Best of Australian Shorts – 2026 Tour Brisbane
This programme is a specially curated selection of highlights from Flickerfest’s Australian Academy® Qualifying competition programmes in Bondi 2026.
This programme includes all films that were made in Queensland or by filmmakers who grew up in Queensland!
Flickerfest, celebrating 35 years bringing you the Best of Australian Shorts.
‘The Cream Of 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.
Screening: On Tour | Running Time: 103 min | Classification: under 15yrs to be w/adult
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Shadow & Stray
Stray, an abandoned bull terrier puppy, finds unexpected friendship at the pound when her shadow comes to life.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 5min
- Year: 2024
- Country: Australia
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Mooncake
On the night of her family’s Moon Festival gathering, Lydia, a nervy Chinese-Australian, comes out via interpretive song—unleashing chaos, generational reckoning, and a torrent of long-buried family secrets, all while her younger brother films every second of this family-altering evening.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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Pliers
Sleep deprived and nursing a rotten tooth, a single mother races to get her kids ready for school so she can get to her dentist appointment on time.
NSW PREMIERE- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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Flame
A performance artist must reach her audience before it’s too late.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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Half Past Midnight
A chance encounter outside a movie theatre forces two strangers to confront their romantic pasts.
NSW PREMIERE- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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Woman In The Dark
When a couple having a romantic evening is rudely interrupted by an uninvited guest, uncomfortable truths unfold.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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Rapscallion
Claire and Anita escape an all-female cult and must make it safely through a desert allegedly full of monsters. When the traumatised teenagers find an abandoned campsite, Anita becomes so fixated on proving the existence of boys that Claire keeps the discovery of a murdered man in a tent to herself.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 16min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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Writers In Love
A comedy about two writers whose romantic entanglement takes a sharp turn when they realize they have conflicting ideas about the ethics of writing. As their boundaries clash, the line between storytelling and manipulation begins to blur..
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia
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Laterz
An aspiring Melbourne rapper and her two best friends want to get her track on the radio and secure the clout that comes with the airtime. Over one afternoon in the suburbs, their dreams start to collide with reality.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2025
- Country: Australia