Discoveries from Australia World Cinema

A biopic based on the life of Nozhan Behzadi

A young hobbit is thrown into the deep end of adulthood, when a series of events lead him down a more independent and Concious path. Expressing all the troubles and responsibilities that can come with it, the boy (Christopher) slowly becomes a man.

Four strangers. A darkened room. Shit gets weird.

Follows Inga, a pedantic pregnant woman who hires Annie, an out-of-work actor, to role play as her daughter-to-be.

Nina is a caring, loving, but exhausted mum & wife who has tried to be everything that everyone needs. Responding to the coming out of her transgender teenager, Nina battles with the choices that she and her family have to make and how these choices will affect her child! …. but timing is everything!

A pilot finds crashes in remote mountains, and before his badly injured co-pilot dies he hands a camera with a haunting message in Korean “the judgement day is coming. As he seeks salvation he is haunted by a mysterious woman who has survived without human contact. Their cagey relationship is blurred as his reality becomes more disturbing, and he starts to question we're led into a world of the mountain's dark secret. With every twist and turn, we wonder whether or not he can break the shackles of his situation. The revelation of their true identities will give him one more chance to repent before he is doomed to a life of haunting.

Vince attempts to clean up a dead body for the mob, but when he enlists the help of his dim-witted brother-in-law Ted, things don't go to plan.

A remake of 'Reservoir Dogs' by Quentin Tarantino, with the noticeable difference that all the male characters have been replaced with female ones.

In 2008, allegations emerged that Malka Leifer, the headmistress of the girls' campus of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish school in Melbourne's inner south-east, had committed grievous crimes against three young students under her care, sisters Dassi Erlich, Nicole Meyer and Elly Sapper. It was the catalyst for a reckoning; but before police investigations could get underway, Leifer fled overseas under the cloak of darkness with the assistance of the school. Thus began an extradition battle that would last for the better part of a decade, and a broader quest for justice that revealed a web of international intrigue, legal loopholes and political corruption as well as a deeper culture of silence around sexual abuse.

On Junie's eighteenth birthday, the secret of her late period and potential pregnancy puts her sisterhood and close family ties at risk of breaking apart.

A documentary looking at the British Government's atomic weapons design, construction and testing on the Australian Monte Bello Islands in 1951.

Magick is a brief pilgrimage through a strange fictional world.

Facing the Principal’s clippers for having ‘extreme’ Afro-styled hair, JamarzOnMarz is a dragged by the hair into the Principal’s office to have his hair shaved, however his friends rise to the occasional and twerk and krump the mean Principal into a dazed stupor! With lavender-tinged uniforms, alluding to the colours historical queer use, the students revolt with satisfying consequences!

A day trip takes a turn for the worse when a group of friends investigate an abandoned house. The nightmare's quickly become a reality when they're forced to face their own personal fears, and survive a night in The House of Inequity.

Imagine a world in which having a disability was the norm, and the select few that don't, duds, experience the same condescending and patronizing attitudes as people with disabilities experience in our society.

Two African-American dudes travel to Sydney, Australia looking for love down under, only to encounter the same dating hardships they had back in the US.

Madison Avenue, the centre of the American advertising industry, is the subject of the last of John Pilger’s three 1976 documentaries made in the United States. At a time of recession and nine million unemployed, $26 billion a year is still being spent on advertising.

Our world is at a crossroads of myriad crises, but all too often the solutions to the problems we face – especially climate change – are put in the ‘too hard basket. But, as director Celeste Geer discovers, it doesn’t have to be this way. Following Then the Wind Changed, her Walkley Award-winning film about rebuilding after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, she sought answers to why, after decades of warnings, we continue to shirk the necessary measures that will prevent all-out climate catastrophe.

As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st year, Frederic's indentures are at last over and he happily leaves the service of the pirates. When Frederic meets the beautiful Mabel, one of the many daughters (or wards in Chancery) of Major-General Stanley, they fall in love and decide to marry. However, complications arise when the pirates decide to marry the rest of the Major-General's daughters, themselves - and Frederic's birthdate turns out to be not all it seems. Filmed live in Australia at the Victoria State Opera in 1993.

