Explore: Australia

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Analog Medium

A musician couple retreat to a rural property to do some recording on vintage reel-to-reel tape. Is something supernatural lurking in the old house?

Dir. Tom Campbell / 2023 / 18 mins / Australia / English
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Aquarius

The age of Aquarius floods into Nimbin in this radical, love-fuelled documentary exploring the lasting impact of a 1970s counterculture crucible.

Dir. Wendy Champagne / 2024 / 82 mins / Australia / English
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Audrey

In this brutally hilarious black comedy, an Aussie teen’s coma is her family’s time to shine.

Dir. Natalie Bailey / 2024 / 96 mins / Australia / English
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Bőr (Skin)

An isolated Hungarian mother struggles to adapt to her family’s new life in 1950s Australia.

Dir. Dylan Ferenc Nyerges / 2024 / 15 mins / Australia / English, Hungarian
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The Cars That Ate Paris

Peter Weir’s classic comedy of the macabre returns in an immaculate, all-new 4K restoration co-presented by the National Film and Sound Archive.

Dir. Peter Weir / 1974 / 91 mins / Australia / English
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Clown

A colourful riff on sibling rivalries and societal expectations.

Dir. Aarushi Chowdhury / 2023 / 10 mins / Australia / English, Hindi
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Community to Commercial - Restored Australian Music Videos

Reminisce about Melbourne's community radio stations with a newly restored 1987 documentary, followed by a mix of indie band film clips.

2024 / 70 mins / Australia / English
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Dale Frank – Nobody's Sweetie

The greatest look yet at a well-known artist very few have seen up close, as the titular visionary recluse invites us into his home.

Dir. Jenny Hicks / 2024 / 107 mins / Australia / English
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A Daydream With Fini

On a sweltering summer’s day, two elderly friends talk about work, travel and dreams.

Dir. Grace Tan / 2024 / 6 mins / Australia, Spain / Spanish
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The Demon Disorder

Australian make-up and VFX veteran Steve Boyle (Star Wars; Daybreakers) makes his directorial debut with this grisly body-horror creature feature.

Dir. Steve Boyle / 2024 / 85 mins / Australia / English
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Ellis Park

Legendary Australian musician Warren Ellis takes us on a guided tour through his world and one very special animal sanctuary.

Dir. Justin Kurzel / 2024 / 105 mins / Australia / English, Indonesian
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Every Little Thing

In this big-hearted documentary, a Los Angeles teacher takes time off to nurture injured hummingbirds and finds herself on an uplifting journey.

Dir. Sally Aitken / 2023 / 93 mins / Australia / English
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Every Morning

Eloise Grills’s poem ‘Every Morning I Am Reborn’ comes to life in this nimble, playful work of line-drawn animation.

Dir. Amy Djakovic, Eumene Kim, Emiko Seita, Lilliahna Wiles / 2023 / 2 mins / Australia / English
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Family Gala - Magic Beach

Ten animators adapt Alison Lester’s children’s book, crafting a magical mixture of live action and animation destined to become a family favourite.

Dir. Robert Connolly / 2024 / 74 mins / Australia
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Flathead

Two men in rural Queensland search for solace in spirituality in this cinematic blend of documentary and fiction.

Dir. Jaydon Martin / 2023 / 90 mins / Australia / English
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Flide

Two friends hang out in inner Melbourne, where death seems to linger in the air.

Dir. Hugo Kohler / 2023 / 13 mins / Australia / English
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Frame Documentary Showcase

A special preview of four of Australia’s newest interactive documentary works-in-the-making, proudly co-presented by Frame Documentary, MIFF and ACMI X.

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Fungi: Web of Life

Lose yourself in this immersive trip into the fascinating world of fungi, as narrated by Björk.

Dir. Gisela Kaufmann, Joseph Nizeti / 2023 / 45 mins / Australia / English
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He Ain't Heavy

Animal Kingdom star Leila George rejoins her mother Greta Scacchi in this devastating Australian drama about a family riven by drug addiction.

Dir. David Vincent Smith / 2024 / 102 mins / Australia / English
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The Horn

A teenage girl’s mother begins to drift out of daily life, inexorably drawn to a mysterious sound.

