Discoveries from Australia World Cinema

An intimate and often dangerously up-close portrait of a man driven to change the world and a frightening insight into the politics of poverty in 21st century Argentina.

This documentary records Hoaas' personal encounter with the closed society of North Korea. As with her earlier work, Hoaas approaches her film as a cumulation of fragments encompassing different perspectives that together offer a point of entry into a complex society. Her diary-style narration signals her limited personal perspective into this culture, especially given the brief filming period and her difficulty in breaking through the facade of the showcase version of Korea insisted upon by her official guides. Hoaas' restricted visual access, and her reluctance to present over-familiar images of the hardship and depravation informed her decision to use this narrative device to frame her film within the context of the famine crisis that began in 1997 following the failure of crops caused by two consecutive years of heavy flooding.

After fifty years of military dictatorship Burma's first girl band faces a tough reality. When you're finally allowed to speak, what do you say? In a country undergoing massive change, five feisty young women break free of tradition in their search for an original voice.

Roy decides karate is the answer to his bully problem, but his Dad can see that what his son needs right now is a champion Boxer.

Two brothers, Bill and Wally Winter, become infatuated with a gold digger, Nina Bellamy. She persuades them to ask their wealthy father, Sir James, for ₤10,000 so Bill can produce a stage show and Wally a movie, both starring Nina. Sir James discovers the truth about Nina and gives his son the money, provided they leave town in secret for one month to write their shows and that they only use new talent.

A young man awakens trapped in the boot of a car. Neither the driver nor the trapped man, Luke, seem to know why he is there.

Migrating by sea from Holland as an eight-year-old, Dirk de Bruyn went on to be a doyen of Australian experimental cinema. But as this intimate film reveals, his work is suffused with the trauma of migration, and the struggle to recognise himself as a ‘new Australian'. In conversation with documentarian Steven McIntyre, Dirk guides us through more than 40 years of his filmmaking: the early years exploring technique and technology, a subsequent phase of unflinching self-examination brought on by upheaval and overseas travel, and more recent projects where he attempts a fusion of personal, cultural, and historical identity. What emerges is an inspiring, rugged, and at times poignant portrait of an artist committed to self-expression and self-discovery through the medium of film.

A confronting story of deceit, perversion and abuse, that delves below the surface of a stagnant Tasmanian mining town into its banal yet insidious core. Rosebery is at once a setting and a metaphor for the damaging relationships that lurk beneath the surface. We follow Alison, the youngest daughter of the Asquith family, as she plunges into a world of destructive relationships that lead her to a gruesome destiny.

Ticketyboo: a Secret in Plain Sight is an artistic feature documentary exploring the deeply personal struggle of staying connected to a loved one with dementia.

An adaptation of the popular legend of Diva Grabovčeva, a young Catholic woman who was raped and then subsequently brutally killed by an Ottoman emissary in northern Herzegovina 1680.

Celeste, now in university, finds herself unable to move on without the love of her life Ingrid. But will tracking Ingrid down bring her the happiness she’s seeking?

While on a hike, Ethan and Caleb hear something strange from within the forest and now determined to hunt it, the two test their friendship like never before.

I don't think we were made for this.

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.

Australian singer/songwriter Emma Dean releases her album Shape Of A Girl - an album derived from her experiences with infertility - to a sold out audience on the same day as she starts her fourth round of IVF. What follows is an intimate experience with a generous artist as she traverses medical procedures and moments often only had behind closed doors, scored by her stunning music.

The Human Algorithm is an immersive fever dream exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on human behavior and cognition. Maximalist in its approach, this work is crafted with generative AI tools, weaving its narrative through text sampling. Contemporary philosophers, scientists, and theorists are digitally replicated as interview subjects, with their voices and likenesses cloned. Narrated by a meta-human avatar, broken fragments of humanity's literary classics are delivered. Serving as a prototype for an immersive video and sound experience, The Human Algorithm confronts the existential threat posed to humanity by the proliferation of AI.

Two young men experience paranormal activity, making them question notions of reality, God, existence.

Various shots taken inside and outside a house.

Craig McRae, Darcy Moore and other Collingwood stars relive their 2023 AFL Grand Final success with Anthony Hudson.

