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Glenrothan

Opening Date: Thursday, 25 Jun 2026

The legendary Brian Cox (25th Hour) makes his directorial debut with GLENROTHAN, a family drama set in the stunning Scottish Highlands, and co-starring Alan Cumming (Eyes Wide Shut). When his beloved Chicago blues club burns down, Donal (Cumming) returns ... more

100 Nights of Hero

Opening Date: Thursday, 2 Jul 2026

ADVANCE SCREENING: Saturday June 27, 6.50pm. Enjoy a 30m harpist peformance before the film (included with your ticket). Playfully led by trio Maika Monroe, Emma Corrin, and Nicholas Galitzine, 100 NIGHTS OF HERO is a stylish, period-set fantasy adorned w ... more

Good Boy, The

Opening Date: Thursday, 2 Jul 2026

ADVANCE SCREENING: Sunday June 28, 7.00pm. Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough star in THE GOOD BOY, a horrifying psychological thriller from Oscar Nominee Jan Komasa (Corpus Christi). ... more

Le Samourai and Tokyo Drifter

Opening Date: Tuesday, 7 Jul 2026

New Wave noir from France and Japan A classic staple of French noir, LE SAMOURAÏ follows the enigmatic Jef (Alain Delon) after he’s witnessed carrying out a hit on a nightclub owner. TOKYO DRIFTER is a stylish and thrilling yakuza ganger noir set within ... more

Navigator, The

Opening Date: Wednesday, 8 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Wednesday July 8, 7.00pm. Join filmmaker Vincent Ward for a post-film Q&A of his fantastical time-travel classic. In Cumbria, England, in the year 1348, a village prepares for the dreadful onslaught of the Black Plague. Their only ho ... more

First Light

Opening Date: Thursday, 9 Jul 2026

Set in the remote mountains of the Philippines, Sister Yolanda (Ruby Ruiz) leads a peaceful existence at a convent in northern Luzon, helping the sick and dying at a local hospital. But when she reads a young man his last rites following a construction ac ... more

Invite, The

Opening Date: Thursday, 9 Jul 2026

ADVANCE SCREENING: Friday June 26, 7.00pm. Join us for an early preview of the star-studded dramedy THE INVITE and enjoy a glass of wine on arrival (included with your ticket). Olivia Wilde directs and stars in THE INVITE, a fiercely energised dinner part ... more

Kiki's Delivery Service

Opening Date: Thursday, 9 Jul 2026

RESTORATION! From the legendary Studio Ghibli and director Hayao Miyazaki comes "Kiki’s Delivery Service", the beloved coming-of-age story of a ... more

Saccharine

Opening Date: Thursday, 9 Jul 2026

Natalie Erika James (Relic) is back with SACCHARINE, an Aussie body horror led by Midori Francis (Good Boys). When Hana (Francis), a reclusive, lovelorn medical student, runs into an old friend from her high school, she becomes fixated on their recent we ... more

What Dreams May Come

Opening Date: Thursday, 9 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Thursday July 9, 6.40pm. Join filmmaker Vincent Ward for a post-film Q&A of his Oscar-winning fantasy romance, led by Robin Williams. After Chris Nielsen (Robin Williams) dies in a car accident, he is guided through the afterlife by ... more

Amélie

Opening Date: Tuesday, 14 Jul 2026

SAVE THE DATE! Bastille Day Screening: Tuesday 14 July, 6.50pm. Vive la France! This Bastille Day, we’re playing the classic French whimsical romantic comedy! Enjoy a sparkling wine on arrival. Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) lives in Paris, and in a world ... more

Clockwork Orange, A + Full Metal Jacket

Opening Date: Tuesday, 14 Jul 2026

DOUBLE FEATURE! It's a double feature of two Stanley Kubrick classics. Malcolm McDowell stars in the sci-fi satire based on the novel by Anthony Burgess. Gang leader Alex (McDowell) lives a life filled with crime, sex and the music of Ludwig Van Beetho ... more

Highlander

Opening Date: Friday, 17 Jul 2026

40TH ANNIVERSARY! Initially a box office bomb which was later discovered by audiences on home video, Christopher Lambert stars as ... more

