and double standards of society are juxtaposed against the confusion and frustration she feels as she struggles to become part of a community that has no place for her.
With help from a new friend, a misfit at a fancy private school secretly enrolls at a public school as a foreign exchange student.
An unknown, tucked-away, medieval island is threatened by the advent of big business. A wealthy business man wants to develop the untouched island, which could then be ruined by the subsequent pollution.
Blackmarket chefs SHIRONG and TONY face eviction and incarceration. In a bid for survival, they work towards creating the ultimate dumpling, triggering a vicious power struggle amongst the city’s elite.
To his family and friends, Johnny seems perfectly content. But behind a beautifully painted facade lies a tortured soul desperate for a way out.
Private Detective Mike Hayes is working on a divorce case, when he stumbles upon a series of cover-ups that leads to a corpse. His investigation takes him into the lievs of two families living in the Sydney suburbs. Although they look like ordinary people, one of them is the killer. Hayes meets strange teen David Prentice, who keeps a violent crime scrapbook, and Val Meadows, the mistress who believes that someone is trying to kill her. The more the investigation deepens, the more twisted and complex it becomes. It appears the only people who hate Val enough to want her dead, are her own family. Could it be her two sons, alienated by her dominant nature, her lover, or even her best friend?
Svenja and her 16-year-old daughter Kira have traveled the world a lot. Svenja is a hotel manager and is currently bringing an aging hotel in Australia back into shape. But her biggest challenge is her daughter, who has switched to complete refusal and doesn't let Svenja tell her anything anymore. Kira doesn't avoid confrontations at school either, which in turn leads to conflicts with Svenja. After another argument, Kira decides to go to Jack. Jack is Aboriginal and Kira's only friend. Together, the two young people go in search of their “special place”, their own particular locality. Svenja is beside herself with worry when she notices Kira's disappearance and gives chase with Jack's father Kalti, a deeply relaxed hotel boat guide whom Svenja had released two days earlier. An adventurous journey begins in the barren deserted Outback - for Svenja and Kira a strange world, fascinating, but also life-threatening!
Pioneering Australian bio-artists SymbioticA showcase their “Sunlight, Soil & Shit (De)Cycle” project, the latest in a long line of potential technological solutions to the looming global food crisis. Will it save humanity from its doom? Where are the investors?
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.