TROPFEST 2026 OFFICIAL PRESELECTION
Golden
Directed By Holly Hargreaves
In a society where over 60s are the elite and under 60s are their servants, 2 sisters rebel.
Dawn Protocol
Directed By Daniel Stone
When a deep-space vessel goes dark and its commander dies in inexplicable terror, Earth Command reactivates the ship’s AI—only to awaken a forgotten, self-born digital entity that remembers everything they tried to erase and is no longer confined to the ship.
Bug Bite
Directed By Joel Champ
When a farmer takes pity on a sick stranger, a simple act of kindness becomes a fight for survival against something wearing human skin—and looking for its next host.
SYD CONFIDENTIAL
Directed By Clinton J. Isle
A private detective follows a trail of “clues” across Sydney, blurring reality and imagination in a playful noir comedy about stories we cling to and the resilience to keep going.
Vitae
Directed By Kyle Keuris
A middle-aged man interviews with a tech CEO for a junior role, but as hidden motives surface, the routine meeting turns into a tense reckoning the interviewer isn’t prepared for.
Let's Live for Tonight
Directed By Chase Bradshaw
Live in the Moment.
Allen's Alien Diner
Directed By Jabe Nicholls
A young man ventures into an alien wasteland to save his family’s diner where he befriends mysterious characters who may hold an unexpected answer to his problems.
One For The Money
Directed By Jimmy Eaton
Being late has never been this loopy.
The House Sitter
Directed By Darren Larkman
A peaceful house-sitting job becomes anything but ordinary when an unsuspecting young woman stumbles into the schemes of a sketchy stranger.
Finding Joy
Directed By Paul Rye
A charmingly awkward hourglass collector lets a documentary crew document his quest for love, only to find a genuine connection unexpectedly at a bus stop.
Second Serve
Directed By Andrew Pavli
Lifelong tennis mates, George and Greg, finally win their club championships, but a broken promise fractures their friendship, testing forgiveness and whether lifelong bonds deserve a second chance.
The Jetty
Directed By Darren Sanders
Through small moments and quiet reflection, the film explores memory, connection, and the echoes places leave behind over time.
Out of Step
Directed By Damian Hempstead
A man rooted in faith falls for a woman still searching for hers. Inviting her to church, they learn that love alone cannot endure without being equally yoked.
With Mitch
Directed By Mitchell Reid
A struggling content creator determined to film the perfect cooking tutorial faces relentless mishaps and injuries, risking his pride and sanity for the slightest chance of finally being noticed.
SPUD
Directed By Flaminia Romani
The Potato sits on the protagonist lounge table (for the entire scene ) .
Cheese on Toast
Directed By Katy-May Hudson
On a dead-end retail shift, two apathetic shop girls discover a corpse and spiral into a darkly comic mess, revealing how far people will go to avoid doing the right thing.
Extra Effort
Directed By Elissa Maine & Penny Buck
You’ve heard about it.
Now you’re in the room.
A short film about a moment that lives somewhere between fact, fear and folklore, passed around by women like an urban myth.
Ring Around
Directed By Sisi Stringer & Cameron Manion
George races through a hilarious checklist of phone calls, but the humour collapses when his last conversation reveals the news he’s terrified to share.
MAIDEN
Directed By KUROI
Set during the First World War, a young woman waits alone in isolation for her betrothed to return.
#actorslife
Directed By Warren Thompson
Anything can be real , if you believe in it .
Ranga Round Up
Directed By Eliza Jones
After a lifetime of being labelled ‘Ranga’, a bullied red-haired teen unites fellow outcasts for a revenge-fuelled uprising, only to have their plan tested by an unexpected plea for belonging.
Our Glass
Directed By Georgia Walters
In the aftermath of loss, a grandmother navigating grief is drawn back to life by the unfiltered honesty and playful chaos of her two young granddaughters.
Mime Over Matter
Directed By Yarno Rohling, Matt Shepherd
Alan Parker, a reformed mime, leads a weekly support group for those who’ve stepped out of the invisible box. But leaving the silent life behind is easier said than done.
RESET - Time Reveals All
Directed By Arthur Costa
A man delivers an unapologetic confession as an hourglass drains. When time runs out, the truth is revealed.
Suspects of Middle Eastern Appearance
Directed By Brian Patto
A couple of cops are called out to a disturbance and end up finding themselves under interrogation.
