19th December 2025

In this heartwarming short documentary, The Baker’s Hotline, a dedicated team of passionate bakers work the King Arthur Flour call centre, offering expert advice and answering perplexing baking questions from an eclectic array of callers, revealing the transformative power of baking and the unexpected long lasting connections it fosters. WORLD PREMIERE
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19th December 2025

In Xochimilco, a borough of Mexico City, families take turns caring for Baby Jesus icons – some dating to the 16th century – at home for one-year terms. The stewardship is believed to bring miracles and good fortune, prompting people to wait decades for the opportunity. NSW PREMIERE
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19th December 2025

Mr Gerrey lives alone in an old, weathered cottage with his faithful dog Marlo. His only regular human contact comes through weekly trips to the local store, where concerned shopkeepers worry about his growing isolation and declining health. AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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19th December 2025

Anna & Alfonso is a heartfelt documentary short that tells the story of a young woman who moves from her small hometown of Newcastle to New York City. Amid the excitement of a new chapter, she finds herself feeling homesick until she meets Alfonso, a spirited dachshund who becomes her loyal companion. Spanning two countries […]
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19th December 2025

An animated film created from interviews with key players in the artificial intelligence field. The animation weaves together their positive and negative views of our future with AI—this new, burgeoning, worrisome “thing”! AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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19th December 2025

In the marshlands of Southern Iraq, Ibrahim and his family live in solitude as strangers to the outside world, their lives tethered to the river, the reeds, and the buffalo they tend. Silent and withdrawn, Ibrahim finds comfort only in his buffalo, his sole companion. But as the rivers dry and the landscape withers, Ibrahim […]
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19th December 2025

After a volcanic eruption, Ramón walks the island of La Palma with his microphone, looking for ghosts. AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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19th December 2025

Biggy struggles to maintain his late father’s allotment while grappling with his troubled past. As he tends to the neglected plots, he discovers an opportunity to honour his father’s legacy. Can Biggie save his father’s allotment and find redemption in the process? AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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19th December 2025

A young Russian couple, feeling helplessness and sadness over the war, decides to leave their home for good. Their journey to Georgia becomes a surrealist nightmare. Their greatest fear—being separated at the border—catches up with them from an unexpected angle. AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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19th December 2025

Jim, a lonely man who lives stuck in a rut, remembers when he was a child and his gut was alive. Despite his parents and doctor’s efforts, Jim decided to listen to his gut, which awakened enormous curiosity in him with a simple word: climb. After days of climbing everything, Jim discovered something that fascinated […]
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