Best of Australian Shorts – 2025 Tour Adelaide
This programme is a specially curated selection of highlights from Flickerfest’s Australian Academy® Qualifying competition programmes in Bondi 2025.
Flickerfest, celebrating 34 years bringing you the Best of Australian Shorts.
‘Strictly Great Short Films!’
*This programme contains mature themes & is not recommended for children under 15.
Classification: Children under 15yrs must be accompanied by an adult.
*Times & Prices may change, please check with the venue.
**Local films may replace listed films below, in some venues.
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Screening: On Tour | Running Time: 104 min | Classification: under 15yrs to be w/adult
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The Fix-It-Man And The Fix-It-Wooman
In the “bright lights, big city of Alice Springs”, two soft sculptures try to impress each other with their dance moves. But it’s an unfortunate accident that finally brings them together as they discover they both have a talent for fixing things. Artwork by the Yarrenyty Arltere Artists, renowned for their beautiful soft sculptures, comes alive in this gentle funny tale of love and connection.
NSW PREMIERE
- Runtime: 9min
- Year: 2024
- Country: Australia
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Dragon’s Breath
A group of middle schoolers must convince their friend to perform in the school talent show after she reveals an embarrassing and fantastical secret.
WORLD PREMIERE
- Runtime: 10min
- Year: 2024
- Country: Australia
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Mars Futures
Ana works for a stock footage company and is deep in an existential crisis when she learns of an opportunity for ordinary people to move to Mars.
NSW PREMIERE
- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2024
- Country: Australia
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Marcia And The Shark
Following a shark attack, Marcia comes back to life with something wild inside her, testing her doting fiancee Frank as they take to the road in his mustang. Based on the true story of Sydney Harbour’s last fatal shark attack in 1963.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 16min
- Year: 2024
- Country: Australia
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Wishes: Windows & Nests
Inside every one of us there’s a box of wishes, but the most powerful ones are those that belong to others. When Lulú notices that birds can’t nest due to spikes that line the buildings, she invokes Kino, her Guardian-creature. Together, they explore solutions in Lulú’s surreal inner universe.
NSW PREMIERE- Runtime: 7min
- Year: 2024
- Country: Australia
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And The Ocean Agreed
Vina is fading away, lost to dementia, but on a rare outing to the ocean, she finds herself and a chance for freedom.
NSW PREMIERE
- Runtime: 14min
- Year: 2024
- Country: Australia
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The Dog
A sick dog mysteriously appears in the clinic of a struggling vet (Kate Walsh, GREY’S ANATOMY) and tries to negotiate their own death, leading both on a surreal journey through life and mortality.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 12min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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Amok
A Rom-Thrill-Com. AMOK is a playful short film blending comedy, romance, and thriller elements, that explores whether one disastrous date can reignite a relationship. Hot on the heels of a heated argument, Sam and Edie are determined to salvage their anniversary dinner, but their night goes from silly to scary when they’re forced to stop at a mysterious mansion. What begins as a speedy detour quickly spirals into a bizarre, spooky adventure. Is this eerie encounter a gift from the universe, a sinister setup, or just the strangest date night ever?
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 10min
- Year: 2024
- Country: Australia
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Robbed
A bickering couple’s marriage is tested while they cower on the floor, as hostages during a bank robbery.
WORLD PREMIERE
- Runtime: 10min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia