Festival Opening, Screening & Party 2016

The Detectives of Noir Town

In a town where people and puppets walk the streets, a puppet detective is on the case of his missing uncle. Though he has competition from every man, woman and dummy wanting to be named Noir Town’s top detective. Starring David Collins (The Umbilical Brothers), Nick Boshier (Bondi Hipsters), Zoe Carides

NSW PREMIERE

Oh Be Joyful

Rita is about to kick the bucket, but before she does she’s got one final job to do: drag her granddaughter out of the closet.

WORLD PREMIERE

Home

Home, is missing planes and sinking boats; a eulogy for all those whose bones only made it as far as the arms of mother ocean.
NSW PREMIERE

Nulla Nulla

Fresh out of the academy, White Cop experiences his first taste of Aboriginal community life, as Black Cop puts him to the test.

Let’s Dance: Bowie Down Under

The remarkable, forgotten story behind Let’s Dance – David Bowie’s biggest hit record – and how the birth of MTV, and an unlikely journey deep into the Australian outback, led to its unprecedented success.

NSW PREMIERE

Ave Maria

In the middle of the West Bank wilderness, the nuns of the ‘Sisters of Mercy’ convent, have their daily routine of silence and prayer disrupted when a family of Jewish settlers come knocking at their door.

Halfbeard

Gavin is a comedy actor who wants to be taken seriously. That’s why he’s grown a beard. Now Gavin is about to make the crossover into drama. But first he needs to find a razor…