OPENING NIGHT SPECIAL EVENT
+BONUS SHORT FILM LUNA & THE BRAIN TUNA by Aaron Lucas
Red Carpet Reception with the Australian Embassy + Special Guests

In the wake of the Christchurch earthquake, sassy Samoan mother Mareta mentors her newly formed children's choir to The Big Sing final.

Special event with the Australian Embassy: Dress to impress and stick around for drinks before and after the film.

Millions of children around the world are frustrated by the dire lack of action to protect the planet and their future.

A showcase of exceptional and moving shorts from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Road to Patagonia follows Australian filmmaker Matty Hannon’s 50,000km journey from Alaska to Patagonia, evolving from a solo surf odyssey into a shared adventure with his new love.

We Bury the Dead is a terrifying yet moving story about grief, loss and the undead which follows Ava (Daisy Ridley), a desperate woman whose husband is missing in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a "body retrieval unit", but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she's burying start showing signs of life.

A young man reflects on a day spent with his estranged mother, in an attempt to understand her enduring trauma and its effect on their relationship.

A showcase of exceptional and moving shorts from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

+BONUS SHORT FILM THE YESMADS

The story of a radical 10-day Festival in 1973 where the participants face down police interference, internal chaos, drugs and personal drama to create a living blueprint for survival on earth.

+BONUS SHORT FILM ALICE BY THE SEA

Three Souls. Two Bodies.