A teenage drug dealer must skip town with his friend after discovering a gang and the police are both out for him. But even after leaving, not everything goes to plan.

Two young men embark on a one night stand. Both with very different understandings of the situation, they struggle to realise the true connection they long for. A contemporary snapshot of where Aussie gay men are on the issue of single-serve love and their desire for more

Life ends, but images never do.

An old folk singer returns to a small seaside village, visits past people, plays to moments, and holds a small untidy concert.

This is Celia's first new stand up hour since 2018 and a lot has happened in her life, including making a quiche for the first time and also a baby. Come and have a catch up with Celia. She's got a lot to tell you.

This daring documentary explores the hipster experience and the baggage that it comes with in modern society.

When a desperate kid goes on the run, a probationary officer and her senior constable have one night to track him down before he throws his life away.

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.

Iggy and the Stooges, live at The Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on April 2, 2013. It was an old-school punk party complete with stage invasions, crazy crowdsurfing and an arsenal of punk anthems – it’s Iggy and The Stooges‘ scorching Sydney show!

Adorned in pink sequins, little girls from all over a divided, war-torn Ukraine audition to play the role of a national hero whose tears of joy once united their troubled country, the gold-winning figure skater Oksana Baiul.

Cameras from the Australian Channel 9 recorded the sixth and final show of the Melbourne leg of The Beatles' world tour on 17 June 1964. It was screened on 1 July 1964 as an hour-long special, The Beatles Sing For Shell, named after the oil company which sponsored the broadcast. Nine of The Beatles' Melbourne performances were included in the show (the others edited out and discarded at the insistence of Beatles manager Brian Epstein): I Saw Her Standing There, You Can't Do That, All My Loving, She Loves You, Till There Was You, Roll Over Beethoven, Can't Buy Me Love, Twist And Shout and Long Tall Sally. The complete unedited concert (from an alternate audio feed) was also aired on Australian radio.

A journey through different processes of capturing light using pinhole cameras (pinhole camera in Super 8 format), accompanied by a cassette recorder during the director residency at Nanolab (Daylesford, Australia). It represents a step between the interior and the exterior, between moving forward and going back. It is about the space the director inhabit, the one she walk through and capture over and over again.

Discover the power of hope and love in "The Promise" an inspiring new documentary dedicated to suicide prevention. Join us on an emotional journey as we delve into the courageous life of Craig Hamilton, accompanied by heartfelt stories from those who have struggled, lost and survived suicide. This gripping film unravels the raw realities of mental health struggles, shining a light on the importance of real stories from real people. Through conversations and personal experiences, "The Promise" challenges the stigma surrounding mental health and highlights the strength that comes from vulnerability and connection.

Set in the near future, Earth's resources are gone and humanity fight for survival. Myles, a young self-centered man, must journey to find Sanctuary with a youthful ally named Tessa. While the shadow of the cruel Cyrus creeps ever closer to Myles - and his past.

Following the disappearance of her girlfriend a trans filmmaker discovers EmileCam, a 24-hour livestream which had been devoted to spying on her.

A man questions his relationship with his partner as he begins to act different.

A unique record of the life and work of eminent Australian photographer, Olive Cotton.

The show captures the pursuit of creation, the love of the relationship 5 Seconds of Summer have with their fans and the endless boundary of what it means to be in a band.

Eager to leave his tumultuous past far behind, controversial author Vincent Tremblay, now lives a simple life, off-grid, in the Australian bush, alongside his close mate, veteran outbacker, Gunther. However, the men's tranquility is suddenly shattered, following a dark discovery in a nearby dam.

PNG's independence 50 years ago came against all odds. One of the most culturally diverse lands on earth, this is the story of the leaders who united tribes and the role of colonial Australia in the birth of a nation.

Jacqui's sister Leia comes home for a week to help her decide whether to sell their late mother's house. Leia thinks Jacqui should learn to communicate with the dead.

