Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Deep in the wild Southern Ocean, halfway between Australia and Africa, a snowy volcano nine thousand feet high rears up from the sea like a Great White Whale. Five times it tried to kill the first team that tried to climb it. But back they sailed, through ... more

Maggie Fooke set up the 10 room Brooklyn Arts Hotel in downtown Fitzroy as a guest accommodation for 'artists and lovers of the arts of all kinds - including conversation, activism and philosophy' to stay, when visiting Melbourne. It was rather ... more

ATYPICAL LEARNING (Dir: Masina Taule'alo, 1hr2m) There are students at university that are Neurodivergent, have trouble understanding specific social structures and experience things that others find unique. A film director Masina Taule’alo, on the ... more

AS THE LEASH COMES LOOSE (Dir: Jackson Hayat, 19m)

Veterinary euthanasia specialist Emma Whiston endeavours to alleviate the suffering of others, ... more

Jacqueline Mitelman- portrait photographer

Born in Scotland and migrating to Australia as a child, Jacqueline has lived and worked in Melbourne ... more

Join Andy Evans, Australian renewable energy pioneer, as he follows the story of Offshore Wind across the globe, exploring our ... more

A portrait of modern-day Lebanon as seen through the eyes of four families living in the impoverished Sabra and Shatila ... more

Jewher, a Uyghur teen from China, lands in the US after she is violently separated from her father at the Beijing airport. Abduweli, a linguist and poet imprisoned and tortured for teaching Uyghur language, leaves for Istanbul upon his release. Together, ... more

ENCORE SCREENING: Tuesday July 30, 6.30pm.

An awe-inspiring odyssey about cave diving icon Jill Heinerth, and her journey of exploration, resilience ... more

Opening Date: Sunday, 28 Jul 2024

OLD LESBIANS (30m)

For the last quarter century, Houston native Arden Eversmeyer journeyed across the country to record hundreds of oral ... more

Opening Date: Sunday, 28 Jul 2024

CLAPTRAP (Dir: Darcy Newton, 1hr31m) There's a lot that goes unseen and unspoken when you're on the road. Australian rockers Kingswood are embarking on the most ambitious tour the nation has seen yet, playing anywhere from quaint local pubs to ... more

Opening Date: Sunday, 28 Jul 2024

KATZ TAPES (Dir: Adam Fischer, 25m)

From 1980-2005, Larry Katz, a reporter for the Boston Herald, interviewed music's biggest stars and ... more

Opening Date: Sunday, 28 Jul 2024

COMMON GROUND by Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell.

The solution of Regenerative farmers to bring soil health across the continent ... more

Opening Date: Sunday, 28 Jul 2024

Prepare to be captivated by THE PROMISE, a cinematic force that pushes the boundaries of storytelling. Adapted from the pages ... more

Opening Date: Sunday, 4 Aug 2024

St Kilda was once home to the richest, most influential people in Australia, before greed and arrogance turned it into ... more