AUSTRALIAN SHORTS SHOWCASE: A thrilling collection of visionary films from our shores.

MEET ME AT THE MOON (Dir: Hannah Moon) A reflective comedy set in a moment when it's too late to save us- or our planet. Assembled entirely from the NASA archives.

THE ESCAPE (Dir: Sam Hvidberg) Three friends are in a club. Everyone suddenly vanishes except for them, and a mysterious voice tells them only one of them can leave.

ANOMALY (Dir: Andy Webb) An artist obsessed with UFO theories spends his nights searching the skies. Isolated after a breakup, he retreats further until one night, a blinding light floods his room…

MARALINGA (Dir: Alexander Langsam) An author searching for a missing hitchhiker enters the forbidden zone of Maralinga.

DREAM MACHINE (Dir: Dan Egan) A mechanic watches as flying cars strip away his livelihood, challenging his belief in the American Dream.

PARALLAX OF THE LIMINAL VOID (Dir: Odin Jurray) Two infatuated lovers, imprisoned in a beetle-infested nightmare and wallowing in sorrow, attempt to maintain a grip on reality.