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Best Of Australian Shorts 1 – 2021

The 1st of seven programmes featuring the best of Australian short films in competition.

Our home-grown talent battle it out for the prestigious Academy® qualifying award for Best Australian Short Film.

Screening: Sat 23 Jan, 4pm | Runtime: 98 mins | Classification: under 15 to be w/adult

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  • Saving Daylight

    A hotel concierge must change all the clocks in the hotel before daylight savings begins.
    WORLD PREMIERE

  • Spark

    After catching a glimpse of life away from her family farm, Jean, an adventurous teen, decides whether to continue coming back or to forge a new path for herself.
    WORLD PREMIERE

  • Hyde

    Joan Utterson searches for her AA Sponsee Haley Jekyll but instead finds herself stalked by a violent and chaotic monster.
    WORLD PREMIERE

  • Julia

    A family arm-wrestling battle and a strange radio program lead a father and son to profound realisations about their place in the world.
    WORLD PREMIERE

  • Jean

    A woman’s crumbling relationship bleeds into her work day.
    WORLD PREMIERE

  • Joy

    When a homeless couple’s savings are stolen, they’re forced to choose between their relationship or survival as they struggle to reach Queensland for a job too good to be true.
    WORLD PREMIERE

  • Tâm

    Tâm wakes up in a strange hotel room. As she pieces together the night before, she realizes she is not alone.
    NSW PREMIERE

  • Ella

    Ella, a teenager who experiences intense anxiety, attempts to deliver a speech in class. Along the way she reflects on her life and discovers her own way of dealing with the stress of public speaking.
    WORLD PREMIERE

  • Occupied

    Occupied unlocks the secrets of the women’s bathroom and explores the hilarity of unexpected friendship. So, cross your legs and hope to God this line gets moving.
    WORLD PREMIERE