Discoveries from Australia World Cinema

A fast-paced love story goes wrong when a match looses his box.

Zoe's regimented life is thrown into upheaval when she unexpectedly falls in love. In doing so, she is faced with making a series of choices whose outcomes not only impact on her independence but on the relationships with those most important to her.

Marty, Moog, and friends travel to Malaysia to compete in a 24-hour race

9-year-old Jewish boy Jimmy dresses up as a Sheep for a school play, much to the chagrin of his mother. On their way to school, Jimmy and his mother suffer through a series of unfortunate mishaps that see them in a state of stress and pushing for time.

A psychological drama about sixteen year old Cassie who starts believing she has the ability to see visions of the future.

After the atomic obliteration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, over 36,000 Australian men and women, part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), marched onto Japanese soil. They were assigned the toughest and most dangerous area of Japan: Hiroshima Prefecture, which included the atom-bombed city. The Forgotten Force tells for the first time the story of Australia's role in Japan. Rare archival and private footage, photographs and eyewitness accounts from both sides vividly recreate the atmosphere of post-war Japan - the horror of Hiroshima and its aftermath; the struggle to build a new "democratic" society while under the heel of military rule; the growth from suspicion and fear to friendship and trust between foes.

Wilogical is a new, hour-long show which promises a serving of Wil Anderson doing what he does best - trying to make sense of the world and his place in it, live on stage with joke after joke.

Dr. Helen Caldicott, firebrand anti-nuclear campaigner, celebrated author, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, is too alarmed to retire. Certain that the White House's War on Terror is escalating the global nuclear arms race, she embarks on an explosive crusade across post 9/11 USA, armed with her fifth book, 'The New Nuclear Danger', and a furious determination to rally the American people against Star Wars and the new nuclear weapons labs before it is too late.

Gorgeous tunes and orchestral thrills for the young and young at heart: with a twinkle in her eye, the warm, whimsical and occasionally wicked Miriam Margolyes leads us through an orchestral storytelling extravaganza. Matching instruments to their animal counterparts in Prokofiev's timeless classic, Peter and the Wolf exploring witty vignettes and a dazzling fugue in Benjamin Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and magical tales of love and fantasy in Borodin's Polovstian Dances from Prince Igor. Margolyes is joined by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra with Principal Conductor Nicholas Carter in a captivating program filmed live in concert at the 2017 Adelaide Festival - a sellout performance season that was a crowd-pleaser for young and old.

A friendly lady-bug takes over a movie theater to present a show.

Olivia Martin McGuire (China Love) parallels a grandfather’s journey to safety during the Cultural Revolution with his granddaughter’s fight for freedom in Hong Kong today. Interweaving unflinching testimony of the elder’s exodus from the Chinese mainland, exquisitely animated recreations of the perilous escape to Hong Kong through land and sea, and vivid, evocative archival footage of both mid-20th-century China and the Hong Kong protests today, Freedom Swimmer emerges as a gripping and timely account of the struggle for survival across generations.

A housewife feels neglected by her family and walks out to start out a new life for herself.

Long time friends Louise, Nina and Alice celebrate their recent graduation with hectic partying, joined by their friend Kane who is the only friend not to attend university. Louise’s imminent departure for London adds to the underlying tension within the group, and as the boundaries between real and surreal blur, Louise devises an intervention to save their final days together. They embark on a road trip to regional Australia, and upon returning home face the reality of her departure. They are left, a group of suburban animals, on the threshold of their lives.

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.

See the story of how Aron became The Sanronin

As a nested parasite rapidly grows inside the skull of a young woman, she has one night to determine her fate.

Melbhattan. Melbhattan is part homage, part pastiche of the opening sequence of Woody Allen's seminal 1979 film Manhattan. Melbhattan features more than sixty black and white tableaux of Melbourne each composed to mimic images in Allen's film.

After breaking into his landlord’s home, a mysterious renter forces him to read a cryptic poem that unravels the landlord’s involvement in a exploitative system of profit and power.

A dinner date to remember, this short film is inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's discussion surrounding the distinction between surprise and suspense.

Set amidst the raw beauty of North East Arnhem Land , a small community has lost its school teacher due to government cutbacks. With the chance inheritance of a boat they see this as an opportunity to start a business and find the money to buy their own teacher. Things don't quite go as planned ! Starring a complete local cast from regional centre Nhulunbuy this unique film is a community project and a window into a part of Australia that is rarely seen. Grab a beer and enjoy the full movie at https://vimeo.com/728551246

Recorded live at the State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre on the 15th of August 2003. Contains the hilarious on-stage antics of Dame Edna Everage, Sir Les Patterson and Sandy Stone.

