Discoveries from Australia World Cinema

Surf documentary

Australian Aborigine Bob Randall presents his spiritual philosophy.

In 1982 a man walked into a Sydney hospital with fever, fatigue and sweats - the first person diagnosed with AIDS in Australia. Experts then predicted deaths on an extraordinary scale.

An exquisitely crafted stand-up show from one of the most creative and ludicrous comedians in the scene, an inventive and silly hour that captivates and confuses. Overflowing with creativity, Oliver is a skilled stand up, actor and writer. He also had a life changing juice one time in Sydney.

The Films centers around a family who is plagued by a mysterious poltergeist. Based on true events.

Experimental video by Peter Newman.

Join the Rocfish gang as they present the exciting tale of Jonah through action packed songs and dance. See Roxi and the team explore the exciting world under the sea at Queensland's Underwater World and join in all the fun with Rocfish and their friends at the beach. And watch out for your face on video as Rocfish take it to the parks and playgrounds around the country to see what Aussie kids think about all kinds of stuff!

Bae Marie and Lazy Susan, two sickening drag queens, plan to escape small town life for the metropolitan wonderland that is Melbourne. They just have a few things to do first. One: Pack the Van. Two: Win the local talent show, and Three: Hide the body.

A narrative exploring memory and friendship, as best friends catch up over two cups of chai to play a round of Tabbeh.

On his final night as a male au pair, a young man grapples with an unexpected, emotional revelation from the girl he cares for.

A hand drawn animation about the struggle to move forward.

Papunya animated story of the Echidna and the Kangaroo

After five years apart, three friends reunite in their hometown to catch up and enjoy each other’s company. The group soon come to realise that a lot can happen in five years, and the bonds they once considered unbreakable, may just be more fragile than they thought.

Last of 6 animated shorts made for Nickelodeon.

Third of 6 animated shorts made for Nickelodeon.

A tape is found after the disappearance of a teenager in a small Australian town. On the tape is his descent into a shifting inescapable labyrinth disguised as a children's tv show....

Broke and desperate, two post-teens Splint and Spraggo plan a robbery but accidentally kill a man. As they scramble through a botched plan, they spiral through the stages of grief armed with nothing but crowbars and a bag of bread. Roasties Toasties is a dark comedy about failure, friendship, and the absurd weight of consequences.

Two cursed pilots fight in rage over the Mediterranean, each desperately surviving the fight for their families to see them again. Losing their senses, they delve into insanity and choose to sacrifice their humanity in hopes of survival.

SOCIAL COHESION LIVE! brings live experience of a MUDRAT show into the home, capturing MUDRAT’s sold-out hometown performance at The Northcote Social Club during the SOCIAL COHESION Tour in September 2025.

Eleven-year-old Mallee has recently lost his mum, now struggling to navigate a world broken open. Across a day spent with his friend, Alby, and Alby’s Mum, Julia, he searches to find a reflection of his experience, attempting to understand his new reality and reconcile his grief.

After getting hired for a tech support company, Brian, who is frankly way too intellectual for this place, must learn to work with his delinquent coworkers as he does his best to help customers with their everyday technology problems, all the while he faces his most formidable foe... himself.

After the events of a pandemic, two boys finally leave on their road trip. But not everything goes as planned.

After being made fun of at the pub, Quaid attempts to set a Guinness World Record – no matter the price.

When an incomplete artwork opens up a gateway into an alternate reality, an artist is forced to confront her own artistic process and life choices.

Through POV storytelling, Parasomnia follows a data analyst in the 90s whose solitary lifestyle has been derailed by sleep paralysis and constant nightmares. As the nightmares escalate it becomes clear that something is watching – and it's getting closer.

Malcolm Douglas explores the 2,000 kilometres of this historic cattle route of WA, from Wiluna in the south to Halls Creek in the north. Highlights are the Bungle Bungle massif, the Wolf Creek meteorite crater, the old wells and a visit to the Kukadja Aboriginal people.

Sam, has put his life on hold to be the carer for his mother, Emma, as she battles cancer. As Sam navigates the aftermath of his mother's death, he is forced to confront his (for)ever absent father, Peter.

Eden to Southport along the east coast. Great yarns and spectacular footage about the dangerous bars and dramatic boating accidents.

Lost, among the sands of time, our protagonist looks for a way out.

Somewhere in England brave souls line up to take on this year's fiery chilli crop.