Dir. Mark Wills / 2023 / 13 mins / Australia / English
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In Vitro

A disturbing secret threatens a couple’s relationship in this rural-set sci-fi thriller starring Succession’s Ashley Zukerman.

Dir. Will Howarth, Tom McKeith / 2024 / 89 mins / Australia / English
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Inside

Guy Pearce stars in this prison-set portrait of incarceration and salvation – the feature debut from Short Film Palme d’Or winner Charles Williams.

Dir. Charles Williams / 2024 / 104 mins / Australia
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kajoo yannaga

Follow the Companion Sky Spirit through a virtual walk on Country: emerging from subterranean soils to the ground level, ascending to meet the clouds.

Dir. April Phillips / 2024 / 10 mins / Australia / Yuin
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Kar

In this self-reflexive short, an emerging filmmaker asks himself whether it’s possible to make something meaningful in 10 minutes.

Dir. Nick Allen / 2024 / 11 mins / Australia / English
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Kid Snow

Centring on the titular tent boxer, this is a stunningly shot, epic drama featuring groundbreaking performances from acclaimed director Paul Goldman.

Dir. Paul Goldman / 2024 / 127 mins / Australia / English
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Lake Mungo 4K

One of Australia’s greatest cult classics – equal parts ghost story and family drama – screens for the first time in a glorious new 4K restoration.

Dir. Joel Anderson / 2008 / 87 mins / Australia / English
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The Land at Night

An eerie trip across the landscape takes a dark turn into Australian Gothic.

Dir. Richard Tuohy, Dianna Barrie / 2024 / 14 mins / Australia / No Dialogue
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Left Write Hook

For eight survivors of childhood sexual abuse, a program that combines boxing and writing turns into a journey of recovery and friendship.

Dir. Shannon Owen / 2024 / 98 mins / Australia
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Like My Brother

From the Tiwi Islands to Melbourne and back again, four young women who seek to make it in elite sport must face uncertain futures.

Dir. Sal Balharrie, Danielle MacLean / 2024 / 93 mins / Australia / English, Tiwi
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Magic Beach

Ten animators adapt Alison Lester’s children’s book, crafting a magical mixture of live action and animation destined to become a family favourite.

Dir. Robert Connolly / 2024 / 74 mins / Australia
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Mars Futures

A young woman, dissatisfied with life, makes a radical choice: to move to Mars.

Dir. Hannah Moore / 2024 / 14 mins / Australia / English
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Me & Mazzy Melancholy

Loneliness and longing collide in this haunted nocturnal vision of a desolate Melbourne.

Dir. David Tse / 2023 / 13 mins / Australia / English, Mandarin, Japanese
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The Meaningless Daydreams of Augie & Celeste

A vision of wild, nightmarish childhood play stunningly shot on 16mm with vintage lenses.

Dir. Pernell Marsden / 2024 / 7 mins / Australia / English
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Memoir of a Snail

Sarah Snook lends her voice alongside Kodi Smit-McPhee, Magda Szubanski, Eric Bana and Jacki Weaver in the second claymation feature from Adam Elliot.

Dir. Adam Elliot / 2024 / 94 mins / Australia / English
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The Memphis Chronicles: Water's Edge

Step into an otherworldly cityscape representing humanity’s collective subconscious.

2024 / 20 mins / Australia, Germany / English
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MIFF x Peninsula Hot Springs: Magic Beach

Ten animators adapt Alison Lester’s children’s book, crafting a magical mixture of live action and animation destined to become a family favourite.

2024 / Australia
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The Moogai

Jon Bell expands his MIFF 2020 Best Australian Short Film winner into a feature-length horror steeped in the trauma of the Stolen Generations.

Dir. Jon Bell / 2023 / 86 mins / Australia / English
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Music on Film Gala - Ellis Park

Legendary Australian musician Warren Ellis takes us on a guided tour through his world and one very special animal sanctuary.

Dir. Justin Kurzel / 2024 / 105 mins / Australia / English, French, Indonesian
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Oi

When a brash, boisterous queen-of-the-schoolyard undergoes a traumatic experience, she must confront her own behaviour and unexpressed desires.

Dir. Sophie Serisier / 2023 / 15 mins / Australia / English
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On Plains of Larger River & Woodlands

For two young women stuck in suburban Hobart, there’s little to do but gossip, vent and take another hit from the bong.