Eternal Sunshine and Being John Malkovich

Opening Date: Tuesday, 21 Jul 2026

DOUBLE FEATURE! Two Academy Award winning, mind-bending black comedies from Charlie Kaufman

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND stars Jim Carrey ... more

Colours Of Time (La Venue De L’Avenir)

Opening Date: Thursday, 23 Jul 2026

Moving between contemporary Normandy and the final years of the 19th century, COLOURS OF TIME is a French drama that brings together family, history, and artistic curiosity. When four estranged cousins inherit a long-abandoned house in Normandy, their in ... more

Common Wealth

Opening Date: Thursday, 23 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Tuesday July 14, 6:40pm Join us for a post-film discussion live on stage with director Kane Guglielmi and special guests Rayna Fahey (Prosper Australia), Thomas Walker (Think Forward), and Kane Jackson (moderator). An intimate yet gl ... more

Les Liaisons Dangereuses: NT Live

Opening Date: Thursday, 23 Jul 2026

Academy Award-nominee Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation ... more

Sia: Nostalgic For The Present

Opening Date: Thursday, 23 Jul 2026

One voice. One unforgettable spectacle. Sia: Nostalgic for the Present - a bold, genre-defying experience that trades pop pageantry for pure ... more

Tenor: My Name is Pati

Opening Date: Thursday, 23 Jul 2026

From New Zealand documentarian Rebecca Tansley, TENOR: MY NAME IS PATI is bursting with humour, heart and soaring performances. Starting off in the churches of South Auckland and finding themselves on the stages of Paris, Pene and his brother Amitai Pati ... more

Wizard of the Kremlin, The

Opening Date: Thursday, 23 Jul 2026

Russia, in the early 1990’s is the aftermath of the USSR’s collapse. In a new world that promises freedom and ... more

Frida Kahlo

Opening Date: Saturday, 25 Jul 2026

Who was Frida Kahlo? Everyone knows her, but who was the woman behind the bright colours, the big brows, and ... more

2001: A Space Odyssey

Opening Date: Tuesday, 28 Jul 2026

MOVIE EPIC! Arguably one of the greatest films ever made, over 50 years ago director Stanley Kubrick released his ground-breaking sci-fi epic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. The seminal classic has since been fully restored so a new generation of Novagoers can di ... more

Blue Trail, The

Opening Date: Thursday, 30 Jul 2026

Winner of the Silver Bear at Berlin, THE BLUE TRAIL is a beautifully shot adventure through the heart of the Amazon. In a not-so-distant dystopian future, where the government relocates the elderly to isolated colonies under the guise of boosting the eco ... more

Rod Quantock: Comedy Warrior

Opening Date: Thursday, 30 Jul 2026

This feature documentary from Fiona Cochrane (Whoopie Blues) charts Rod Quantock’s five-decade career and his tireless efforts to communicate the perils of neoliberalism and the urgency of climate change through humour. His journey illustrates the buildin ... more

North By Northwest and Strangers On A Train

Opening Date: Tuesday, 4 Aug 2026

DOUBLE BILL! Alfred Hitchcock directs two must-see thrillers that forever changed cinemas.

Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason, ... more

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Opening Date: Thursday, 6 Aug 2026

The latest feature from meta-horror auteur Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow), TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA upends the slasher genre with Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) and Gillian Anderson (The Salt Path). After years of slapdash sequels and waning f ... more

Blade Runner: Final Cut + Dune (1984)

Opening Date: Tuesday, 11 Aug 2026

Iconic science fiction from the early 80s ... more

CatVideoFest 2026

Opening Date: Thursday, 13 Aug 2026

CatVideoFest is a hilarious, family friendly, feature length compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours ... more

Taxi Driver and Raging Bull

Opening Date: Tuesday, 18 Aug 2026

The ultimate collabs of DeNiro and Scorsese ... more

Chronology of Water, The

Opening Date: Thursday, 20 Aug 2026

Oscar-nominee Kristen Stewart makes her feature debut with THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER an unflinching portrait of womanhood, survival, and artistry, adapted from Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir. Looking to escape her abusive upbringing, Lidia (Imogen Poots) finds ... more

