Directed by Chad Peter Written by Chad Peter, Tommy O’Brien and Hannah Lehmann Produced by Tommy O’Brien and Chad Peter Starring Tommy O’Brien, Hannah Lehmann, Rachel Scott, Ellen Grimshaw and Kat Kaevich Freshly rejected from a marriage proposal, Alex (Tommy O’Brien) boards a flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia, for what was planned to…
Australian director Adam Lang has officially announced the launch of an exciting crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for his highly anticipated debut feature film, Teenage Vertigo. Produced by Ravendesk Conspiracy, this Australian coming-of-age drama follows the gripping journey of 19-year-old Fylo, who, upon discovering he is about to become a father, grapples with the complexities of…
An Aussie thug uncovers a live-streamed fight tournament to the death and finds himself the star of the show, while facing a second fight that can’t be fought with fists: finding a reason to get up tomorrow. On the surface, Old Mate is a high-impact story with a supercharged soundtrack not taking itself too seriously:…
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…
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