The Gang
Directed By Luke McDonagh
One late night forces an ex-bikie to confront the secrets he’s hidden from the woman who knows him best.
Place Of Love
Directed By David Moore
A film to begin to rebalance the equation after December 14 and remind the world what Bondi truly is
The Sexual Liberation of Maya Bartholomew
Directed By Harry Lewis, Daisy Armfield
Twenty-one-year-old Maya enters an expensive clinic to “fix” her virginity, convinced she’s running out of time - exposing the darkly comic industry built to profit from women who believe they’re behind.
Eat Now Pay Later
Directed By Dimitri Ellerington
Somewhere in England brave souls line up to take on this year's fiery chilli crop.
Audit Of Souls
Directed By David Harsh
After surviving a brutal fall and capture by raiders in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a defiant hero discovers he’s trapped inside a looping corporate simulation, forced to fight, endure torture, and resist breaking, even as his captors and reality itself reset around him.
The Agreement
Directed By Jemma Cotter
Meg lives alone with her beloved cat Nigel, when late one night she has two unexpected intruders invade her home.
LEADLEY
Directed By Kelly Zacharias
A documentary about Tony (97), who values the simple things in life. Sharp as a tack, with a memory like an elephant. We can never have enough feel good stories like this.
Birds of a Feather
Directed By James Guy
A lonely rubber duck’s lifelong bond with an elephant is challenged when a new friendship offers the constant companionship he’s been missing.
Late To The Party
Directed By Anna Perry
Housewife Debbie realises it’s never too late to empower herself.
LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS
Directed By Sky Dominic
When a precocious 12-year-old entrepreneur decides to play matchmaker from her lemonade stand, she stirs up more than just sugar and citrus—she brews the perfect mix of heart, hustle, and hilariously awkward romance.
Side Hustle
Directed By Emma Knaus KAT, a 26 year old Uber Eats delivery person turns opportunistic theft while making a delivery to a very rude and very wealthy family.
lol, good luck
Directed By Jonathan Lagudi
On a quiet night walk, three pairs of friends drift through brutally funny conversations about love and honesty, all trying to hold on before something slips away.
Proof of Love
Directed By Sandie Don
Adult sisters Shirley and Lucy search for answers in their mother’s house. Lucy believes Shirley is the favourite. Shirley, however, wants to know if they were ever loved.
Charades
Directed By Reid Perry, Ren Watson, Jonah Ende
A friendly game night spirals into emotional carnage as two couples turn Charades into a brutally honest confession, exposing secrets best left unspoken.
The Disappearance of Sophie Foster
Directed By Natasha (Tash)
A young mum is kidnapped by a human trafficker to repay her husband's secret gambling debt.
Stuck
Directed By John Jarratt
Ignoring advice, Rita becomes stuck to a toilet seat. Ryan assists, but falls in the process. Both go to hospital, where Rita has the toilet seat removed from her bottom.
NIBBU
Directed By Troy Armstrong
In a breathing Blue Mountains rainforest, a nymph and his companions confront a stopped hourglass, discovering that time’s true magic lies not in motion, but in shared stillness and knowledge.
Love is Blind
Directed By Gary Boulter
Love gets you doing crazy things Hello Reaper Directed By Kevin Friesen Jack accidentally befriends Eva, granddaughter of the Grim Reaper. While coming to terms with his own mortality, Jack slowly begins to let go of his past so he can embrace his future.
Sucker
Directed By Dippy Stephens
In Sucker, Essie turns to AI for answers after waking feeling different. When technology points to vampirism, she must search for the bloody truth on her own.
Human Resource
Directed By Imogen McCluskey
On a Zoom call, a struggling job-seeker discovers his interviewer isn’t human -- and neither, perhaps, is the process.
NEW YEAR'S EVE
Directed By Mike Farrell
Midnight arrives. Nothing stops.
How To UnF*ck My Life
Directed By Eve Warnes
Hours before her birthday party, a disorganised Gen-Z is thrown into a social media-induced quarter-life crisis, risking her life to squeeze into an old sparkly dress.
Suzie's Sixty Seconds
Directed By Nicola Sercombe
Convinced her boyfriend is cheating, influencer Suzie weaponizes her signature interview style to catch him live, but spirals into drunken chaos, ring light disasters, and a very public meltdown.
The Twin Thing
Directed By Suhas Pattathil
A festive Diwali gathering spirals into violent chaos when an eccentric priest’s "divine" revelation about twin daughters pits fear and anxiety.
