Liz Kearney

Magic Beach

Ten animators bring Alison Lester's beloved children's book to the screen, crafting a magical mixture of live action and animation that is destined to become a family favourite.

Memoir of a Snail

Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life.

Sweet As

With problems on the home front, 15-year-old Murra is on the verge of lashing out. That is, until her policeman uncle thwarts her self-destructive behaviour with a lifeline: a “photo-safari for at-risk kids”. Murra isn’t entirely convinced, but she soon joins cantankerous Kylie, uptight Sean, happy-go-lucky Elvis, and camp counsellors Fernando and Michelle on a transformative bus trip to the Pilbara. On the trail, the teens learn about fun, friendship and first crushes, as well as the forces of ‘reality’ that puncture the bubble of youth.

Petrol

An idealistic film student is drawn into a shadowy and intoxicating world when she befriends an enigmatic performance artist.

Blueback

Based on the best-selling novel by Tim Winton, Blueback is a timely tale about the ocean, a beautiful marine creature, and a young girl’s power to change the world.

Acute Misfortune

The film adaptation of Erik Jensen's award-winning biography of Adam Cullen is the story of the biographer and his subject, as it descends into a dependent and abusive relationship.

Ellipsis

In the middle of a crowded city the paths of two strangers, a man and a woman, collide. This accidental, chance occurrence sets in motion a chain of events that sees the two strangers embark on a night of adventure and connection that challenges their separate lives.

1922

A simple yet proud rancher conspires to murder his wife for financial gain, convincing his teenage son to participate.

Lost Property Office

A clerk at a lost property office is faced with unexpected change, and plans an unconventional response.

Black as Me

Artist Atong Atem shares her story of embracing her dark skin tone while growing up in Australia.

Spear

A young man reconciles ancient tradition with the modern, urban world in this debut feature from Stephen Page, artistic director of Australia’s renowned Bangarra Dance Theatre.

Paper Planes

Dylan discovers he has a talent for making paper planes. He has a chance to compete in a world championship, but he'll have to face bullies and self-doubt to do so.

These Final Hours

What would you do on the last day on Earth? With the end of the world only hours away, the self-absorbed James heads to the ultimate party-to-end-all-parties. On his way there, he saves the life of a young girl named Rose who is searching desperately for her missing father. This simple act sets James on a path to redemption.

The Turning

Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winning author Tim Winton. The linking and overlapping stories explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary people’s lives in a stunning portrait of a small coastal community. As characters face second thoughts and regret, relationships irretrievably alter, resolves are made or broken, and lives change direction forever.

Transmission

Set across post-apocalyptic Western Australian desert highways, Transmission takes the audiences on a compelling journey of survival as they follow 10 year old Tilly and her father Jim who try to make their way to the 'virus free' safe zone based in the small town of Leonora following an airborne pandemic that has wiped out 90% of the population of their hometown, Perth. Along the way Tilly must face up to some harsh lessons, most importantly, how to drive. She must endure the ultimate driving lesson in a post apocalyptic world.

Airborne

After a deadly disease breaks out onboard a Sydney-bound flight from Los Angeles, a flight attendant struggling with the recent death of her mother is forced to summon inner strength she never knew existed.

Arrivals and Departures

After two years overseas, Rory’s older brother returns home to help him enter manhood on his 18th birthday.