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Co-written by Oscar-winner Sarah Polley (Women Talking), & SONS is an intimate story of family, identity, and connection starring Bill Nighy (Living), George MacKay (The Beast), and Noah Jupe (Hamnet), based on David Gilbert’s titular novel. ... more

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RESTORATION! The classic anime cyberpunk action film from 1988 returns to the cinema screen fully remastered and remixed. Set in ... more

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WHAT THE FEST 2! Ken Russell (The Devils, Women In Love) directs ALTERED STATES, an experimental surrealist sci-fi horror from 1980 starring William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban and Drew Barrymore. Hurt stars as Harvard professor Edward Jessup, who exp ... more

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RESTORATION! Directed by master anime filmmaker Momoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell), ANGEL'S EGG is a rediscovered gem of the Japanese animation genre. ... more

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BACKROOMS: EVERYTHING MUST GO edition comes with a new, previously unseen 16-minute post-credits sequence of entirely new footage Based on the web series which took the world by storm, Kane Parsons makes his feature debut with BACKROOMS, a psychological h ... more

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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 econ ... more

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RESTORATION! Everyone's given one special thing...

The adult entertainment industry epic that not only identified director Paul Thomas Anderson as the ... more

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35th ANNIVERSARY! Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire), Ice Cube (Friday), and Angela Bassett (Strange Days) deliver breakout performances in writer-director John Singleton’s Oscar-nominated drama set within Los Angeles' gang culture, BOYZ N THE HOOD. Tre (G ... more

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EVENT SCREENINGS! A star-making performance by Timothee Chalamet, sunny Italian settings and nostalgic needle-drops combine to create sublime cinema. Cinema Nova’s audience embraced the film so thoroughly that the theatre out-grossed not only entire count ... more

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Set against the backdrop of the gilets jaunes protests, Case 137 is a gripping, socially-charged thriller from Dominik Moll (The Night of the 12th). Stéphanie (Léa Drucker), an investigator at the French National Police General Inspectorate (IGPN), is as ... more

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

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The latest film from one of cinema’s most prolific directors, Steven Soderbergh (Black Bag, Ocean’s Eleven), THE CHRISTOPHERS is a richly comedic exploration of art and legacy led by a magnetic paring of Ian McKel ... more

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EXCLUSIVE! 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. ... more

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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

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WHAT THE FEST 2! Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Pulse) directs CURE; the Japanese answer to David Fincher's Se7en, which was released two ... more

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From singular, once in a generation talent, Steven Spielberg comes DISCLOSURE DAY; an original sci-fi blockbuster led by Josh O’Connor (Challengers), Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada), Colin Firth (The King's Speech) and Colman Domingo (Sing Sing). ... more

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Screening as part of the Oslo Trilogy (LOVE, SEX, and DREAMS) Dag Johan Haugerud’s thematically connected films are reminiscent of Krzysztof Kieślowski Three Colours' Trilogy. Johanne (Ella Øverbye) documents her intense crush on her French teac ... more

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In the spirit of A Dog's Purpose and The Story of Hachiko comes GOHAN, a Thai drama about the intense bond between humans and animals. A stray dog is discovered outside a convenience store by a Japanese man living in Thailand. Naming the pup Gohan (the J ... more

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MEET THE FILMMAKER: Saturday August 29, 12:50pm. Join us for a live virtual Q&A with filmmaker Gregg Araki. Gregg Araki (Mysterious Skin, The Doom Generation) is back with I WANT YOUR SEX, a fresh, fun, and sexy look at art and murder, led by Olivia W ... more

WHAT THE FEST 2! David Lynch's surreal psychological thriller returns to the cinema screen fully restored. Defying simple explanation, it has been called both a masterpiece and an enigma. The last feature completed by the filmmaker, Lynch also acted ... more

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Olivia Wilde directs and stars in THE INVITE, a fiercely energised dinner party dramedy filled with insecurities, jealously, and sexual tension. ... more

Adrian Chiarella directs acclaimed supernatural thriller LEVITICUS, a tale of two star-crossed teenage boys living in small-town Australia who must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most - each other. ... more

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Screening as part of the Oslo Trilogy (LOVE, SEX, and DREAMS) Dag Johan Haugerud’s thematically connected films are reminiscent of Krzysztof Kieślowski Three Colours' Trilogy. Marianne (Andrea Bræin Hovig), a doctor, and Tor (Tayo Cittadella Jacobse ... more

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Curry Barker’s theatrical debut OBSESSION is a darkly romantic supernatural horror, led by an incredible performance from Inde Navarrette. Baron ‘Bear’ Bailey (Michael Johnston) is in love with his childhood friend Nikki (Navarrette), who he works with, ... more

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Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY adapts Homer’s foundational saga to create an epic all-star drama in his signature Oscar-winning style. Matt ... more

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NOVA EXCLUSIVE! Veneno (Victor Prieto Simental), a rebellious young drifter, frequents roadside diners where he sleeps with truck drivers. Urgently needing a ride, he meets Muñeco (Osvaldo Sanchez), a hard-edged driver who keeps to himself, and convinces ... more

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Wednesday September 2, 6.20pm Join us for a live, virtual post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Annemarie Jacir. In 1936, as villages across Mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf moves between his rural home and ... more

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A sci-fi adventure epic from Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Lego Movie, 22 Jump Street), PROJECT HAIL MARY stars Ryan Gosling and Sandra Hüller. ... more

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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. ... more

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This feature documentary from Fiona Cochrane (Whoopee 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

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Veteran Australian journalist Tony Jones’ directorial debut SENTIENT explores the moral, emotional, and clinical complexities around animal testing. A passionate primatologist, Dr Lisa Jones-Engel, a former animal tester turned animal welfare advocate, s ... more

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Exploring the deep connections between humans and nature, SILENT FRIEND centres on a centuries-old Gingko tree planted within the grounds of a German university across 3 distinct time periods; 1908, 1972 and 2020. ... more

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WHAT THE FEST 2! From The Wachowskis comes one of the most underrated films of the 21st century, SPEED RACER. Based on the classic Japanese anime series from the 1960s, Emile Hirsch is Speed; an eighteen year old race car driver aspiring to become the wor ... more

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Best friends Tess (Ginger Minj) and DeeDee (Jujubee) are train stewardesses who trade their dreary shifts on Stank Rail for the glitzy Glamazonian Express. When a catastrophic “Stormaganza” threatens to derail the high-speed train and crash it into Florid ... more

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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 Gill ... more

WHAT THE FEST 2! Based on Horace McCoy's novel, Sydney Pollack directs the rarely-screened 1969 psychological drama THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY? Nominated for 9 Academy Awards, the film stars Jane Fonda, Bruce Dern, Susannah York, Michael Sarrazin, Gig ... more

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Matt Johnson (Blackberry, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie) adapts Anthony Bourdain’s seminal memoir Kitchen Confidential in TONY, which stars Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers) as the renegade chef. ... more

The debut narrative feature from Daniel Roher (Navalny), TUNER is a slick and stylish heist thriller starring up-and-comer Leo Woodall (One Day, Nuremberg), Dustin Hoffman, and Havana Rose Liu (Bottoms). With his once-promising musical career over, Niki ... more

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A political thriller about the behind-the-scenes rise of Vladimir Putin, THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN stars Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander, and Jude Law. In the early 1990’s, the aftermath of the USSR’s collapse made Russia both a space of chaos and filled with ... more

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