Found footage of a short 1970's cult initiation video. It gives unsettling instructions for Connecting with The Box – an object the cult members use to channel the forces they worship.

A story of the unending love of parents for their children, the grief of separation, and the chance moments that shape our lives.

Set in the 1970s, the story follows brother and sister Kuenphen and Jamyang where in a remote Bhutanese village, they learn traditional archery from their old warrior grandfather. Their mothers sudden sickness gives Kuenphen the opportunity to explore the world outside the village, while sister Jamyang must stay home to weave, cook and get married. Filmed entirely on location in the breathtaking Himalaya mountains, the actors are made up of local highland village people. The 'ordinary' current traditional medieval life in tiny isolated Bhutan is fascinating and anything but ordinary from a modern western point of view.

Australia's hottest children's band presents another full-length video that's bursting with great music, amusing antics, and a fanciful story. Two mischievous "Wiggly Gremlins" have singled out the Wiggles and their own "Network Wiggles" television studio for some serious mischief in Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins. When the big red car breaks down on the way to the studio, Jeff, Murray, Greg, and Anthony have to get out and push. Meanwhile, Captain Feathersword finds leading the preparations for broadcast at the television studio unduly difficult--and most perplexing. After a truly wacky day, the Gremlins are discovered and the Wiggles' world returns to "normal." Ten catchy songs like "Dressing Up" and "Lights, Camera, Action" punctuate the events of the day, and there are lots of fun antics, colorful sets, crazy costumes, and even a glimpse into some of the magical tricks of television. This presentation offers a nice blend of story and song and is sure to captivate children ages 1 to 7.

Static images of an old country house are combined with voices of the past to evocative effect. Haunting and nostalgic, ‘Return’ conveys the life that exists in old, abandoned places.

A Japanese man lovingly tends to a house full of plants. A Chinese immigrant wears a penguin costume at work due to social anxiety. And a kidnapper bonds with the hostage she keeps locked up in a suitcase.

Produced as part of a campaign by Go Gentle Australia to pass right-to-die legislation, "Stop the Horror" is a dramatic re-enactment of the agonising final moments of 56-year-old Greg Sims' life, as witnessed by his family and doctors.

Leo is dead and Saverio hasn't spoken to him for ten years. When Saverio meets Anna, his dead brother's goddaughter, she leads him to what he most wants to avoid--Leo's memory, and his own dark desires.

When Emily's boyfriend abandons her in the night, her only way home is through an alleyway where she is terrorized by the mysterious entity Alfred J. Hemlock. After reaching the depths of her despair she finds the strength that she never suspected she had

Loud music, charismatic vocalists, broken guitars and drunk fans. The fervent and accepting Melbourne music scene in shown through local rock band Mindstain. Meet the magnetic members of the band. Encounter the sociable fans that thrive in the community. Feel the vigorous intensity that is the chaotic mosh pic. Hear the booming impassioned music and discover what makes this community so special.

Some secrets can't be buried.

An anxious woman desperately looking for work tries to survive a job interview.

As a fake monk, collecting donations off the street of Thailand; he encounters a tarot fortune teller. Blessing him prosperity in his Muaythai quest as a champion; but bad luck looms if he don't find a special amulet for his luk thep in a temple.

The story of an Aboriginal stockman, Sunny Bancroft, and his family at Collum Collum and their growing enthusiasm for "picnic races" on bush tracks in New South Wales.

In a toxic future, the wealthy move into a luxury complex built over an old asylum—only to develop the same disorders its patients once suffered.

On the eve of the eighth anniversary of the crash, and with all previous searches proving unsuccessful, Sky News uncovers new information that could help investigators finally solve the biggest aviation mystery of all time. Sky News anchor and investigative journalist Peter Stefanovic returns to present the one-hour documentary MH370: The Final Search. It follows on two years after the first two-part documentary special called MH370: The Untold Story aired, which is still the most successful Sky News documentary to date.