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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
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
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
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
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
RESTORATION! Everyone's given one special thing...
The adult entertainment industry epic that not only identified director Paul Thomas Anderson as the ... more
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
CatVideoFest is a hilarious, family friendly, feature length compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours ... more
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
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
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
After more than five years in the making, Antonin Baudry’s deftly drawn geopolitical thriller DE GAULLE: RÉSISTANCE is the first part of a duology about the statesman and former President of France. June 1940. France collapses and signs the Armistice. In ... more
WHAT THE FEST 2! Luis Buñuel, the father of cinematic surrealism, directs a satirical dark comedy following a group of middle class individuals attempting a seemingly impossible task: dining together. Faced by continual interuptions in an increasingly ill ... more
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson lead Kristoffer Borgli’s (Sick of Myself, Dream Scenario) razor sharp black comedy about a soon-to-be husband and wife. ... more
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 Wilde (The Invite) and Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza). When fresh-faced Elliot (Hoffman) lands an exciting job ... 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
PREVIEW SCREENINGS: Friday August 28 – Sunday August 30. Writer/director Pascal Bonitzer (The Stolen Painting) brings Georges Simenon’s Inspector Maigret into the modern age as the detective attempts to solve the murder of a former diplomat with a long-he ... more
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
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
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
Billed by Screen International as “an essential, galvanising watch,” SILENCED follows international human rights lawyer and free speech defender Jennifer Robinson's fight for survivors of gender-based violence to tell their story. SIL ... more
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
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
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
