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WHAT THE FEST 2! Filmed in Technicolor and billed as 'The Wonder Musical of the Future!' (whatever that is), Dr Seuss is the writer behind this 1953 musical fantasy of a boy who travels to a magical world where a diabolical teacher has enslaved children t ... 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
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
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
40th ANNIVERSARY! A psychological horror starring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper and Laura Dern, David Lynch's acclaimed 1986 neo-noir has been called 'a masterpiece' by both fans and critics. The discovery of a severed human ear foun ... more
Starring a charming cast led by Hélène Vincent (When Fall is Coming) and Pierre Lottin (The Stranger), BON VOYAGE, MARIE is a tender and heartwarming story of a family coming together. When 80-year-old Marie (Vincent) announces a family trip to Switzerla ... more
RESTORATION! Everyone's given one special thing...
The adult entertainment industry epic that not only identified director Paul Thomas Anderson as the ... 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
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
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
The legendary Brian Cox (25th Hour) makes his directorial debut with GLENROTHAN, a family drama set in the stunning Scottish Highlands, and co-starring Alan Cumming (Eyes Wide Shut). When his beloved Chicago blues club burns down, Donal (Cumming) returns ... more
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
WHAT THE FEST 2! A Palme d'Or nominee, Leos Carax (Annette) directs Denis Lavant (Beau Travail), Edith Scob (Eyes Without A Face), Eva Mendes, Michel Piccoli and Kylie Minogue in a surrealist dark fantasy centred around the mysterious Mr Oscar (Lavant), w ... more
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
The band’s getting back together! Matt Johnson (Blackberry) and Jay McCarrol stars as fictionalised versions of themselves in time-travel mockumentary NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE. ... 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
Wim Wenders’ directs Koji Yakusho in the graceful and poetic drama PERFECT DAYS. From ‘Paris, Texas’ director Wim Wenders, PERFECT DAYS ... 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
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
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
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
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
