The 7th of seven programmes featuring the best of Australian short films in competition.
Our home-grown talent battle it out for the prestigious Academy® accredited award for Best Australian Short Film.
Screening: Wed 17 Jan, 8.45pm | Runtime: 117 min | Classification: under 15 to be w/adult
A mysterious tale of unrequited love & longing.
WORLD PREMIERE
A 16-year-old girl discovers her best friends, three boys from the school footy team, have been hiding a troubling secret from her.
NSW PREMIERE
Thanks A Lot Duchamp is an art lover’s lament about how art once
required skills and vision but now any found object can be placed in a gallery and given the same respect and value.
WORLD PREMIERE
A young girl discovers a world of pagan magic where she must pass the test by the old witch if she ever wants to see her mother again.
WORLD PREMIERE
A lonely jazz singer and a troubled Indigenous soldier find solace in an underground speak easy, where the rules of the outside world don’t reply.
Sophie and Christophe are on the verge of making love when they are interrupted by a strange phone call, which sends their night into disarray.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Returning to his hometown to claim his inheritance, a young man is caught between picking up where he left off, or cutting ties altogether.
WORLD PREMIERE
A teenage girl living in an extreme Christian sect is driven into psychological turmoil by her Elders when she strikes up an innocent relationship with a boy.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
In an upside-down world where humans live alongside monsters, Martha, a 20-something furry, is having a major crisis.
NSW PREMIERE