Mismatched
Directed By Benjamin Pokrajac
A young man racing to a date discovers his missing socks are being stolen by a playful monster under his bed, transforming an everyday annoyance into unexpected chaos.
Gordon's Movember
Directed By Liam McMahon
A dramedy about a Scottish man trying his best to talk about his problems to his Australian therapist.
NEO OBSCURA
Directed By Marcus McKebery
A man carries perceived danger through a desaturated world to restore some colour.
How Sick Are Ya?
Directed By Nirash Dilisha Perera
At a Christian cadet camp, a loner attempts to win attention by telling a long-winded joke about a cursed Church.
The Trap
Directed By Daniel Allen & Hugo Morris
In colonial Australia, two convicts are chained together, forced to play a sadistic trooper’s deadly game.
Contrast Therapy
Directed By Ben Gageler
Anxious everyman, Jim, is forced to confront his past through a gauntlet of bathhouse trials, along with his unapologetically honest best friend, Gary.
Communicate
Directed By Frazier Brockett
Two detectives, One criminal. 20 Guesses, One Turn.
Reaper 32
Directed By Kian Martinus
With a new awakened Humanity formed from the Love of his life , A Genetically engineered Warfighter Confronts the fear of his past and what it means to be human.
Time's Up
Directed By Michelle Pizanis & John Sintras
Lucy sums up the courage and goes to a speed dating event only to be disappointed by all the prospect dates until a surprise option sits in the seat.
Quick Pic
Directed By Mitch Wright
After his wife asks for a cheeky photo, a well-meaning middle-aged man spirals into a series of increasingly ridiculous attempts to capture the perfect shot.
Where The Messages Go
Directed By Yasmin Elboz
A film about a grieving young woman who sends messages to her late boyfriend’s number, only to confront her loss when someone new answers.
Original Heist
Directed By Joey Chebatte
Three movie-loving stoners plot the perfect bank robbery -
according to Hollywood movies - to pay off a brutal gangster before he collects.
Appetit
Directed By Billy Maer
Even at the end of humanity, consumption continues.
The Hourglass Parlour
Directed By Clare Pickering
Terrified of dead bodies, an only child must survive her first day running the family funeral parlour.
The Hole In My Ceiling.
Directed By Sam
A man is trapped in an hour glass and ages rapidly as the sand falls. He is forced to come to terms with his unavoidable fate.
A Working Title
Directed By Sarah Salisbury
Ensnared by a 24-hour deadline, a burnt-out screenwriter descends into madness as his ruthless producer aggressively pursues him, tearing apart his sense of reality.
RHYTHM IS THE KEY
Directed By Andre "Dre" Muller
A weary soul discovers that the best way out is through.
Shoot the Breeze
Directed By Scott Holgate
Jason is in a bind. His phone offers no answers. As his anxiety mounts, he reaches for connection.
Stray Cat Paradise
Directed By Michael Phelan
During peak tourist season, a colony of stray cats and humans struggle to live together on an idyllic Mediterranean island.
Nanni Fortuna and the Cold Heart of Winter
Directed By Ramon Mazinga
Narrated as a fantasy epic, a cynical Italian novelist navigates Australia’s heat and immigration perils to conquer the legendary artifact of Australian Permanent Residency.
A Little Magic
Directed By Emma Carolina-Wolf
When dating has lost its spark, all you need is a little magic.
Out of Time
Directed By Mitchell Kennedy
A man wakes in a sealed room with no doors or windows, facing a bomb whose countdown is measured by an hourglass.
The Cure
Directed By Nina Oyama
Young Elisabeth time-travels from 1901 to 2026 to try and find a cure for her mother’s tuberculosis.
Extraordinary Rob
Directed By Adam Szudrich
Rob can do the impossible, but only when no one is looking, until a lifetime of isolation ends with one anonymous act that finally gives his gift meaning.
there are no customers today
Directed By Mike Hollands and Franciscus Henri
An Empty Mirror
The Five Minute Man
Directed By Mina Asfour
A man who lives his entire life in five-minute intervals believes his hourglass-based system makes him more efficient, until a documentary crew exposes that he’s actually wasting more time than ever.
SPARKY
Directed By Tom Block
When one wrong move can mean being locked up, Thomas pretends to be an electrician while bluffing his way out of a high stakes bank heist.
