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Trifole

Opening Date: Sunday, 20 Jul 2025

ESPRESSO CINEMA PRESENTS - TRIFOLE (TRUFFLES) A complimentary Campari & Soda or Crodino included with your ticket! In this bittersweet portrait of a vanishing rural way of life, Londoner Dalia returns to the stunning Italian region of Piedmont to care for ... more

Lady Bird + Dazed & Confused

Opening Date: Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! Back-to-school screening! Beat the back-to-school blues with a night of indie high school hits.

Greta Gerwig’s LADYBIRD is the ... more

Roger Waters This Is Not A Drill: Live From Prague

Opening Date: Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025

Roger Waters, founding member and creative force behind the legendary Pink Floyd, brings to the screen his live show, Roger ... more

Sense and Sensibility

Opening Date: Thursday, 24 Jul 2025

30TH ANNIVERSARY! The exceedingly handsome SENSE AND SENSIBILITY was scripted by Emma Thompson and was Ang Lee's first English feature. The impeccable cast includes Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant. ... more

2001: A Space Odyssey

Opening Date: Tuesday, 29 Jul 2025

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

Friend, The

Opening Date: Thursday, 31 Jul 2025

A moving ode to friendship, grief, and healing, THE FRIEND stars Academy Award nominees Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, and in his debut role, Bing, a 150-pound Great Dane. ... more

Ran

Opening Date: Thursday, 31 Jul 2025

40TH ANNIVERSARY! Japanese master Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai, Rashomon) reimagines Shakespeare’s King Lear as a sixteenth-century Japan historical epic. ... more

Stolen Painting, The

Opening Date: Thursday, 31 Jul 2025

PREVIEW SCREENING: Friday July 25, 7.00pm. Inspired by remarkable true events, acclaimed writer/director Pascal Bonitzer’s engrossing dramedy, THE STOLEN PAINTING, follows an auctioneer whose professional and personal integrity is challenged by the discov ... more

When Fall Is Coming

Opening Date: Thursday, 31 Jul 2025

François Ozon’s darkly funny thriller WHEN FALL IS COMING leads from wild mushrooms to a layered and moving meditation on responsibility, human nature, and the knowability of truth ... more

Hundreds of Beavers

Opening Date: Friday, 1 Aug 2025

A triumph of imagination, Mike Cheslik's joyously silly HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS has been acclaimed by critics and audiences around the world for capturing the spirit of Looney Tunes in a micro-budget slapstick comedy. ... more

CatVideoFest 2025

Opening Date: Saturday, 2 Aug 2025

The world's No. 1 cat video festival is returning to Nova this August!

CatVideoFest 2025 is a compilation of the latest ... more

8 1/2 + La Strada

Opening Date: Tuesday, 5 Aug 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! Join us for a festival of Fellini as two essentials from the Italian master return to the silver screen. ... more

American Psycho

Opening Date: Thursday, 7 Aug 2025

25TH ANNIVERSARY! Mary Harron’s bloody satire of ’80s New York yuppie culture stars Christian Bale as iconic serial killer Patrick Bateman. A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from h ... more

Future Council

Opening Date: Thursday, 7 Aug 2025

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Friday August 1, 7:30pm. Join filmmaker Damon Gameau for a post-screening Q&A. An inspiring and rollicking journey through Europe, where eight children join Damon Gameau to better understand the climate crisis. ... more

This Is Spinal Tap

Opening Date: Thursday, 7 Aug 2025

41st ANNIVERSARY RESTORATION! In 1982, the legendary English heavy metal band Spinal Tap attempt an American comeback tour accompanied by ... more

My Neighbour Totoro + Spirited Away

Opening Date: Tuesday, 12 Aug 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! Two iconic Studio Ghibli films back-to-back. ... more

40 Acres

Opening Date: Thursday, 14 Aug 2025

Former soldier Hailey Freeman (Deadwyler) and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the first Civil War. The world they live in now has been ravaged by plagues and wars, leaving society in ruins ... more