Rivals of Amziah King, The

Opening Date: Thursday, 20 Aug 2026

Led by a career-best performance from Matthew McConaughey, THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING is a crowd-pleasing story about honey, family, and music, with a knockout debut performance from Angela LookingGlass. Deep within the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, the ch ... more

Barry Lyndon

Opening Date: Tuesday, 25 Aug 2026

Kubrick directs cinema's finest rise and fall ... more

I Want Your Sex

Opening Date: Thursday, 27 Aug 2026

When fresh-faced Elliot (Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Wilde), his fantasies come ... more

On the Road

Opening Date: Thursday, 27 Aug 2026

NOVA EXCLUSIVE! Veneno, a rebellious young drifter, frequents roadside diners where he sleeps with truck drivers. Urgently needing a ride, ... more

Wild At Heart and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Opening Date: Tuesday, 1 Sep 2026

The ultimate road trips from the trippiest directors ... more

Silenced

Opening Date: Thursday, 3 Sep 2026

From International Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Selina Miles and Blayke Hoffman, SILENCED is a powerful, emotional and urgent documentary that challenges the devastating flaws maintaining the status quo within the justice system. After #MeToo broke the ... more

Wake In Fright and Razorback

Opening Date: Tuesday, 8 Sep 2026

In the outback, no one can hear you scream ... more

Donnie Darko and Leon: The Professional

Opening Date: Tuesday, 15 Sep 2026

DOUBLE FEATURE! Star-making cult classics ahead of their time.


Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a disturbed adolescent from a dysfunctional, upper-middle ... more

Broken English

Opening Date: Thursday, 17 Sep 2026

From the inventive documentarian duo Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard (20,000 Days on Earth, The Extraordinary Miss Flower) comes BROKEN ENGLISH, an intimate and ingenious exploration of rock icon Marianne Faithfull. A posterchild of counterculture and lead ... more

Solaris and Persona

Opening Date: Tuesday, 22 Sep 2026

DOUBLE FEATURE! A science fiction epic, and a psychological drama from two of Europe’s greatest arthouse filmmakers, Andrei Tarkovsky’s SOLARIS ... more

Interstellar

Opening Date: Tuesday, 29 Sep 2026

MOVIE EPIC! In director Christopher Nolan’s vision of the future, the Earth is no longer a reliable source of food as crops continue to die out due to environmental catastrophe. One-time pilot Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) discovers a plan by NASA to ... more

Possession and The Babadook

Opening Date: Tuesday, 6 Oct 2026

Various languages, English subtitles

... more

Suspiria (1977) and The Fall

Opening Date: Tuesday, 13 Oct 2026

Visually dazzling adventures from Argento and Tarsem

Various languages, English subtitles

... more

Jennifer's Body and Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Opening Date: Tuesday, 20 Oct 2026

DOUBLE BILL: Demonic Double! Join us to watch cult classics JENNIFER’S BODY and the 1992 film BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER ... more

Shining, The

Opening Date: Tuesday, 27 Oct 2026

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy ... more

Fox, The

Opening Date: Thursday, 29 Oct 2026

Drawing on Japanese and Korean folktales, Dario Russo’s debut THE FOX is an absurdly comic Australian folktale starring Jai Courtney, Emily Browning, and Damon Herriman, as well as the voices of Olivia Colman and Sam Neill. Nick (Courtney) is a small-tow ... more

Pressure

Opening Date: Thursday, 29 Oct 2026

Detailing the tense 72 hours before D-Day, PRESSURE is a powerfully performed exploration of the weather’s involvement in the most dangerous seaborne invasion in history, incredibly led by Oscar-winner Brendan Fraser (Rental Family) and Adam Scott (Blue M ... more

V For Vendetta and Civil War

Opening Date: Tuesday, 3 Nov 2026

The ultimate "that could never happen here" double ... more

Lighthouse, The and The VVitch

Opening Date: Tuesday, 10 Nov 2026

Two folk horror favourites from director Robert Eggers ... more

Grey Gardens and Sans Soleil

Opening Date: Tuesday, 17 Nov 2026

DOUBLE FEATURE! Twentieth century documentaries that broke the mould and pushed the genre into new spaces.