The World Came Flooding In is an immersive VR documentary reconstructing memories of the eastern Australia floods in 2022, which is representative of similar events that happened recently in various parts of the world.

Shot around the 1968 Arts Vietnam protest—where artists gathered to oppose Australia’s role in the war—this experimental collage film splices festival footage with news imagery, photographs, commercials, and televised material to expose how Vietnam was “experienced” through media and to implicate the viewer in that mediation.

Go inside the pressure cooker of Australia's Supercars Final. Chaos erupts, hearts broken and dreams are realised on the streets of Adelaide.

October 19, 2003. A violent storm and a fateful visit to the beach fracture the remote Australian country town of One Season. Four years later, as local teenagers begin to disappear, unease settles in the community. At its centre, a reclusive man is forced out of his stagnant life. Facing the demolition of his illegal home and stalked by a supernatural entity, he is drawn into a confrontation that will expose a past he has spent years trying to bury.

Two women living in the same apartment block are drawn to each other as if through the power of a shared fantasy.

Maria, a young woman driven by unrequited love, hits the road to Sydney. She finds herself reluctantly in the company of Doug, an eccentric academic. In an emergency on the dark stretches of the Hume Highway they face death together and find a human connection.

An experimental documentary about the perils of wearing high heel shoes.

Elena is meeting her friend for a movie. On the way there, a voice from another place tries to reach her.

In the ‘Year of the Family’ this juicy sexual liberation movie confronts with brutal honesty issues often conveniently omitted from the safe sex debate.

Lethal cocktail of religion, sex and needles

A triangle of odd personalities. Each with their own obsessions. Bumping against each other’s lives. Black rain. A mysterious disappearance. Two bodies. The future of the world... Plot TBC

An intimate, autobiographical story of a transformative pair of pants and a childhood refusal to conform to societal expectations of gender.

Two wannabe thugs; Leighton and Scarby are sent to get their bosses belongings from a man named Tony. Scarby, on a full blown power trip, takes the interrogation too far and the hopeless pair have to get rid of the body without getting caught.

Esperance, a small town on the southern coast of Western Australia, is a community centre for wealthy pastoralists and graziers. A smaller number of First Nations people also live thereunder the control of the Western Australian Department of Native Welfare. The establishment of some First Nations farming businesses is an economic opportunity but also a challenge to the town’s culture.

See the story of how Sasha became Animus.

Two opposing sides use their early obtained knowledge of society's collapse to their own advantage.

A genie with zero magic tries to appease everyone around him with limited success.

A shimmering 10 minute audiovisual experience crafted from footage taken on May 10, 2025.

‘Shared Table: Regional Heroes’ is a heartfelt tribute to everyday heroes whose stories enrich regional Australia through inclusion, resilience, and shared identity.

Follows four members of a Tana Toraja family: Ne’ Minda, the grandfather; Ma’ Adel, the mother; Pong Kenny, the uncle; and Marsel, the son. We follow Marsel’s childhood over seven years, as his grandfather reveals his ancestors’ way of life — Aluk To Dolo, one grounded in the maintenance of environmental equilibrium.

A budding friendship between two seemingly normal young men takes a dark turn after lies and sinister motives are uncovered.

Synopsis. Randy's sixth comedy special (the first he's filmed on American soil) “Smug Druggles” captures him on the brink of his US breakthrough, delivering a lighting-in-a-bottle performance to a raucous room of hardcore Philly fans.

While searching the last known location of a fugitive, two detectives are forced into a dangerous predicament.

Abducted by a cult deep in the woods, a girl fights to survive—until she learns there’s more to fear than her captors.

Grave Expectations is a period piece surrounding a grave robber who digs the grave of a recently deceased young beauty who turns out to be not as deceased as he was led to believe.

Teno looks at a widespread workplace illness, tenosynovitis - a crippling and often misunderstood disease. The nature of modern work practices can inadvertently lead to the illness, which mostly strikes women, since they predominately work in jobs requiring repetitious activity. This is especially evident among migrant workers. The program also considers the responsibility of both employers and employees.

In the Brisbane Creative Leisure Centre, conducted by the Cantrills, children, with a minimum of instruction, build up pictures from a large variety of hardware materials such as chain, wire, nails, screws, case fasteners, steel wool, copper sheet, etc., nailed or glued to sheets of plywood.