Hackers

Opening Date: Thursday, 14 Aug 2025

30TH ANNIVERSARY! A teenage hacker finds himself framed for the theft of millions of dollars from a major corporation. Master ... more

Life of Chuck, The

Opening Date: Thursday, 14 Aug 2025

ADVANCE SCREENING: Thursday July 31, 7.00pm. Winner of the Audience Award for Best Film at the Toronto Film Festival! A life-affirming, genre-bending story based on Stephen King's novella, THE LIFE OF CHUCK details the life of Chuck Kranz, an ... more

Mr Burton

Opening Date: Thursday, 14 Aug 2025

Starring Toby Jones (First Cow), Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread), and newcomer Harry Lawtey (Joker: Foile a Deux), MR BURTON is the extraordinary true story of a working-class boy destined for greatness and the teacher who got him there. ... more

Before Sunrise + Before Sunset

Opening Date: Tuesday, 19 Aug 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! Richard Linklater's first two installments of the 'Before Trilogy' return to the screen for a romantic double feature.

Jesse ... more

Chopper

Opening Date: Thursday, 21 Aug 2025

25TH ANNIVERSARY! “This film, without meaning to, is almost 95% true. Andrew stumbled into the truth,” says the real Chopper ... more

Irena's Vow

Opening Date: Thursday, 21 Aug 2025

Based on the Broadway play that was inspired by an incredible true story, IRENA'S VOW follows Polish nurse Irena Gut Opdyke, portrayed by Sophie Nélisse (Yellowjackets), who hid Polish Jews during World War II. Employed as a house keeper by Nazi Ger ... more

Kangaroo Island

Opening Date: Thursday, 21 Aug 2025

The debut film of both director Timothy David and writer Sally Gifford, KANGAROO ISLAND is an Australian dramedy about the ties that bond, and damage, a family. ... more

Relay

Opening Date: Thursday, 21 Aug 2025

Oscar winner Riz Ahmed (The Sound of Metal, Nightcrawler) and Lily James (The Iron Claw, Baby Driver) lead David McKenzie's (Hell or High Water) RELAY, a tense thriller inspired by conspiracy films of the 70s. ... more

A.I Artificial Intelligence

Opening Date: Tuesday, 26 Aug 2025

MOVIE EPIC! Steven Spielberg fulfills Stanley Kubrick’s vision of technological change that is as prevalent today as it was upon release. ... more

Ballad of Wallis Island, The

Opening Date: Thursday, 28 Aug 2025

Charming, deeply emotional, and incredibly witty, THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND stars co-writer Tim Key (This Time with Alan Partridge), Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman), and Tom Basden (After Life). ... more

Jaws

Opening Date: Thursday, 28 Aug 2025

50TH ANNIVERSARY! "You open the beaches on the 4th of July, it's like ringing a dinner bell!". "You're gonna need ... more

The Sleeper - The Lost Caravaggio

Opening Date: Sunday, 31 Aug 2025

ESPRESSO CINEMA PRESENTS – THE SLEEPER: THE LOST CARAVAGGIO


When an 80-year-old-woman from Madrid takes an old painting from her living ... more

Witch, The + Lighthouse, The

Opening Date: Tuesday, 2 Sep 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! "Say, why is it bad luck to kill a gull?" Idiosyncratic director Robert Eggers declared his unique approach to filmmaking with his dread-soaked feature debut THE WITCH (a breakout Cinema Nova exclusive) in 2015 before hoisting his relentle ... more

Sorry, Baby

Opening Date: Thursday, 4 Sep 2025

From the Oscar Winning producers Adele Romanski (Aftersun) and Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), comes SORRY, BABY, the directorial debut of writer and star Eva Victor. ... more

Your Name + Weathering With You

Opening Date: Tuesday, 9 Sep 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! Makoto Shinkai (Suzume) directs a pair of gorgeous animated romantic fantasies. ... more

