PAUL ROWE

FEATURE directed by JAMES LITCHFIELD

As was the custom at the time, Anna and Jack packed up and moved to a remote part of Australia. Unfortunatly, it didn't go so well.

The locals don't like them and their city mates show little interest in visiting. As a joke, they invent Joe and Michelle, imaginary locals who do want to be their friends.

What starts out as a bit of fun grows into something more suited to the depths of hell. It leads Jack and Anna to abandon their lonely reality and embrace the mysteries of love.

FEATURE directed by JASON RAFTOPOULOS

Following a tragedy at sea, the lives of two orphaned refugees and an Australian aid worker are inextricably woven together.

In Athens, after the devastating refugee crisis, Tarek works tirelessly to create a safe place for his vulnerable younger brother Zaeed. Every moment of his day is devoted to their survival, a raw display of brotherly love in the face of adversity.

Meanwhile, Bobby, a humanitarian worker deals with her own painful past. Her trauma driving her to an off grid existance where she deals in secretly harvested seafood. When her buyer suddenly disappears, her unstable means of livelihood is threatened and finds herself adrift.

FEATURE directed by JASON RAFTOPOULOS

Severed from the warm embrace of family and stuck in a cycle of gambling and debt, Jim is left with less than twenty-four hours to settle his dues with a violent loan shark. His already tumultuous day takes another unexpected turn when he has to care for his young son.

With his relationship with his son tested to the limit and every plan to pay back the loan falling apart, he's driven to a desperate last-ditch effort that puts his son's life in danger.

Faced with a decision that could change their lives forever, Jim is caught between his turbulent past and the possibility of a fresh start. It's a moment of truth - continue spiralling down his path of self-destruction or grasp the opportunity for redemption and a second chance.

SHORT FILM directed by LUCY KNOX

Mother and daughter, grappling with their taut relationship, hope a peaceful stay at a spa retreat in the mountains will help relax the situation. However, their tranquil escape quickly descends into a surreal nightmare, testing their physical and mental limits. A haven morphs into an a chamber of fear, turning their intended solace to unimaginable horror.

SHORT FILM directed by NESARU TCHAAS

A young mother finds her world turned upside down by an unexpected ICE raid. Separated from her son, their lives, along with those around them are shattered by the relentless force of immigration enforcement.

SHORT FILM directed by LUCI SCHRODER

A broke and defiant teenager scrambles to gather enough money for the morning-after pill. With determined resolve, she navigates the stark landscape of her suburban wilderness, testing her strength and resourcefulness in the face of the insidious poverty that threatens to rob her of her bodily autonomy.

for HECTOR'S DELI directed by LUCY KNOX

for E NOLAN directed by LUCY KNOX

for GWM directed by YIANNI WARNOCK

for EPIJOINT directed by SAM HOLST

for BMCAS directed by ME