“I don’t believe in love because I’ve never seen it,” responds a young woman to an unseen interviewer in the first few minutes of the movie. This bleak portrait of loneliness and social exclusion is set on the edge of a desolate swamp where an aging clown and his daughter are struggling to survive. The location could be the end of the world, a place where hope has vanished along with a belief in the afterlife and the existence of God. The two unfortunates live together without the likelihood of change, as fear, aggression, and anger take hold of them – but they also experience sudden moments of tenderness.

The natural history of owls through the eyes of the eccentric naturalist, John Young. Using his incredible camera skills, John transports us into the mysterious world of Australia's owls and leaves us with a challenge to protect these beautiful birds.

A family attempt to connect with the murderer of their daughter after he's spent 20 years in prison for the crime.

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.

an Australian independent drama directed by Duncan James, following a bored, suburban housewife named Suze who discovers shocking secrets about her husband during a solo road trip. The 1h 23m film explores themes of guilt, redemption, and complex family dynamics with a French-cinema-inspired style.

A trapped man is trying to live an everyday life inside his home in the middle of the woods. Until one of his dogs go further out into the property then they should.

A woman named Poppy helps her grandmother, Iris, fake her death to avoid entering a much-feared nursing home. With a deep connection to their coastal town, Iris and Poppy hide away by the ocean, guarding their secret until Iris' dementia escalates beyond the pair's control and suspicion starts to close in on their ploy.

A young man sits in a surreal space between two doors, each representing a life-altering choice. Behind one lies the darkness of his drug addiction, and behind the other, the hope of happiness with friends and family—but which path will he take?

Ali is not a citizen. He drives a taxi using another man’s license and relies on the GPS to negotiate his way around a city he doesn’t know. His passenger, Esther is an old woman who can’t remember where she is going. She is angry because she has been stripped of everything that is familiar to her and she doesn't recognise the world anymore. They travel through the night in search of a vague destination while surveillance cameras mark their journey, coldly omitting the human element, defining who belongs and who does not, who is safe and who is not. What they have in common is their damage – she can’t remember and he can’t forget.

A mysterious wanderer drifts through an Australian outback mining town until an unexpected connection with a motel maid leaves him to confronting his own identity.

A king steals crowns from various other rulers.

A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.

In a world that judges people by their number, Zero faces constant prejudice and persecution. He walks a lonely path until a chance encounter changes his life forever: he meets a female zero. Together they prove that through determination, courage, and love, nothing can be truly something.

The Wiggles, everyone's favorite Australian musical comedy group, is invited to a party at Dorothy the Dinosaur's house. Join in as the Wiggles sing songs and dance and learn a few moves in the process, ... Full Descriptionincluding info for your kids on Irish clog-dancing, counting skills, and much more

Carlo "Charlie" Salvestro relives the highs and lows of working the tunnels on the Snowy Hydro Scheme.

In January 2020, Murray, Jeff, Anthony, and Greg - the beloved original members of The Wiggles - came together for a heartwarming and unforgettable concert at Castle Hill RSL. This special event was dedicated to raising funds for those affected by the devastating bushfires that swept across Australia.

In the majestic tropical island of Palawan, three environmental crusaders confront murder, betrayal and political corruption in this thrilling documentary about land defenders battling to save and preserve paradise in the Philippines.

Daubeney Carshott, a concert pianist, leaves London to dive for pearls on Thursday Island in the South Seas at the whim of Stella Raff, his fiancée. Once there, he discovers that the life he leads as a pearl diver is better in every way than his former existence as a social-lion pianist. He meets and falls in love with Lorna Quidley, after learning this Stella had send other suitors off in quest of a giant pearl for her.

A cast of young marine explorers take us on an immersive journey into life on the reef, during a summer of love. Featuring stunning footage of coral spawning, fish breeding, birds and turtles returning to islands to nest.

The year is 2057. For six years the extraterrestrial invaders have occupied our world. The harvest of humankind has begun. When they arrived, everything was lost. The people, the land, the system… gone.

Did Christopher Marlowe write the works of Shakespeare?

A skinny, virginal mechanic is taken into erotic captivity by three lovely nymphs who decide to give him an enlightening course in sex education. Their goal: to transform a naive nerd into a sexual dynamo for the voluptuous Gerttie.

