Accelerator Shorts 2
Fresh talent. Bold stories. Meet the next generation of local filmmakers.
The Blue Trail
Taking home the Berlinale Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize, this brightly coloured odyssey is a spirited rebuke to ageism.
Common Pear
In a climate-ravaged future, a team of scientists analyse footage of farmers from the past, hoping to understand their emotional connection to the land.
The End
Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon sing and dance their way through the end of the world in acclaimed filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer’s post-apocalyptic musical.
International Shorts 1
Ambitious ideas. New sensations. The world’s finest short-form cinema.
Limbophobia
Explore an otherworldly society ruined by human ambition and self-interest in this beautifully dark continuation of Hsieh Wen-Yee’s immersive science-fiction work Limbotopia (MIFF 2023).
Our Lady Who Burns
In the Portuguese mountains, traditional folklore takes a paranormal turn in this atmospheric meditation on storytelling, superstition, UFOs and cats.
Pulp
In a haunting near-future that feels like the end of the world, an estranged mother and daughter reunite under dark circumstances.
Reflection in a Dead Diamond
The filmmakers behind Let the Corpses Tan (MIFF 2018) bring a touch of Dario Argento’s brutally surreal aesthetic to their homage to 60s-Bond-style sexy spy thrillers.
Resurrection
Winner of the Cannes Prix Spécial, the third feature from Bi Gan is a sweeping sensorial odyssey and a meditation on human and film history.
Two People Exchanging Saliva
In a farcical dystopia where kissing is punishable by death, an illicit romance blossoms between a compulsive shopper and a naive salesgirl.
Zombucha!
Hoping to strike it rich with an organic beverage empire, a struggling couple inadvertently unleash a sentient killer kombucha.