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Animation Shorts
Forms collide in this assorted collection of visual storytelling.
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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.
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Architecton
Rock your world with this mesmerising documentary about the increasingly impermanent building blocks of civilisation.
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As the Tide Comes In
Amid the climate crisis, an eight-square-kilometre island off the Danish coast is a microcosm of the rest of the world in this witty portrait.
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Black Box Diaries
This daring work of first-person journalism charts the case that not only launched #MeToo in Japan but changed the country’s legal system for good.
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The Cats of Gokogu Shrine
A Wiseman-esque study of a Japanese village’s Shinto shrine whose feline residents bring the local humans joy, solace and sometimes consternation.
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A Century in Sound
Slip into the serene surrounds of Japanese ‘listening cafés’, where music lovers, audiophiles and locals come together to hear records.
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Copa 71
Think the global surge in interest in women’s football is a relatively recent occurrence? This eye-opening documentary asks you to think again.
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Crushed
A harrowing account of an abusive and violent relationship during a woman’s early adulthood.
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Dahomey
As the restitution conversation gains global momentum, this striking Berlinale Golden Bear–winning documentary follows a stolen statue home.
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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.
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Daughters
From EPs Kerry Washington and Joel Edgerton, this film joins four girls as they reunite with their incarcerated fathers for the Daddy Daughter Dance.
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DEVO
This effusive documentary explodes onto the screen as it chronicles the remarkable rise and staying power of the 80s new-wave band behind ‘Whip It’.
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Dig! XX
A classic tale of fame and destruction is revisited in this reconstructed rock doc about The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
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Direct Action
Winner of the Berlinale’s Encounters Award for Best Film, this bold and vital documentary explores the militant activist community in France.
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Documentary Shorts
Far-reaching, resonating subjects pulled from various corners of the world.
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Dory Previn: On My Way to Where
Her uniquely emotional songwriting fuelled the best revenge on her cheating husband: a brilliant second solo career.
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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.
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Emperor
An interactive and surrealist voyage into the mind of a father experiencing aphasia.
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Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro) profiles the man who exposed apartheid in South Africa in this winner of the Cannes L’Œil d’Or for Best Documentary.
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Ever Since, I Have Been Flying
A profound portrait of survival set among the mountains of south-eastern Türkiye.
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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.
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Experimental Shorts
Unconventional cinema that tests the boundaries of form and function.
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The Falling Sky
A stunning doc that follows the Yanomami people of the Amazon as they perform a sacred rite and defend their homeland from the incursion of mining.
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Flathead
Two men in rural Queensland search for solace in spirituality in this cinematic blend of documentary and fiction.
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Fulldome Showcase 1
MIFF’s popular annual program of fulldome screenings at the Melbourne Planetarium returns for the 2024 festival.
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Fulldome Showcase 2
MIFF’s popular annual program of fulldome screenings at the Melbourne Planetarium returns for the 2024 festival.
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Fungi: Web of Life
Lose yourself in this immersive trip into the fascinating world of fungi, as narrated by Björk.
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Future Council
Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film) takes eight kids on the ultimate school excursion: a road trip across Europe to seek solutions to the climate crisis.
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Gaucho Gaucho
A Sundance-awarded film about an Argentine cowboy community, elevated by sublime monochrome cinematography and sweeping western-inspired imagery.
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Gigi
Aquatic and amphibious imagery act as motifs for a young woman’s recollections of her life.
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Grandmamauntsistercat
Winner of the Berlinale’s Teddy Award for Best Short Film, this story of a matriarchal family repurposes archival footage from communist Poland.
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I Shall Not Hate
This doc from the streets of Israel and Palestine charts a five-time Nobel-nominated doctor’s mission to turn personal tragedy into worldwide hope.
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Immortals
Two activist-survivors navigate the aftermath of Iraq’s October 2019 protests in this extraordinary collaborative portrait of contemporary Iraq.
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Impossible Space
A symphonic journey through fascinating real and artificial visual worlds, inspired by the spirit of science and discovery.
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INNERSTAR 01: Reddening
The first entry in a series inspired by astronomical phenomena and the exploration of consciousness and existence from a philosophical perspective.
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Intercepted
A haunting psychological portrait of invasion, this Berlinale-awarded documentary covertly listens in as Russian troops call home.
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Iranian Subversive Documentaries, 1961-67
Three works manifesting the subversive nature of Iranian New Wave documentary cinema as well as their deep roots in poetry.
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It follows It passes on
Postwar memories of the Taiwanese Kinmen Islands are seen as if through broken glass, summoned by way of incense, ceramics, sand, light and shadows.
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Iwakura
Rooted in Shinto mythology, Iwakura invokes the spirits that embody the sacred rock formations found throughout Japan.
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Kanoon: From Didactic to Poetic, 1974-77
A suite of films produced by Kanoon, the celebrated government agency that brought culture and literacy to children and young adults in Iran.
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Lasting Impressions
Plunge between the brushstrokes of impressionist artworks in this 3D spectacle that honours their daringly modern beauty.
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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.
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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.
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Limbotopia
First-time director Hsieh Wen-Yee presents a surreal trip through a post-apocalyptic Taiwan.
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Look Into My Eyes
Supporter and sceptic alike will be touched as seven psychics connect clients with the supernatural – or simply with what’s buried in their psyches.
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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Hear Martin Scorsese wax lyrical about how the mesmerising films of two of Britain’s finest inspired his own adventures in cinema.
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Man number 4
Gaza, December 2023. A confrontation with a disturbing photo on social media triggers questions about what it means to be an onlooker.
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The Medallion
Ethiopian-Australian filmmaker Ruth Hunduma hears her mother’s testimony of surviving the ‘Red Terror’ genocide of Ethiopia in the 1970s.
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Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros
Frederick Wiseman’s 44th feature documentary turns the lens on the kitchens of a Michelin three-star French restaurant and the family that runs it.