This film takes the form of a psychiatric session, using the metaphor as a way to explore the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef.

A lone driver finds himself unhinged as he travels along an endless road, paved with the anguish of his past.

"A film with no colour, no movement, no sound, and no representation". 16mm.

Scott and his pregnant wife Samantha return home after their honeymoon to find everything they own has been stolen. Unfortunately they have no insurance. Enter Danny - to the rescue. Sometimes doing the right thing is easier said than done.

Teresa Rizzo puts forth radical and subversive ideas that question gender construction and expectation in Western culture.

Forty years ago, Wollongong’s Jobs for Women Campaign, with director Robynne Murphy among its leaders, took on Australia’s most powerful company BHP – and won. But when the 1980s steel slump devastated the city’s economy, the women were forced into the courtroom. Their struggle plays out against a background of societal changes: from anti-discrimination legislation, to the shifting roles of women in the home and workforce (particularly complex in Wollongong’s migrant, non-English speaking households). This fascinating account of the largely forgotten history of Australia’s Steel City was crafted over decades with support from local community volunteers and over 500 donors.

The tragic story of an underground film star who's hedonistic and thrill-seeking lifestyle came to a sudden stop when his body was found on the side of the road.

A young gay man is hiding an embarrassing secret about his body. When a long-term crush begins seducing him at a party, he is forced to confront his shame and expose the truth, or risk losing the boy of his dreams.

A teenage couple are leaving the mission on their way to new lives. As they walk to the bus stop, they discuss their reasons for leaving.

A dog. An electric collar. And plenty to bark at... Sparks will fly!

“One day at the beach…a typically Australian day…something I really looked forward to, when I first came here as a migrant (Bondi was the first surfing beach I’d ever seen). In the early ’60s there was hardly a weekend I didn’t go to the beach. But it wasn’t until many, many years later that I was filmically advanced enough to make a film about it. The simplicity of just turning the camera on and letting people do what they wanted to in front of the lends appealed to me…the carefree atmosphere appealed to me…the carefree atmosphere of the beach captured with the innocence of early cinema. I didn’t even look through the lens. Shooting horizontal mattes allowed me to play with the density of what was going on…the surreality of the beach, the waves of water and people, the hot and cold of sun and surf, overexposure…heat rising up, surfers riding waves in the sky and into buildings, seagulls ducking beneath the mattes, then re-appearing.” (Paul Winkler)

THREE BOYS DREAMING follows three Indigenous boys over four years as they chase the dream of becoming professional AFL footballers.

An autobiographical journey for filmmaker Lawrence Johnston, who grew up as one of six siblings to his Aboriginal father Colin and non-Indigenous mother, Gloria. Their marriage was a tempestuous one that included physical and emotional abuse. Johnston's unflinching film is a personal and emotional journey that looks at love, marriage, family, and commitment, as he explores the effect his parents' marriage has had on his romantic ideals. His debut feature film Life won the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize at the 1996 Toronto Film Festival and was nominated for four Australian Film Institute Awards and four Australian Film Critics Circle Awards including Best Actor and Best Screenplay.

An unexpected arrival changes the course of a man’s life.

An inside look at the clubs 2025 season, featuring behind the scenes moments with players, coaches, and staff.

A suburban dad becomes stranded under the shade of an ice cream cart, but the vendor begins to charge rent for shelter. Oasis is a black comedy set in a late stage capitalist dystopia where the earth has reached previously unknown temperatures, fun!

Andy and Jen have mind-blowing sex, and in good ‘ol lesbian fashion, their connection is much deeper than they thought it would be. Pun intended.

Six women imitate their dads' dancing in a film about fathers as seen through the eyes of their daughters. These unseen men come to life through the dances and reflections of their children.

This year the Musica Viva Festival will feature content from the NFSA's Film Australia Collection to be screened in the Bang & Olufsen Salon throughout the festival in Sydney. This film Music Camp is one of those films. Directed by R. Maslyn Williams for the National Film Board in 1949. Each year the Melbourne Junior Symphony Concert Orchestra holds a summer camp organised by the National Fitness Council at Point Lonsdale Victoria, for three weeks it provides an opportunity for music students to continue their education over the holiday season.

