Solstice Written and directed by Helen Newman When 15 year old Mary died by suicide her parents were met with shame and stigma. They refused to be silent. Solstice is a bold, grassroots voice raised to unite, challenge and change how we respond to our collective mental health crisis now and into the future. To…
Belly of the Beast: A Torquay Story Directed by Max Miller and John Teague Written by Craig Griffin On the Edge of the Southern Ocean is the story of the town of Torquay. From it’s indigenous origins to the first white settlement, with a particular focus on the larger than life characters who were critical…
Cinema Australia seldom reports on crowdfunding campaigns for local films, but every now and then we like to throw our support behind a group of filmmakers we truly believe in. Filmmakers like the ones behind the new horror anthology, Incurable Illness of Anxiety and Depression, Jaron Herren, Aaron Joachim, Jack Ruefli and Chloe Clare who…
Walkatjurra Directed by Francisca Silvia Bravo and Carole Riesler Produced by Alessandra Cristina It is the 70th anniversary of the first nuclear test in indigenous Australian territory and the aboriginal communities call on activists from all over the world to carry out a 200 km anti-nuclear walk through the desert. Among them, the directors of this…
Following a mega-successful film festival run, including screenings at CinefestOZ, Revelation Perth International Film Festival, and St Kilda Film Festival, Riley Sugars’ AACTA-nominated short film, Hatchback, is now available to watch right here! Hatchback is a black comedy shot in Melbourne during early mid 2021, which centres around two men attempting to dispose of a…
Freedom is Beautiful Directed by Angus McDonald Story by Angus McDonald and Nolan Verheij Produced by Angus McDonald, Mélita Toscan Du Plantier A documentary feature about captivity, freedom, music and art featuring Kurdish refugees Mostafa Azimitabar and Farhad Bandesh “The interweaving of the visual and audio elements of the documentary combines to create an extraordinary…
Dig Deeper Directed by Mark Street Produced by Fiona Cochrane Four divergent Aboriginal artists use their personal stories and historical injustice as a driving force to break through and create internationally recognised urban art. “Ben’s painting I Wonder! asks what it was like for one side of his family, as colonizers, to be in part…
The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, held online 1 – 31 July and in-cinema 21 – 30 July, will once again showcase the best of non-fiction cinema from around the world. The festival, known for its commitment to showcasing thought-provoking and socially relevant documentaries, will attract film enthusiasts and industry professionals alike. With its diverse lineup…
A solitary figure at an empty bar, CIA clinical and forensic psychologist, Dr John Flemington, is planning to visit his girlfriend in Mexico when he is pressured by mysterious underground operatives to join them on a secret mission. Here, Bonding director, writer, producer and star, Luke Rex Psy.D. writes exclusively for Cinema Australia about the…
After a successful international film festival run where it won the Light in Motion Award for Best International Short Film at the Oscar, BAFTA and Canadian Screen Qualifying Foyle Film Festival in Northern Ireland in 2021 and was officially selected for Seattle International Film Festival in 2022, Australian short film Shallow Breath is now available…
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