Lesbian Space Princess

Opening Date: Thursday, 11 Sep 2025

An animated comedy like no other, LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS is a riotous, candy-coloured joy from start to finish: a locally made animation by emerging creatives that embraces LGBTQIA+ and culturally diverse voices, on and off-screen. ... more

Splitsville

Opening Date: Thursday, 11 Sep 2025

Starring Dakota Johnson (Materialists), Adria Arjona (Hit Man, Blink Twice), and co-writers Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin, SPLITSVILLE had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. ... more

Basic Instinct + Mulholland Drive

Opening Date: Tuesday, 16 Sep 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! Everything is not as it seems in a pair of auteur-driven erotic-thrillers that take cues from Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. ... more

Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe

Opening Date: Sunday, 21 Sep 2025

One of the world’s greatest singers, Andrea Bocelli has a voice that transcends genres and generations. In this intimate portrait ... more

Ferris Bueller's Day Off + Election

Opening Date: Tuesday, 23 Sep 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! A Matthew Broderick double feature featuring the star in two of his most iconic roles. ... more

Inter Alia: NT Live

Opening Date: Thursday, 25 Sep 2025

Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) makes her National Theatre debut in INTER ALIA: NT LIVE, a searing new play from the team behind Prima Facie. ... more

Leopard, The

Opening Date: Tuesday, 30 Sep 2025

MOVIE EPIC! Burt Lancaster leads Luchino Visconti’s 19th century Italian epic. ... more

Twilight + New Moon

Opening Date: Tuesday, 30 Sep 2025

20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA SCREENING: Tuesday September 30, 6.50pm (Selling Fast!) + 7.10pm. To celebrate twenty years of sparkling vampires and spider monkeys, we’ve partnered with Readings to present a double feature of (the best films in the franchise) TWIL ... more

Howl's Moving Castle + Laputa Castle in the Sky

Opening Date: Tuesday, 7 Oct 2025

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

Red Sonja

Opening Date: Thursday, 9 Oct 2025

40TH ANNIVERSARY! The fearless warrior Red Sonja sets out to avenge her family's murder and rid her kingdom from the ... more

Donnie Darko + Nightcrawler

Opening Date: Tuesday, 14 Oct 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! Jake Gyllenhaal delivers two of his finest performances across a pair of chilling psychological thrillers. ... more

Clue

Opening Date: Thursday, 16 Oct 2025

40TH ANNIVERSARY! Jonathan Lynn's (My Cousin Vinny) classic mosaic whodunnit is based on the titular board game, led by the iconoclastic Tim Curry. ... more

Jennifer's Body + Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Opening Date: Tuesday, 21 Oct 2025

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

Mrs. Warren’s Profession: NT Live

Opening Date: Friday, 24 Oct 2025

Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic. ... more

Stalker

Opening Date: Tuesday, 28 Oct 2025

MOVIE EPIC! Andrei Tarkovsky directs a landmark sci-fi adventure. ... more

Journey Home, David Gulpilil

Opening Date: Thursday, 30 Oct 2025

David Gulpili (Walkabout, The Proposition, Charlie’s Country) was one of Australia’s greatest and most well-known actors, and the first Indigenous actor to make an international stamp. A Yolŋu man, Gulpili led a traditional lifestyle in the Arafura Swamp ... more

Favourite, The + Poor Things

Opening Date: Tuesday, 4 Nov 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! Yorgos Lanthimos directs Emma Stone in a pair of Oscar winners. ... more

Kiki's Delivery Service + The Boy and the Heron

Opening Date: Tuesday, 11 Nov 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki present two animated Japanese hits. ... more

Man Who Fell to Earth, The + The Wicker Man (1973)

Opening Date: Tuesday, 18 Nov 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! Back-to-back cult ‘70s horror hits! ... more

Wicked: For Good

Opening Date: Thursday, 20 Nov 2025

WICKED: FOR GOOD is part 2 of John M. Chu's adaptation of the Broadway phenomenon, starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh, and Bowen Yang. ... more

