Jack Bonser

Shayda, a young Iranian woman living in Australia, finds refuge in a women’s shelter with her 6-year-old daughter, Mona. Having fled her husband, Hossein, and filed for divorce, Shayda struggles to maintain normalcy for Mona. Buoyed by the approach of Nowruz, she tries to forge a fresh start with new and unfettered freedoms. But when a judge grants Hossein visitation rights, he reenters their life, stoking Shayda’s fear that he’ll attempt to take Mona back to Iran.

August gives her insight on why she chose to transition and what she hopes for the future.

A documentary about death (in one way or another)

On the one-year anniversary of their friend's death, three reckless hedonists visit his gravesite. Their dead friend, in ghost form, confronts them about their behaviour and how it led to his death.

A short film comprising of two disconnected scenes from a romantic drama. In "Amy", Georgia tries to talk Austin out of cheating on his girlfriend. In "Not the World's Safest Bet", Austin and Georgia sit at a cafe a few months later and discuss the current nature of their relatonship.

Brothers John and Steven must navigate the hardships of life. Both what is in and out of their control.

Derek, the simple-minded film student, wants to make his avant-garde masterpiece but he soon realises that something more nefarious is at foot.

David's mourning of the death of a previous partner is interrupted by a girl named Nadia. Much to his surprise, she's here to do the same thing.

A shell-shocked man battles his war trauma and crumbling domestic issues.

REPAIRS AND MALFUNCTIONS is an independent thriller, created by August MacDonald. Two young modem repairmen, Harvey and Isaac, arrive at the house of a new customer, a gruff yet charming middle-aged man. Once they arrive, the Man convinces the two to stay longer than they should with the promise of drugs and alcohol. Over the course of their ill-timed hangout, the Man's true nature begins to seep through his charming facade. But by the time they realize, it may be too late.

Upon leaving an abusive relationship, a trans woman returns home to her widowed mother after years of estrangement.

A narcissistic kid finds himself in the same creative and emotional rut he's been stuck in for a very long time.

When a local girl goes missing, a woman is forced to face the demons from her traumatic childhood.