GREY GARDENS is a documentary ... more

Eyes Wide Shut

Opening Date: Tuesday, 24 Nov 2026

MOVIE EPIC! Stanley Kubrick directs Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in his final film. ... more

Touch of Evil and Double Indemnity

Opening Date: Tuesday, 1 Dec 2026

Revenge thriller masterpieces from Welles and Wilder ... more

Howl's Moving Castle + Laputa Castle in the Sky

Opening Date: Tuesday, 8 Dec 2026

DOUBLE FEATURE! Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki present fantastical animated tales of far-away lands. ... more

Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Opening Date: Tuesday, 15 Dec 2026

DOUBLE BILL: It's a hair-burning, ice-slipping, glass-decoration-crushing, iron-to-the-face double feature as Macauley Culkin stars as Kevin McAllister, the innocent young ... more

Die Hard and Die Hard 2: Die Harder

Opening Date: Tuesday, 22 Dec 2026

DOUBLE BILL: Ho, Ho, Ho, it's a Die Hard double feature! Bruce Willis stars in his most iconic role - ... more

Fanny and Alexander (Theatrical Cut)

Opening Date: Tuesday, 29 Dec 2026

Ingmar Bergman's 4-time Oscar winning masterpiece

Various languages, English subtitles

... more

Bon Voyage, Marie

Opening Date: Thursday, 30 Jul 2026

Starring a charming cast led by Hélène Vincent (When Fall is Coming) and Pierre Lottin (The Stranger), BON VOYAGE, MARIE is a tender and heartwarming story of a family coming together. When 80-year-old Marie (Vincent) announces a family trip to Switzerla ... more

MDFF26 From Depression With Love

Opening Date: Tuesday, 7 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Tuesday July 7, 6.45pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. FROM DEPRESSION WITH LOVE is a provocative exploration of depression, healing, and transformation. Blending powerful real-life stories with a compelli ... more

MDFF26 Opening Night Shorts

Opening Date: Tuesday, 7 Jul 2026

SESSION INTRODUCTION: Tuesday July 7, 8.45pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for an introduction. Opening Night Shorts: DAD VS. BEES (20:29, David Quach) — A 79-year-old Asian man battles a bee infestation in his garden while navigating age, language ... more

MDFF26 Planet Sun

Opening Date: Tuesday, 7 Jul 2026

Join Andy Evans, Australian renewable energy pioneer, on a sweeping journey through ten countries where humanity’s bond with the sun has shaped civilisation, science, and survival. PLANET SUN carries viewers from the pyramids of Teotihuacán and Chichén I ... more

MDFF26 Going Dry + Health Shorts

Opening Date: Wednesday, 8 Jul 2026

SESSION INTRODUCTION: Wednesday July 8, 5.50pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for an introduction. Leading alcohol-free advocate Andy Ramage guides moderate drinkers across the US, UK, and Canada through a 90-day break from alcohol in GOING DRY. The ... more

MDFF26 Two of Us + Sports Shorts

Opening Date: Wednesday, 8 Jul 2026

After suffering tragedy, Tim Edwards embarks on an epic national walk right across the UK with comedian John May in TWO OF US. Together they confront grief, unravel personal demons, forge unexpected connections, and inspire others to find hope amid profou ... more

Big Book Club THE ODYSSEY Live

Opening Date: Thursday, 9 Jul 2026

Please note that this event has commenced and sales have concluded; this web page remains for the benefit of ticketholders ... more

Big Book Club THE ODYSSEY Online

Opening Date: Thursday, 9 Jul 2026

Please note that this event has commenced and sales have concluded; this web page remains for the benefit of ticketholders ... more

MDFF26 Anxiety Club + Comedy Shorts

Opening Date: Thursday, 9 Jul 2026

SESSION INTRODUCTION: Thursday July 9, 6.30pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for an introduction. Stand-up comedians openly share their battles with anxiety, therapy sessions, and daily coping mechanisms. Through humour and honesty, ANXIETY CLUB reve ... more