Dir. Miguel de Jesus / 2024 / 13 mins / Australia, Portugal / English
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Opening Night Gala - Memoir of a Snail

Sarah Snook lends her voice alongside Kodi Smit-McPhee, Magda Szubanski, Eric Bana and Jacki Weaver in the second claymation feature from Adam Elliot.

Dir. Adam Elliot / 2024 / 94 mins / Australia / English
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The Organist

A man discovers he’s been feeding a cannibal in this deliciously macabre Melbourne-shot indie black comedy.

Dir. Andy Burkitt / 2023 / 97 mins / Australia / English
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Pleasure

Following an accident, two teen miscreants are brought closer together than ever before.

Dir. Jasper Caverly / 2024 / 10 mins / Australia / English, Vietnamese
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Premiere With Purpose - Left Write Hook

For eight survivors of childhood sexual abuse, a program that combines boxing and writing turns into a journey of recovery and friendship.

Dir. Shannon Owen / 2024 / 98 mins / Australia
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Punctum

In this dark nocturnal world, small actions – and inactions – suggest heavy emotions.

Dir. Jessica Sofarnos / 2024 / 10 mins / Australia / English
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Queens of Concrete

Three Australian girls seek the ultimate success in the world of competitive skateboarding while sliding into an adolescence without handrails.

Dir. Eliza Cox / 2024 / 87 mins / Australia / English
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Rewards for the Tribe

An intimate and uplifting dance documentary that ponders human connection and perfection, featuring Chunky Move and Restless Dance Theatre.

Dir. Rhys Graham / 2023 / 90 mins / Australia / English
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Romulus, My Father (Restoration)

Eric Bana and Kodi Smit-McPhee star in this emotionally textured, AFI Award–winning drama based on the acclaimed memoir – now lavishly restored.

Dir. Richard Roxburgh / 2007 / 104 mins / Australia / English
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Runt

Jai Courtney, Celeste Barber and Deborah Mailman star in the heartwarming adaptation about a girl and her dog who set out to save the family farm.

Dir. John Sheedy / 2024 / 90 mins / Australia / English
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Shameless!

When a young man is caught masturbating, he descends into a downward spiral of humiliation.

Dir. Raghav Rampal / 2024 / 9 mins / Australia / English, Hindi
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Stephen Cummins Retrospective

A crucial chapter in Australia’s queer history is brought to light in this National Film and Sound Archive restoration of Stephen Cummins’s films.

Dir. Stephen Cummins / 59 mins / Australia / English
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A Thousand Odd Days

When a son goes to the coast to visit the estranged, troubled mother he hasn’t seen in three years, he struggles to reconnect with her.

Dir. Riley Blakeway / 2023 / 14 mins / Australia / English
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Twilight Time

A profile of Australian academic, agitator and surveillance expert Des Ball – the man who counselled the US against nuclear escalation in the 1970s.

Dir. John Hughes / 2024 / 89 mins / Australia / English
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Us and the Night

Ten years in the making and shot on transcendent 16mm, this is an unconventional love story for every book-loving introvert.

Dir. Audrey Lam / 2024 / 67 mins / Australia / English
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Voice

An inspirational insider’s look at a youth-led cross-country road trip to gather grassroots support for the Australian Indigenous Voice referendum.

Dir. Krunal Padhiar, Semara Jose / 2024 / 92 mins / Australia / English
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Withered Blossoms

Direct from Cannes, this gentle, tender work chronicles the relationship between a twentysomething and her ageing grandmother.

Dir. Lionel Seah / 2024 / 14 mins / Australia / English, Cantonese
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Yakka

As two brothers get up to mischief in a fishing town, the cycles of toxic masculinity above the water reflect the hierarchies of predation below.

Dir. Jack Shepherd / 2024 / 15 mins / Australia / English
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You Are My Tomorrow

The dynamics of a contentious yet co-dependent mother–daughter relationship are explored in this drama set among Melbourne’s Turkish community.

Dir. Lara Köse / 2023 / 12 mins / Australia / English, Turkish
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You Should Have Been Here Yesterday

Be swept up in this homage to the birth of Aussie surf culture compiled from 200 hours of home movies, iconic documentaries and restored 16mm footage.

Dir. Jolyon Hoff / 2024 / 79 mins / Australia / English