A widower with supernatural abilities helps a local detective save her daughter from dark forces.

Silvy is withdrawn, lost, and hiding behind her cynical journal entries. Her outlook is challenged when she is forced to spend a night in the country with her aunties foster children.

16 year old Saffie finds her summer holiday slowly consumed by a wave of unfamiliar feelings towards a new friend.

In Australia Day 1972, four young Indigenous activists arrived on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra. They had little idea their small protest would turn into a major defining period of Australia's modern history. The Aboriginal Tent Embassy became a national voice for Aboriginal Australians, and played a major role in the creation of the first Australian land rights legislation. With rarely seen images and interviews, EMBASSY DAYS presents this raw and emotional time as it was captured.

An absurdist satire following Rombolio, an angry Italian assassin, who avenges his mother by attempting to kill her murderer Bertolli.

A pioneer of indie music, Sarah Blasko walks the line between commercial success and artistic integrity with dignity. Narrated by Sarah herself, this film is an intimate portrait of the artist as she writes her new album.

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...

Set in a Post-Apocalyptic world, The Liberator is the story of Kane, a young boy who is forced to live in the middle of an ongoing war between the New American Liberation Force (N.A.L.F.) and the Rebels. When Sarah, an N.A.L.F. soldier murders Kane's little brother, Kane seeks revenge, capturing and torturing Sarah, but unexpected circumstances arise and Kane's morality is tested. Will Kane be able to go through with exacting his revenge?

A late-night call to a train station's Lost & Found sends a woman spiralling through memory, regret, and the fragile hope of reconnection.

Many Australians know of Gallipoli. Few know of Lemnos and of this humble Greek island's critical contribution to the Dardanelles campaign. For the first time, with rare photo archives and compelling personal accounts, this unique documentary explores a little-known setting during Australia's first war that was crucial in the shaping of the country's modern identity, with fascinating new themes.

Graycen is throwing her fairwell party

A very attractive lady skips her way into a group's life claiming to be Barbie. She takes a liking to Rod, a blind man who is abused by his wife, and they form an unlikely friendship. Will Barbie find her happy ending with Brady or fall apart at the seams trying?

Why 3 rural Australian women love their ‘slightly dangerous passions’ so much. Join Lisa the Bullwhip-cracker, Julie the Enduro Motorbike Racer, and Anna the Barrel-Racer for adventurous highs, occasional lows, plus some unexpected surprises…

VHS provided free with new copies of the Easy album. 60 Min running time. In studio, live, music videos

A rural romance whose heroine braves love, longing, lust and loss. It draws on the beauty of the central west of NSW.

A constant series of tiny collisions.

False As A Beach follows Ursula, Gertrude and Ruby, three emancipated young women wiling away the hours as a halcyon apocalypse brings the world to a close.

Sequel to the SPEED - "WE SEE U" movie. Once again directed, filmed and edited by Jack Rudder. Music recorded, mixed and mastered by Elliott Gallart at The Chameleon Studios.

This traditionally ethnographic sequence film focuses on the negotiations betwen representatives of two families during a payment of bridewealth. In the past the husband's group would carry a spear and a sword to hang in the wife's house. Now, a payment is made as a substitute for the spear and sword. The payment of bridewealth is a long and complex ceremony in which representatives from the husband and wife's family engage in a heated negotiation process. The bride and groom are completely excluded from the negotiations and never appear in the film.

Marjorie grew up in Winchelsea in country Victoria, Australia, dreaming of becoming an opera star like Dame Nellie Melba. In 1928 she went to Paris to study opera without knowing a word of French and having never heard of Richard Wagner. In 1941, at the height her success, she was tragically cut down by polio and became completely paralysed. With the help of Australian nurse, Sister Kenny, Marjorie regained movement in her upper body and resumed her career in a wheelchair. In 1955, MGM made a movie of her life, "Interrupted Melody", starring Eleanor Parker and Glenn Ford, which won an Academy Award.

Documentary about the Theresienstadt concentration camp, where Jews were ordered to create a shop window for the Final Solution in order to dupe the Swiss Red C ross and others into believing that they were being treated well.