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A “cave” boy and his father live a bleak life in the Swiss Alps, banished because of the boy’s disruptive atulence, until one day his father reaches breaking point and sends the boy out into the cold, a decision that would change life forever…
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A toxic friendship between two teenage girls is brought to breaking point as they compete for the attention of their gym class teacher.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIER
- Director: Laura Nagy
- Writer: Laura Nagy, Daniel Monks
- Producer: Yingna Lu
- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2017
- Country: Australia
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On Junie’s eighteenth birthday, the secret of her late period and potential pregnancy puts her sisterhood and close family ties at risk of breaking apart.
NSW PREMIERE
- Director: Isobelle Amie
- Writer: Isobelle Amie
- Producer: Sarah Clayton
- Runtime: 13min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Australia
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In a small rural town, a beaten middle-aged woman reaches breaking point as her cruel, con-artist husband attempts to corrupt a rookie police officer.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Director: Roscoe Portelli, William Stanforth
- Writer: William Stanforth
- Producer: Roscoe Portelli, William Stanforth, William Ewing
- Runtime: 14min
- Year: 2020
- Country: Australia
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A gay millennial reels after breaking up with a popular influencer.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Director: Simon Paluck
- Writer: Simon Paluck
- Producer: Graeme Blyth, Simon Paluck
- Runtime: 12min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Canada
12th December 2019
…iere of The Diver a film by Michael Leonard and Jamie Helmer which had its world premiere at Venice Film Festival, Backpedal by Dani Pearce which has been selected for Sundance and the world premiere of Closed Doors written and directed by Hunter Page Lochard and Fred Carter Simpkin featuring an all-star indigenous cast including award winning actor and director Wayne Blair. The International program will feature the Australian premiere of all of…
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A deeply moving, at times surprisingly comic journey into the head of a father torn apart by grief. Simon, a middle class headmaster, receives news that his eighteen year old daughter, Penny, has been killed by a crocodile while on a gap year in Kenya.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Director: Gaelle Denis
- Writer: Robin French
- Producer: Ohna Falby
- Running Time: 16 min
- Year: 2014
- Country: UK
17th January 2020
…ude the recently Oscar nominated Memorable and Yorgos Lanthimos incredible new short film Nimic starring Matt Dillon which both have their Australian Premiere at the festival. Then at 8:45pm laugh yourself silly with our selection of off-kilter comedy shorts from across the world with Short Laughs Comedy 2. Highlights include the hilarious Are You Hungry? from Finland hitting our Bondi screens first before it heads to Sundance and the super quirky…
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24th September 2022
…ort Laughs Comedy programme of clever comedies from at home and across the world is on, including acclaimed Australian actor/director Nash Edgerton’s hilarious black comedy ‘Shark’ starring Nash and legendary Australian actress Rose Byrne. Also stay tuned, as on Sunday 2nd October Flickerfest will also present two very special programmes in partnership with Waverley council to herald the reopening of the fabulous and stylish iconic Bondi Beach Pav…
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25th January 2023
…ht, a journey through beautiful European cinema and the most amazing queer stories from at home and around the world, there are still so many great shorts screening at Flickerfest 2023 that you don’t want to miss. Check out all of the amazing films still to screen at Flickerfest in the coming days. Get Tickets CLOSING NIGHT AWARDS Join us at 7PM this Sunday 29th Sunday and celebrate the end of Flickerfest 2023 with our Gala Red Carpet Closing Nigh…
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