Dersu Uzala

Opening Date: Tuesday, 25 Nov 2025

MOVIE EPIC! Akira Kurosawa directs a powerful drama, winner of Best Foreign Language Film at the 1976 Academy Awards. ... more

The Fifth Step: NT Live

Opening Date: Friday, 28 Nov 2025

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland. After years in the 12-step programme of Al ... more

Portrait of a Lady on Fire + Petite Maman

Opening Date: Tuesday, 2 Dec 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! Céline Sciamma directs a pair of tender French dramas. ... more

Dressed To Kill + Body Double

Opening Date: Tuesday, 9 Dec 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! Brian De Palma (Scarface) directs a pair of arrestingly stylish ‘80s erotic thrillers as only he can. ... more

Nope + Get Out

Opening Date: Tuesday, 16 Dec 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! Jordan Peele teams with Daniel Kaluuya for a pair of modern horror classics. ... more

Citizen Kane + The Magnificent Ambersons

Opening Date: Tuesday, 23 Dec 2025

DOUBLE FEATURE! Orson Welles directs and stars in a pair of cinema classics! ... more

Right Stuff, The

Opening Date: Tuesday, 30 Dec 2025

MOVIE EPIC! Philip Kaufman (writer – Raiders of the Lost Ark) directs a four-time Oscar-winning historical adventure. ... more

Sentimental Value

Opening Date: Thursday, 8 Jan 2026

Joachim Trier (The Worst Person in the World) returns with SENTIMENTAL VALUE, winner of the Cannes Grand Prix and starring returning muse Renate Reinsve (A Different Man) alongside Stellan Skarsgård (Chernobyl) and Elle Fanning (A Complete Unknown). Sist ... more

Secret Agent, The

Opening Date: Thursday, 22 Jan 2026

Winner of Best Actor, Best Director and the International Critic’s Prize (Fipresci) at Cannes 2025, THE SECRET AGENT is a rousing and tense political thriller led by a captivating performance from Wagner Moura (Civil War). ... more

Hamlet: NT Live

Opening Date: Saturday, 28 Feb 2026

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Are you watching closely? Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power a ... more

MDFF A Journey Between the Fires

Opening Date: Saturday, 19 Jul 2025

A Journey Between the Fires is a deeply personal and compelling story following Award winning singer songwriter Troy Cassar-Daley as ... more

MDFF Fire at Sea: The HMAS Westralia Disaster

Opening Date: Saturday, 19 Jul 2025

Fire at Sea: The HMAS Westralia Disaster (Dir: David Jenkins - 82m) A gripping investigation into the 1998 HMAS Westralia ... more

MDFF Palestinians Don’t Need Sidewalks + The Docto

Opening Date: Saturday, 19 Jul 2025

Palestinians Don’t Need Sidewalks (Dir: Jill Pauline Hickson – 71m)

A raw journey through occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, this ... more

MDFF Stupa

Opening Date: Saturday, 19 Jul 2025

Stupa (Dir: Peter Downey – 52m)

The inside story of outsider art with Boinga Bob, an autistic artistic treasure from Australia ... more

MDFF By Far Kaymakchalan

Opening Date: Sunday, 20 Jul 2025

By Far Kaymakchalan (Dir: Boris Trbić and Dragan Gavrilović – 60m)

Uncovering Australia’s forgotten WWI role alongside Serbian forces, By Far ... more

MDFF Reflections of Courage

Opening Date: Sunday, 20 Jul 2025

Reflections of Courage (Dir: Janet Shay – 48m)

Reflections of Courage is a poignant 50-minute documentary chronicling the extraordinary journey of ... more

MDFF Seen

Opening Date: Sunday, 20 Jul 2025

Seen (Dir: Hailey Bartholomew – 75m)

A heartfelt exploration of self-discovery, Seen emphasizes the importance of understanding ourselves to support our ... more

