Chasing Asylum From Academy Award® winning Eva Orner (Taxi to the Dark Side) comes the documentary Chasing Asylum. Featuring never before seen footage from inside Australia’s offshore detention camps, the film reveals the personal impact of sending those in search of a safe home to languish in limbo. Chasing Asylum puts a human face to…
Hunt for Hiroshi In this city, Hiroshi is king, the head of a criminal organisation with the authorities in his pocket- but the man who has it all is now being hunted. After a series of attacks on his drug supply chains, he sends an elite tactical team led by captain Dale Hammond to capture the…
Skin Deep Directed by: John Leahy Written by: Monica Zanetti Starring: Zara Zoe, Monica Zanetti, Elizabeth Blackmore, Jeanie Drynan and Billie Rose Prichard Leah and Caitlin couldn’t be more different; one an up-tight-girl-next-door trying to come to terms with being diagnosed with terminal melanoma, the other, an unpredictable Newtown local. Their chance meeting quickly spirals…
Cat Sick Blues Written & Directed by: Dave Jackson Starring: Shian Denovan and Matthew C. Vaughan Where you can see it: Monster Fest 2015 When Ted’s beloved cat dies, the trauma triggers a mental breakdown. His broken brain prompts him to bring his feline friend back – all he needs is nine human lives.
Sucker Directed by: Ben Chessell Screenplay by: Ben Chessell & Lawrence Leung Starring: John Luc, Lily Sullivan, Timothy Spall, Jack Koman, Kat Stewart, Shaun Micallef and Eddie Baroo Synopsis: When 18-year-old Lawrence is caught on his final year math exam, he fails to get into medical school and is banished to stay at his goofy uncle’s house for the summer.…
Lurking Woods Directed by: Rizal Halim Screenplay by: Desmond Hew & Darryl Westrup Starring: Daniel Berenger, Hope Devaney, Troy Coward, Domique, Kyle James Sargon, Chloe Brown, Michael Rainone, Rod Manikam, Darryl Westrup, Bryan Chance, Vivienne Marshall, Cassee Lazic and Jasmine Nibali Where you can catch it: A red carpet premiere will be held at Hoyts Carousel cinema complex in Cannington on Sunday the 22nd November at 1:30pm. You can purchase tickets…
Graceful Girls Directed by: Olivia Peniston-Bird Written by: Olivia Peniston-Bird & Nigel Karikari Starring: Brianna Lee Release Date: 2015 This is a story about Brianna Lee, 23 year-old school-teacher and Calisthenics lover, and her lifelong dream to finally win Calisthenics’ most prestigious title, the ‘Most Graceful Girl’ competition. After placing second three years in a row, and…
Alvin spends his days working as a Japanese translator, carefully creating the illusion of everyday normalcy for his friends, colleagues and those around him. But then there are the panda toys, the good-looking girl downstairs that Alvin spies on but can’t summon the courage to approach, the crazed and angry neighbour across the corridor, and…
Len is a Surf Lifesaving champion in the cloistered surf club just like his father. But when the younger, fitter Phil arrives at the club, Len’s legendary status starts to crumble. Then Len sees Phil in the company of another man. Phil is gay. Over the summer, Len forms unexpected, confusing feelings for Phil. When…
Beautiful divorcee and single mother of one, Meera (Tannishtha Chatterjee) is an Australian of Indian origin. Smart and independent, she has carved out a successful life for herself and her daughter … despite family pressure to find ‘a nice Indian match’. Then Meera meets Will (Brett Lee)… tall and blonde with a charming smile. But…
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