A documentary covering the tragic sinking of the RMS Lusitania.

Tells the story of Curt Garrish, a respected student who decides to take matters of cleansing the world into his own hands on the final day of the semester in 1975 in one unforgettable violent act.

Since her parents separation, 16 year-old Molly is undergoing a transformation that she doesn’t yet understand. Trapped in an unhappy family dynamic, Molly has decided that today is the day to make a stand.

A 15 minute Action/Comedy short film filmed in Healesville, Australia by Momentum Studios Australia.

The year is 1933. Ruby Rose (Melita Jurisic) is an Australian woman living with her Welsh immigrant husband Henry (Chris Haywood) in the Tasmanian highlands. Cut off from her superjudgmental family, for whom Henry had once worked as a humble farm hand, Ruby remains isolated in her tiny house. Superstitiously terrified of the dark, she begins developing her own folklore about the inky blackness that surrounds her each night; this folklore eventually develops into Ruby's own personal religion, created to ward off the evils that she imagines lurk in every corner. Only by venturing out of her house and rekindling her relationship with her embittered father is Ruby able to exorcise her fears. Almost hypnotic in its stark beauty, Tale of Ruby Rose is proof enough that writer/director Roger Scholes deserves to be far better known.

Dace Decklan: Private Eye is a comedy about Dace Decklan, a private eye who is about to relive his past when virginal Magdalena (Stevie Hall) enters his office asking to him to look for her father, Rados, who Dace left in the jungles of Rambosia many years before. Given a firm warning not to go after the tail by his secretary/lover Pollyanna, Dace finds that Magdalena is not alone in wanting to Rados. It seems he has invented pills that are more potent than Viagra and his ex-scientific partner wants for himself and a mysterious sex-hating religious group called the Americans, run by Satan-hating nutcase Reverend Callahan. In Rambosia, they find that Rados is not the man he once was, obsessed with getting an everlasting erection. Dace and Stevie are confronted by the local drug cartel run by Dominguez, who has a plan to use the pills to start a plan of world domination involving the Japanese and whales. Can Dace save the day and reunite father and daughter?

After being dumped by her fiance, a 30-something lawyer returns to her home town to discover all her friends are married and settled down – including her ex-boyfriend who refused to follow her to London ten years earlier. As she tries to forge a new life old attractions re-emerge.

After returning to his home town and the church, Vince embarks of a dangerous downward spiral of redemption and revenge.

The bliss of suburban life interrupted by non sensical violence led by an unknown and misunderstood extra-terrestrial life-form.

Worlds collide when polar opposites Friday and Debbie fall head over heels for one another, the only issue is; it's 1987. Follow the characters in a tale about identity, adversity and romance that spans across the year.

Step right up and join in the fun as Anthony becomes the ringmaster and leads the Wiggly Circus! Legendary singer Jamie Redfern performs Hot Poppin’ Popcorn, Captain Feathersword amazes as the somersault king, Wags the daredevil dog does a balancing act while Henry and Dorothy host their own dances. Be dazzled by the gastronomic superhero, Foodman, and delight in Murray’s Guitar Saved The World and How Are We Going To Wake Up Jeff?There’s juggling, ribbon twirling, trapeze acts, handstands, Wiggly clowns and of course the catchiest songs in the entire world. So roll up, roll up and enjoy some Hot Poppin’ Popcorn served fresh from your friends, The Wiggles!

A brother takes his younger ten-year-old sister, who is doubting her dream, to "The Box", where you can meet your future self. How will her future self turn out?

Reveals a revolutionary chapter in Australian history, the Women’s Liberation Movement (1965 -1975). Interweaves fresh archival footage, personal photographs, memorabilia, and personal accounts from activists all around Australia to show how a daring and diverse group of women joined forces to defy the status quo, demand equality, and create profound social change. These women defined one of the greatest social movements of the 20th century, sometimes at great personal cost.

When a group of friends living in a housing commission for super humans are locked inside for the night due to Marshall law being declared, they soon find themselves in a game of cat and mouse with the meta's most revered infamous officer. With lives at stake, who will live to see the light of day?

Unlike Synetech's 'Naked Yoga', this has less instructional information, and instead focuses on the visuals of mostly women, plus one man, doing nude yoga.

This film is a documentary based on three location scouts, who in the summer of 2010 went missing while on location.

A man & a boy are adrift in the Atlantic, forsaken to the wrath of the ocean & its deities.