Australia Day
On Australia's most controversial national holiday, the lives of three Australians from diverse cultural backgrounds will collide, illuminating contemporary issues of racial tension and national identity that simmer beneath the surface of modern Australia.
Sweet Talker
When scam artist Harry Reynolds gets out of jail, he makes his way to the depressed coastal village of Beachport, where according to local myth, an old Portuguese treasure ship lies buried in the sand. Harry is an old pro at manipulating this situation to his best advantage, but never anticipates how deeply he will be affected by the relationship he develops with a young boy and his mother. A delightful tale of greed, gullibility and grandiose schemes, "Sweet Talker" is a romantic comedy for everyone in the family.
Two Hands
A 19-year-old finds himself in debt to a local gangster when some gang loot disappears and sets him on the run from thugs. Meanwhile, two street kids start a shopping spree when they find the missing money.
On the Border
A dumb as rocks security guard in a Texas border town gets involved in a planned bank heist thanks to the charms of two different femmes fatales.
The Odd Angry Shot
A group of Australian SAS regiment soldiers are deployed to Vietnam around 1967/8 and encounter the realities of war, from the numbing boredom of camp life and long range patrols, raids and ambushes where nothing happens, to the the terror of enduring mortar barrages from an unseen enemy. Men die and are crippled in combat by firefights and booby traps, soldiers kill and capture the enemy, gather intelligence and retake ground only to cede it again whilst battling against the bureaucracy and obstinacy of the conventional military hierarchy. In the end they return to civilization, forever changed by their experiences but glad to return to the life they once knew.
The Darkside
Writer and Director Warwick Thornton has assembled a collection of the most poignant, sad, funny and absurd ghost stories from around Australia. He will bring them to life with the help of some of Australia's most iconic actors as the storytellers.
Beautiful Kate
Ned Kendall is asked to return to the remote and isolated family home by his sister, to say goodbye to his father who is dying. Ned also brings his young aspiring actress fiancee who struggles with the isolation. When home he starts having memories of his childhood many involving his beautiful twin sister and his older brother. These memories awaken long-buried secrets from the family's past.
Full Body Massage
Nina, an art dealer, has her weekly massage appointment and is surprised to find out her usual masseur, Douglas, has sent a replacement named Fitch. The pair develop an easy rapport during the session, with talk about past relationships. As Nina lies topless on the massage table, Fitch also takes time to explain various massage techniques, including those used by Hopi medicine men.
Money Movers
A group of crooks plan a heist to steal twenty million dollars from a Security Firm counting house.
Stir
Filmed in the Clare Valley, Gladstone and the Flinders Ranges in South Australia, this prison movie was inspired by the true life prison riot at Bathurst Jail in 1974 and its subsequent Royal Commission into New South Wales Prisons.
Sweet Country
In 1929, an Australian Aboriginal stockman kills a white station owner in self-defense and goes on the lam, pursued by a posse.
Red Dog: True Blue
When eleven-year-old Mick is shipped off to his grandfather's cattle station in Western Australia, he befriends a scrappy, one-of-a-kind dog that will change his life forever.
Senses of Cinema
As notions of civil rights transformed across the world, so was the screen landscape reformed by the ascension of grassroots film movements seeking to challenge the mainstream. Some aspired to push form to its limit; others worked to destabilise what they saw as a homogenous industry, or to provoke questions around gender, sexuality, migration and race.
Love Birds
Sometimes the best things in life happen on the fly. From the moment an injured duck crash-lands on Doug's roof, everything changes. Recently dumped and wallowing in self pity, Doug decides to nurse Pierre back to health with the assistance of an eccentric vet and bird specialist, Holly.
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Kriv Stenders
Director
Christopher Sommers
as
Desk Sergeant
Matthew Le Nevez
as
Detective Mitchell Collyer
Daniel Webber
as
Jason Patterson
Bryan Brown
as
Terry Friedman
Andrew S. Gilbert
as
Harold Lewis
Karen Allen
as
Julie Maguire
Bruce Spence
as
Norman Foster
David Field
as
Acko
Rose Byrne
as
Alex
Heath Ledger
as
Jimmy
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
as
Herman
Casper Van Dien
as
Jake Barnes
John Bishop
as
Phil
John Jarratt
as
Bill
Graeme Blundell
as
Dawson
Max Cullen
as
Warrant Officer
Rachel Ward
Director
Sophie Lowe
as
Kate
Ben Mendelsohn
as
Ned
Rachel Griffiths
as
Sally
Gareth Williams
as
Harry Willis
Mimi Rogers
as
Nina
Gabriella Hall
as
Young Nina
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
as
Jack Henderson
Peter Barton
as
Warder with Rifle
Sam Neill
as
Fred Smith
Jason Isaacs
as
Michael Carter
Zen McGrath
as
Theo Carter
Bill Hunter
as
Self
Wesley Dowdell
as
Brent
Sally Hawkins
as
Holly
Faye Smythe
as
Susan
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