MDFF26 Coexistence, My Ass

Opening Date: Thursday, 9 Jul 2026

Comedian and peace activist Noam Shuster Eliassi delivers a sharp, satirical one-woman show that confronts the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Shot between 2019 and 2024, COEXISTENCE, MY ASS follows Eliassi’s stand-up routine while traci ... more

MDFF26 40 Years of F*cking Up

Opening Date: Friday, 10 Jul 2026

40 YEARS OF F*CKING UP is the unbelievable story of how a group of untalented teenage punks became the most successful independent band in history; NOFX. Told with raw energy and humour, the film reveals their haphazard journey filled with chaos, determin ... more

MDFF26 Building The Beatles

Opening Date: Friday, 10 Jul 2026

Short to play prior to feature: SAVING SPRING CREEK VALLEY. Featuring never before seen footage of the most seminal rock band in music history, BUILDING THE BEATLES is an unprecedented look at the players who have been left out of the story of The Fab Fou ... more

MDFF26 Don't Forget Me

Opening Date: Friday, 10 Jul 2026

The first official biography of rock ’n’ roll pioneer Eddie Cochran. Featuring never-before-seen archival material, dramatic recreations, and powerful testimonies from legends including Keith Richards, Sting, Rod Stewart, and Alice Cooper, DON'T FORGET ME ... more

MDFF26 Acropolis Cats and Other Wondrous Creatures

Opening Date: Saturday, 11 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Saturday July 11, 5.00pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. Exploring the lives of stray cats in Athens and beyond, ACROPOLIS CATS AND OTHER WONDROUS CREATURES examines the tenderness and tragedies in hu ... more

MDFF26 Brother vs. Brother + Experimental Shorts

Opening Date: Saturday, 11 Jul 2026

SESSION INTRODUCTION: Saturday July 11, 6.20pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for an introduction. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola and Inspired by live cinema, BROTHER VERSUS BROTHER is a one-take musical that follows combative twin musicians as the ... more

MDFF26 Eyes Like Diamonds

Opening Date: Saturday, 11 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Saturday July 11, 7.15pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. Passionate conservationist Neil Waters embarks on a decade-long search through Tasmania’s wilderness to prove the Tasmanian Tiger still exists. ... more

MDFF26 Maypilama + First Nations Shorts

Opening Date: Saturday, 11 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Saturday July 11, 1.15pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. In a remote Yolŋu island community, Elder Ḻäwurrpa Maypilama works to return birthing to Country. Navigating ancestral laws, colonial resistance, a ... more

MDFF26 Shorts Sessions 1

Opening Date: Saturday, 11 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Saturday July 11, 10.15am. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. STRANGER IN THE WORLD (Sturla Pilskog 29.50mins) Follows a filmmaker, his autistic son, and a composer's earth-inspired work. A MAGIC THREAD (15: ... more

MDFF26 Shorts Sessions 2

Opening Date: Saturday, 11 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Saturday July 11, 1.00pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. SCRAP (17.01 Noémie Lobry) The corridors of a consciousness invaded by broken cars, where images of the past, present and possible futures ... more

MDFF26 That Half Barbaric Twang

Opening Date: Saturday, 11 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Saturday July 11, 4.20pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. THAT HALF BARBARIC TWANG is a spiritual road movie following two renowned Australian actors, David Field (The Rover) and Geoff Morrell (Top of the ... more

MDFF26 Jimmy Somerville: Smalltown Boy + Shorts

Opening Date: Sunday, 12 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday July 12, 3.45pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. The story of frontman Jimmy Somerville, the rebellious singer who became the English voice of gay and minority rights. From Bronski Beat to The Commu ... more

MDFF26 Out Laws + Queer Shorts

Opening Date: Sunday, 12 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday July 12, 5.15pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. Friedel Dausab challenges Namibia’s criminalisation of same-sex love in a landmark court case. The film traces colonial and religious roots of anti-q ... more

MDFF26 Shorts Sessions 3

Opening Date: Sunday, 12 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday July 12, 10.15am. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. CROC COUNTRY (Sinead Reynold 20:05) In tropical North Queensland, locals must share ... more