MDFF Shorts Session 3

Opening Date: Sunday, 20 Jul 2025

Chasing Roo (Dir: Skye Fitzgerald – 34m)

An investigation into the harvesting of kangaroos in Australia, this film offers an intimate ... more

MDFF Shorts Session 4

Opening Date: Sunday, 20 Jul 2025

How to Sue the Klan (Dir: John Beder – 34m)

In 1982, five Black women from Chattanooga successfully sued the Ku ... more

MDFF Space Cowboy

Opening Date: Sunday, 20 Jul 2025

Space Cowboy (Dir: Marah Strauch and Bryce Leavitt – 95m)

An emotional odyssey of skydiving cinematographer Joe Jennings, Space Cowboy traces ... more

MDFF The Longer You Bleed

Opening Date: Sunday, 20 Jul 2025

The Longer You Bleed (Dir: Ewan Waddell)

This personal documentary follows displaced Ukrainians in Berlin contending with the traumatic absurdity of ... more

MDFF Deep Ecology + Farmacy of Light

Opening Date: Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025

Deep Ecology (54m)

Deep Ecology delves into the profound interconnectedness of our personal and collective grief with the ecological and systemic ... more

MDFF Human Race

Opening Date: Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025

Human Race (Dir: Simon David de-Tusch Alec – 100m) Following professor Eske Willerslev’s quest to map 5,000 ancient human DNA profiles, ... more

MDFF Johatsu

Opening Date: Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025

A haunting documentary about Japan’s “evaporated people” who vanish to escape societal pressures, exploring their stories and the cultural factors ... more

MDFF The Definition of Happiness

Opening Date: Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025

As the elusive pursuit of happiness continues to plunge humanity deeper into depression, Tim is forced onto a transformative journey, ... more

MDFF Clear Sky

Opening Date: Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025

Clear Sky (Dir: Michael Del Monte – 76m)

An unflinching portrait of Shawn’s battle with addiction and cultural disconnection, Clear Sky ... more

MDFF Our Warrior: The Story of Robbie Thorpe

Opening Date: Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025

Our Warrior: The Story of Robbie Thorpe (Dir: Anthony Kelly – 53m)

A powerful portrait of Aboriginal activist Robbie Thorpe, Our ... more

MDFF A River in the Middle of the Sky

Opening Date: Thursday, 24 Jul 2025

A River in the Middle of the Sky (Dir: Wahyu Al Mardhani & Chris C.F - 80m)

A River in the ... more

MDFF NYAA WA

Opening Date: Thursday, 24 Jul 2025

NYAA WA (Dir: Charlie Braces – 60m) NYAA WA 'Take Care' is a Music Documentary featuring Naarm-based artist Charlie Needs ... more

MDFF Bonegilla - The Migrants Journey

Opening Date: Friday, 25 Jul 2025

ENCORE SESSION: Sunday July 27, 8.00pm. Bonegilla - The Migrant's Journey (Dir: Simon Reich – 86m) After the Second World War, the Australian government decided to accept immigrants from countries other than the British Isles. This was the real beginnin ... more

MDFF Before 1770: The Journey Home

Opening Date: Saturday, 26 Jul 2025

Before 1770: The Journey Home (Dir: Wesam Charkawi & Fred El-Harris – 96m)

Challenging colonial narratives, ‘Before 1770’ uncovers the Yolngu ... more

MDFF Dancing Against the Odds

Opening Date: Saturday, 26 Jul 2025

Dancing Against the Odds (Dir: Matt Byrne – 64m)

In a stunning documentary accompanying the dance film Counterpoise, Dancing Against the ... more

MDFF Ferrari: Fury and the Monster

Opening Date: Saturday, 26 Jul 2025

Ferrari: Fury and the Monster (Dir: Steve Hoover – 80m)

