THE SPACE BETWEEN US (Dir: Julianne Martin; USA, 2.43)

A lonely spaceman's desire for company may be fulfilled when a mysterious ship arrives at his space station. Victorian Premiere

SPA SYBARITE (Dir: Joshua Ashish Dawson; USA, 3.03)

Climate spas are an example of a near-future venture that weaponizes the declining health of the planet to profit from its impact on the body.

STARSHIP (Dir: Christian Debney; Australia, 6.30)

An astronaut fulfils her fathers dreams. Victorian Premiere

SILEO (Dir: Demeter Lorant; Hungary, 7.45)

After working for years and being repaired bit by bit, a robot realises that he doesn't want to lose his identity and sets out to find his creator. Victorian Premiere

DARK ODYSSEY 2: ICE NEXUS (Dir: Michael Lavine; USA, 11.22)

An astronaut discovers a lost spaceship and gets tangled up in a dangerous journey to a mythical space-time portal.

INNERMOST (Dir: Maing Caochong; China, 15)

A cyberpunk-style science fiction universe coexists fantastically with the traditional oriental martial arts world. Victorian Premiere

MIRA (Dir: Francesca Armstrong; New Zealand, 17.33)

Mira and her father board an explorer space station in hopes of a better future. Victorian Premiere

CROSSTUNNELS (Dir: Ivan Miodrag Cvetkovic; Serbia, 1)

Religion in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Victorian Premiere

ZOMBIE METEOR (Dir: Alfonso Fulgencio, Jose Luis Farias; Spain, 14)

Two astronauts need to repair their space station, but going outside their craft may not be a great idea. Victorian Premiere

A DREAM OF HAWAII (Dir: Thomas Smoor Isaksen; Norway, 10.26)

In a world covered in plastic, Pete leads a nomadic life where he dreams of the pearly white beaches of Hawaii. Will his long journey bring him to a place not covered in plastic waste? Victorian Premiere