Feature
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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
Short
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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
Feature
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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
Feature
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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
Feature
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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
Short
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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
Short
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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
Short
Past Event

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
Feature
Past Event

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