Ferrari: Fury And the Monster tells the story of Mauro Forghieri ... more

MDFF Shorts Session 5

Opening Date: Saturday, 26 Jul 2025

Frozen Water (Dir: Anastasia Fetisov - 25m) Frozen Waters chronicles the awe-inspiring journey of endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh as he becomes the first person to swim beneath Antarctica's ice sheet. In this historic feat, Pugh swims 1 kilometre through su ... more

MDFF Shorts Session 6

Opening Date: Saturday, 26 Jul 2025

The Broken Goddess (Dir: Ximena Pereira – 21m)

The myth of María Lionza, a Venezuelan jungle deity, intertwines with a migrant ... more

MDFF The Big Sea

Opening Date: Saturday, 26 Jul 2025

Exposing surfing’s toxic link to Neoprene and Cancer Alley, The Big Sea uncovers environmental racism and corporate greenwashing, urging the ... more

MDFF Shorts Session 7

Opening Date: Sunday, 27 Jul 2025

Wouldn't Make It Any Other Way (Dir: Stephanie Lane – 21m)

A family prepares for their mother's 60th birthday party while ... more

MDFF Shorts Session 8

Opening Date: Sunday, 27 Jul 2025

WASKA: The Forest Is My Family (Dir: Nina Gualinga – 15m)

Set in a world post-environmental collapse, the film follows a ... more

MDFF Shorts Session 9

Opening Date: Sunday, 27 Jul 2025

The Falcons (14m)

The Falcons is an intimate, observational documentary that explores the Tshakhruk Ethnoband in the highlands of Armenia, a ... more

MDFF The New Peasants

Opening Date: Sunday, 27 Jul 2025

The New Peasants (Dir: Jordon Osmond – 66m)

An intimate portrait of a family’s 20-year transition to a sustainable, simple life, ... more

MDFF The Nicholas Building

Opening Date: Sunday, 27 Jul 2025

The Nicholas Building (Dir: Mark Newbold – 90m)

Since the early 1990s, the Nicholas Building has been a centre of arts, ... more

MDFF Piquancy Silent Heroes + Unlocking the Potent

Opening Date: Tuesday, 29 Jul 2025

Piquancy Silent Heroes (Dir: Nandita Chakraborty - 54m)

Celebrating 16 unsung heroes from Melbourne’s diverse communities, Piquancy Silent Heroes highlights their ... more

MDFF Union

Opening Date: Tuesday, 29 Jul 2025

A documentary directed by Brett Story and Stephen Maing that chronicles the grassroots efforts of Amazon workers at the JFK8 ... more

MDFF After the Rain: Putin’s Stolen Children Come

Opening Date: Wednesday, 30 Jul 2025

After the Rain: Putin’s Stolen Children Come Home (Dir: Sarah McCarthy – 80m)

Deep in a forest by the Baltic Sea, ... more

MDFF Left Behind

Opening Date: Wednesday, 30 Jul 2025

Left Behind (Dir: Anna Toomey – 76m)

Left Behind is the inspiring story of a group of determined and passionate moms ... more

MDFF The Invisible Doctrine

Opening Date: Thursday, 31 Jul 2025

The Invisible Doctrine (Dir: Pete D Hutchison – 75m) George Monbiot deconstructs the roots, secretive propagation and deep impact of a ... more

MDFF The Strongman and the Last Days of the Khmer

Opening Date: Thursday, 31 Jul 2025

The Strongman and the Last Days of the Khmer Rouge (Dir: James Gerrand – 110m)

A revealing portrait of Cambodia’s Hun ... more

MDFF Love in the Walls

Opening Date: Wednesday, 6 Aug 2025

Love in the Walls (Dir: Samuel Kostevc - 1hr)

In a Melbourne social housing community, this moving 60-minute documentary explores residents’ ... more

Caravaggio

Opening Date: Saturday, 15 Nov 2025

Mystery, intrigue, beauty, passion, murder - shine a new light on Caravaggio in this dramatic biography... Five years in production, this ... more

Turner and Constable

Opening Date: Saturday, 14 Mar 2026

Synopsis TBC... ... 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

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