Bender

Magic Beach

Ten animators bring Alison Lester's beloved children's book to the screen, crafting a magical mixture of live action and animation that is destined to become a family favourite.

We're Not Here

When tragedy interrupts their secret seaside tryst, the prospect of going public brings two men to a standoff.

Living Room

When the time comes, Masayuki confronts oblivion with the help of a mysterious stranger. Aimlessly wandering the streets, drinking and gambling alone, Masayuki passes through each night without purpose. Until he meets a stranger, who will free him at last.

Dumpy Goes to the Big Smoke

Dumpy a strange, cat-obsessed figure in a gold dress, who dreams of escaping to the big smoke. When a pleasant stranger appears, needing help to change a punctured tyre, opportunity final knocks.

You and Me, Before and After

Now in their 30s, grumbling sisters Hannah and Rachel decide to get their first tattoos together. As they get inked, and unable to leave until it’s done, they bond in conversation over still-fresh wounds that they share.

Are You Still Watching?

In the midst of Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdown, Jamie finds reprieve from the monotony of isolation through their imagination, sensuality and some help from iconic onscreen queer characters.

Multiply

A large-scale, participatory dance work choreographed by the acclaimed Stephanie Lake expresses the inexpressible in lockdown.

The Search for the Palace Letters

This remarkable documentary tells the story of Professor Jenny Hocking, the historian who took on the Australian Government and HM Queen Elizabeth II in a landmark legal battle - and won.

We Travel Together

‘We Travel Together’ follows a young woman moving through the diverse landscapes that make up "nature" in the contemporary world. Along the way she encounters and takes care of a strange little creature, and they travel together for a time, Where is the creature from? But does it matter? Or is it more important to build new relationships with the world and the organisms that currently surround us-even if these are unusual and perhaps artificial creatures? in depicting a post-natural world, the artist shows us the possibilities of love and beauty, even in difficult places.

Bloodfire

An allegory of resistance and liberation woven from Oceania’s past, present and future. A visual companion to the EP of the same name by the Pasifika-First Nations musical collective FAMILI.

The Defenders

When talented Australian refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi steps off the plane in Thailand for his honeymoon, he finds himself facing an Interpol arrest order for alleged terrorism offences. What unfolds is the gripping true story of a heroic whistle-blower who, on speaking out about his own torture, sets off a revenge plot involving three countries, two royal families and the world's most powerful sporting body, FIFA. As Hakeem awaits extradition back to Bahrain, a group of campaigners led by a retired Australian football captain Craig Foster fight for his release.