The Natural World
From the tiniest plants and animals to the future of the Earth, these nature-loving films take you on an astounding cinematic journey to discover how life finds a way.
Fulldome Showcase One
MIFF’s program of jaw-dropping fulldome screenings at the Melbourne Planetarium is back.
The Last First: Winter K2
A breathtaking examination of hubris colliding full-force with the limits of human endurance as competing teams of adventurers aim to make history on the world’s most dangerous mountain.
Nuisance Bear
As animals and humans collide in the world’s “Polar Bear Capital”, this acclaimed doc pairs gorgeous photography with climate change questions.
Phenomena
A filmmaker’s chemistry experiments produce dazzlingly psychedelic results in this spectacular, scientifically illuminating Australian debut.
Sentient
In his directorial debut, veteran Australian journalist Tony Jones explores the moral, emotional and clinical questions – as well as answers – around why we still test on animals, and what it will take us to stop.
Sukundimi Walks Before Me
Papuan Indigenous communities mobilise to fight a planned mine on the sacred Sepik River in this stirring portrait of ecoactivism.
Super Nature
In a new twist on nature documentary, the old-school format of super-8 offers a stunningly impressionistic, hopeful vision of our footprint upon the world.
The Tale of Silyan
Man meets stork in this heartwarming depiction of rural struggle and rehabilitation from one of the filmmakers behind the Oscar-nominated Honeyland.
Time and Water
Iceland’s glaciers – once imposing, now imperilled – loom over a personal journey through generations in Sara Dosa’s follow-up to Fire of Love.
Whispers in the Woods
This César Best Documentary–winning French box-office smash, with a score featuring Warren Ellis, is a stunning visual and aural immersion into the misty Vosges mountains.