MDFF26 Shorts Sessions 4

Opening Date: Sunday, 12 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday July 12, 1.10pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. KALEIDOSCOPE (45m) short docs. GOING COASTAL (16:15, Henry Smith) — Couple's simple life climbing, gardening, and birding on remote Flinder ... more

MDFF26 The Marbles

Opening Date: Sunday, 12 Jul 2026

THE MARBLES is the story of the greatest art heist in history and the fight to change a great wrong. In 1801, Lord Elgin removed half of the Parthenon, causing a scandal among his contemporaries. What followed was a 200-year battle between Greece and the ... more

MDFF26 Bound By Distance

Opening Date: Tuesday, 14 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Tuesday July 14, 8.30pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. Six Australian runners and their support crew tackle the world’s longest, hardest unsanctioned race — the 550km Speed Project from LA to Las Vegas. ... more

MDFF26 Shared Table Regional Heros

Opening Date: Tuesday, 14 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Tuesday July 14, 6.45pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. Four unsung migrant heroes in regional Victoria open their kitchens to a travelling film crew. What begins as a quest for connection becomes a deepl ... more

MDFF26 Wide Horizons

Opening Date: Tuesday, 14 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Tuesday July 14, 6.20pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. An intimate portrait of critically acclaimed regional dance company Dancenorth based in tropical North Queensland. The film follows the company on a ... more

MDFF26 Everything We Need Is Here

Opening Date: Wednesday, 15 Jul 2026

Drawn by a primal instinct to forage, Tiffany wanders Manitoba’s boreal forests in search of wild mushrooms — and something far deeper. Living with complex PTSD, she finds in Nature a refuge that offers calm, clarity, and connection. In Winnipeg’s threate ... more

MDFF26 How To Kill A Mermaid

Opening Date: Thursday, 16 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Thursday July 16, 8.50pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. A heart-wrenching true-crime documentary re-examining the 2020 death of 18-year-old Linnea Mills during a cold-water scuba dive in Montana’s Glacie ... more

MDFF26 Whistleblower + David McBride: Declassified

Opening Date: Thursday, 16 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Thursday July 16, 6.15pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. WHISTLEBLOWER (Marc Bauder, 91 min): Follows Africa’s most important whistleblower Jean-Jacques Lumumba, former NSA intelligence analyst Daniel ... more

MDFF26 Dead Parents Club

Opening Date: Friday, 17 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Friday July 17, 8.40pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for an introduction. A hybrid documentary exploring parental loss through real stories interwoven with the orphan trope in popular culture. Participants perform iconic sc ... more

MDFF26 No Limbs No Limits

Opening Date: Friday, 17 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Friday July 17, 8.30pm. Join the filmmaker live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. Born without arms or legs in Melbourne, Nick Vujicic and his family fought Australia’s education system to change disability integration nationwide. T ... more

MDFF26 Spirit Of The Photobooth

Opening Date: Friday, 17 Jul 2026

Q&A SCREENING: Friday July 17, 6.15pm. Join two of the Melbourne-based participants in the film - Chris Sutherland and Jessie Norman - live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A of this work-in-progress film. An exclusive, early look at a warm documentary ... more

MDFF26 Docs After Dark

Opening Date: Saturday, 18 Jul 2026

SESSION INTRODUCTION: Saturday July 18, 8.30pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for an introduction. THE MAN WHO SAW THEM ARRIVE (Zev Howley, 71 min): In January 1968, the quiet life of Melbourne resident Colin Cameron was shattered following a myster ... more

MDFF26 Love Letter to the Unseen + Sensing Home

Opening Date: Saturday, 18 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Saturday July 18, 5.30pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. LOVE LETTER TO THE UNSEEN (45 min, Josh Murphy) follows youth conservationist Spencer Hitchen on his journey of discovery to understand the imminen ... more

MDFF26 Making Infinity

Opening Date: Saturday, 18 Jul 2026

An intimate observation of the creative process of Australian & Chinese artists navigating simmering tensions & their cultural differences; in an attempt to create a contemporary performance ritual that involves the entire audience moving in unison to mak ... more

MDFF26 Silver Screamers

Opening Date: Saturday, 18 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Saturday July 18, 6.15pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. A heartwarming and spine-tingling documentary following spirited senior citizens who step far outside their comfort zones to create their own horro ... more

