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The Lord 2024
Vic finds a room to rent in a metal band’s decrepit Brunswick share house. Her relief at finding shelter during a housing crisis, however, crumbles away faster than the lead paint peeling off the walls. The house, which doesn’t seem to show up on maps, features a shower that either burns or freezes, a ceiling with holes that have holes of their own, strange plant life that spills forth from every crack in the walls – and Terry, a housemate who seems aggressively unbothered by any of it. All of this would be fine with Vic if it weren’t for two problems: her sleep deprivation from being woken by a horrible, foundation-shaking screaming noise from behind a mysterious locked door; and her unshakeable impression that something inside the house is getting very hungry.

Building Houses 2024
27-year-old Alekh lives a nomadic life of half-unpacked suitcases and 12-month leases. News of the sale of his childhood home sparks memories of building houses, growing up, and his relationship with his family back in faraway America. He feels a world apart from his parents and the life they lived when they were his age – buying, renovating and selling houses, and raising three spirited boys. He writes a letter to his mum recounting his last journey home, recalling a simple car trip that propels him on a voyage through time.

Blood & Bone 2024
Amira, an avid gardener living in a company town controlled by the powerful EdenCorp, is shattered by the sudden and mysterious death of her husband. EdenCorp’s Acquisition Manager, Alex, arrives at her front doorstep demanding that she vacate her cherished home, accompanied by unassuming employee, Jordan, hinting at foul play by the company. Pushed to her breaking point, Amira is determined not to lose the one place that still holds the memory of her husband, and she hatches a meticulous plan for revenge.

Arms Unfolding 2024
Acacia, 20, is in the midst of a messy break-up after cheating on her girlfriend. Since moving out of home three years earlier, she has grown apart from her father, 55-year-old Rob, who longs for a stronger relationship with her. The two agree to go camping together to catch up, but there’s one major barrier to their emotional reconnection: Acacia hasn’t yet come out to him. Halfway through the trip, Rob takes a walk on his own and stumbles upon a young boy by himself – an encounter that takes him on a journey of self-reflection, enabling father and daughter to finally open up to one another.

Gooners 2023
A porn addict's life falls apart.

We, the Children of Caterpillars 2023
The theatre company of a forgotten town puts on one last performance to escape the reality of their home fading away into nothingness.

Carer 2022
Carer follows Mitch, a kind but wayward disability support worker, and Connor, a funny and sensitive young man he works with. Mitch’s professionalism is tested by his erratic nature and ongoing struggles with a mental health condition. While Connor is bright, confident and well liked, he has anxiety about his place in the world as a person living with Down syndrome. The film explores the nuances of their relationship, which is at once transactional and yet a genuine friendship.

Black Trans Miracle 2022
Lindani, a neurotic young trans man, struggles to tell his partner Tam he loves them after a random encounter with a stranger shakes his self-confidence. But as he finds himself pushed and pulled in all directions by the perceptions of others, can Lindani reconnect with himself enough to figure out how he really feels?

Idol 2020
A young Chinese celebrity is called into an emergency meeting after a fan of his commits suicide.

Something Has Died in The Forest 2019
In the wake of World War Two Ukrainian Olesya, living in a migrant camp in the Australian bush with her husband, struggles to come to terms with her pregnancy as she relives the trauma of losing her first child.

Return of The Scream 2019
The National gallery needs to decide whether the Munch's The Scream should be moved for Norway's annual arctic race

18:10 2019
An experimental short film exploring performance within an architectural space

If I Quit Now 2019
A recovering drug addict's botched testimony shatters his self-worth, but Andrew's decision to quit the faith based rehab devastates the loyal teenager he's supposed to be mentoring.

My Friend, My Enemy 2019
When British Infantrymen come across a German unit in war torn France, they discover that there is more to war than politics and murder

You Can Say Vagina 2018
Ruby has nothing in Melbourne: no home, no job, no friends, no contacts.

Skullcrush 2017 star_border 10
A middle-aged drug dealer and her teenage partner-in-crime raise hell in the suburbs.

The Shadow Boxer 2017
Unable to overcome her sister's death or compete with her legacy, Lyssa risks sabotaging her own boxing career and personal life.

Men of the Earth 2012
Traffic is delayed on the edge of a roadwork site, but what are the council workers doing? A privileged encounter with a secret somber ritual of working men. This is the second in Andrew Kavanagh’s trilogy (after the successful "At The Formal’) exploring tribalism and ritual in contemporary society.

Last Beautiful Friend 2011
He is jealous of her future. She is Jealous of his past.

Me and the Devil Blues 2009 star_border 3
Two goofy Australian musicians take to the American Blues Trail to confront the mysterious legend of the crossroads. A search for the true soul of the Blues begins, as two friends discover they are facing a crossroads in their own lives.

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