The 3rd 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, 9pm | Runtime: 109 mins | Classification: under 15 to be w/adult
Two rival pickpockets clash in an increasingly risky game of cat-&-mouse.
WORLD PREMIERE
In an overpopulated future, an elderly woman is visited by a young government official to ensure she is complying with the government’s new “Exit Plan” policy, but, when he interrogates her further he soon realizes she has her own ‘plan’ for him.
WORLD PREMIERE
Andrew’s decision to quit the residential rehab program devastates the loyal teenager he’s supposed to be mentoring.
An Aboriginal psychological horror, THE MOOGAI is the story of a family terrorised by a child-stealing spirit.
NSW PREMIERE
Svetlana, a recent widow struggles to navigate her husband’s funeral and wake as it spirals out of control.
WORLD PREMIERE
Two women – a Missionary’s wife, Mary, and Ngarrindjeri woman, Lacardi, meet in a changing world, 1860s South Australia; tragedy strikes leaving Mary questioning her need to ‘save souls’ and instead finding solace in Lacardi‘s culture and connection to Country.
NSW PREMIERE
A 30-something-year-old Down Syndrome woman leaves her past behind, and runs away from a small country town, heading towards the city. Along her journey, she makes an unlikely friendship with a Drag Queen from the Outback, teaching us all not to be afraid to celebrate who we are.
WORLD PREMIERE
When a volatile young bartender shows up to work with a fresh black eye, he’s challenged by his boss to drop his macho persona.
NSW PREMIERE
A young Indigenous girl must dig deep to own her performance of a Shakespearean sonnet for her high school drama class.
NSW PREMIERE