MDFF26 Somewhere After

Opening Date: Saturday, 18 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Saturday July 18, 3.30pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. Seven Australians share their isolation hopes, dreams, and fears via video calls early in the pandemic. Three years later they revisit those re ... more

MDFF26 Tycho! + Pushing the Boundaries

Opening Date: Saturday, 18 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Saturday July 18, 10.15am. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. TYCHO! Beyond the Baton (Stephan Wellink, 95 min): The little-known personal story of child prodigy Maestro Tommy Tycho — Holocaust survivor, pian ... more

MDFF26 Wim Wenders Retrospective

Opening Date: Saturday, 18 Jul 2026

A retrospective of documentary shorts from acclaimed filmmaker Wim Wenders (Perfect Days, Paris, Texas). ROOM 666 (1982, 50m) Shot during the ... more

MDFF26 Australian Dream

Opening Date: Sunday, 19 Jul 2026

Six underdog surfers from a tiny village in Portugal travel to Australia and take on the world elite in one of the country’s most iconic surfing championships, embodying determination and unexpected triumph. ... more

MDFF26 Language Of Light (Session 1)

Opening Date: Sunday, 19 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday July 19, 4.10pm. A program bringing together three distinct photographic voices spanning music culture, feminist social documentary, and contemporary diaspora identity. ... more

MDFF26 Language Of Light (Session 2)

Opening Date: Sunday, 19 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday July 19, 6.20pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. A second program featuring powerful photographic storytelling across Indigenous identity, ocean ecosystems, and global conflict zones. ... more

MDFF26 Nova 78

Opening Date: Sunday, 19 Jul 2026

A time capsule from the underground: restored footage from the legendary 1978 Nova Convention featuring William Burroughs, Frank Zappa, Patti Smith, and other counterculture icons, reimagined for today’s audiences. ... more

MDFF26 Resisting Caste(ism) In Australia

Opening Date: Sunday, 19 Jul 2026

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday July 19, 12.15pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A. Filmmaker Dr Vikrant Kishore travels 3,500 kilometres across Australian cities, speaking with Dalit community members and allies about persisten ... more

MFW From Dusk Till Dawn

Opening Date: Friday, 31 Jul 2026

MONSTER FEST WEEKENDER: HIGHWAY TO HELL! This exhilarating collaboration between Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino starts as a brutal crime thriller ... more

MFW Mad Max 2

Opening Date: Friday, 31 Jul 2026

MONSTER FEST WEEKENDER: HIGHWAY TO HELL! Monster Fest is proud to present the film that set the gold standard for post-apocalyptic ... more

MFW Leatherface: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre III

Opening Date: Saturday, 1 Aug 2026

MONSTER FEST WEEKENDER: HIGHWAY TO HELL! The man in the face mask is back - and his chainsaw is freshly sharpened ... more

MFW Race With The Devil

Opening Date: Saturday, 1 Aug 2026

MONSTER FEST WEEKENDER: HIGHWAY TO HELL! Satanic cults, high-speed RV chases, and Warren fucken Oates—it doesn’t get any more awesome than ... more

MFW The Hills Have Eyes

Opening Date: Saturday, 1 Aug 2026

MONSTER FEST WEEKENDER: HIGHWAY TO HELL Remakes don’t usually hit this hard but Alexandre Aja’s brutal, blood-soaked retelling of Wes Craven’s ... more

MFW Christine

Opening Date: Sunday, 2 Aug 2026

MONSTER FEST WEEKENDER: HIGHWAY TO HELL! In 1983, John Carpenter and Stephen King, two titans of horror, collided in a nightmarish ... more

MFW The Hitcher

Opening Date: Sunday, 2 Aug 2026

MONSTER FEST WEEKENDER: HIGHWAY TO HELL! No film captured the nightmare scenario of what happens when you pick up the wrong ... more

MFW The Wraith

Opening Date: Sunday, 2 Aug 2026

MONSTER FEST WEEKENDER: HIGHWAY TO HELL! Charlie Sheen tears through a small desert town leaving behind a trail of dead bodies, ... more

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