PLAYERS
Directed By Vanessa Every-Burns & Maty Young
When a Gen-X couple in a rut are invited to their hippy-dippy neighbours' for a games night, they start to suspect it’s a sex party and have to make a choice.
When Did You Know
Directed By Liz Christensen
When a daughter seeks guidance, her mum offers advice on the importance of knowing one's self and allowing that self to grow and change.
Most Precious Time
Directed By Lee Jung-ha
A precious love story between an hourglass and a snow globe.
BUTTERFLY
Directed By Angus McColl
In the wreckage of a failed marriage, a lost man returns home and rediscovers joy, presence, and hope through the eyes of his three-year-old nephew.
End of the Line
Directed By Emilie Lowe
In a world lost to destruction, one young woman and her faceless shadow travel along the deserted train tracks.
But what will happen once they reach the end of the line?
Verse With No Rhyme
Directed By Nick Launchbury
Two men sit by a lake engaged in conversation where memories distort and an unspoken history lingers between them.
Pool Anniversary
Directed By Simon Van Der Spoel
A comedy about a pool legend living under a pub table, trapped by self-made rules until a news crew’s deadline forces him to confront liminality, time, and cost of staying.
The Job
Directed By Bramm Nucifora
Two men accept a no-questions-asked delivery job, convinced ignorance will protect them — until a simple drop-off goes dangerously wrong.
Still Time
Directed By Daniel Michael
An elderly woman sits through a familiar daily ritual as time subtly fractures around her.
TICK TOK
Directed By Mathew Panayiotou
While mourning the loss of his grandfather, James encounters the very man he grieves for, leading to a profound understanding of loss, legacy and letting go.
Freebird
Directed By Dean Hollis
Fresh from a prison escape, a young man risks everything for a final chance to say goodbye to the only person who ever believed in him.
Zoggle
Directed By Dan Stevenson
Disappointed with the game she is playing, a woman yearns for something more exciting. She gets far more than she bargained for.
THOUGHTLESS
Directed By RUTH PIELOOR
When Rachel momentarily forgets her late husband is deceased, fear of becoming like her mother who has dementia sees her strive for understanding and control.
Paper Daisy
Directed By Kara Chandler
The violent world of a drug dealer meets an ancient evil disguised as innocence.
Ricky Gamble: The Movie
Directed By Xavier Masson-Leach & Enrique Andrés
Ricky and Patrick Gamble make films with the only resource they have: love.
This is a Movie
Directed By Tom Lowe
A fifth-generation nepo baby takes us through the history of his family’s illustrious acting career.
Dad's Ashes
Directed By Rebecca Matthes
Two inattentive brothers finally scatter their father’s ashes, only to realise they’ve thrown away their mother’s marshmallows instead, exposing how easily men joke their way around responsibility and emotional labour.
Deception
Directed By John Kenneth
The perception of danger due to deception.
Biggest Best Short Life
Directed By Jono Blake
Faced with a devastating diagnosis, James and Amy decided to give their son, Louis, the biggest, best, short life possible. Along the way, Louis taught them how to make the most out of every day, inspired those around him and left behind a legacy that will live on.
Faker
Directed By Clare Sladden
When a woman starts to suspect her boyfriend’s ex is faking cancer to win him back, she tries desperately to hold onto the relationship.
The Khanguras
Directed By Dilroop Khangura & Gobind Khangura
The Khanguras are great filmmakers... until they pick up a camera.
Twinkling
Directed By Melanie Lotfali
A family is reminded of the preciousness and shortness of the hours of our life when they fear a brother has drowned while playing in the river.
NOT NICE
Directed By Alex Kirwan
Poor communication sends two hopeless thugs on a wild goose chase to hide the body.
No Thank You
Directed By Georgina Haig
After a traumatic event, sculptor Daphne loses the ability to say 'Thank you’. How will she face the personal and artistic consequences of her new status as a social outcast?
Nugget
Directed By Dario Nadile
Three longtime friends must work together to face off against their high school nemesis by pulling off one last "Nugget".
The Cultsultant
Directed By Conor Castles-Lynch
A day in the life of one of Australia’s only cult consultants.
Boyfiend
Directed By Mike Green
After a vicious breakup call, a heartbroken girl finds herself hunted by a fiend-like entity that resembles her ex-boyfriend.
The Wheel
Directed By John-Paul Mockler
A couple navigate the highs and lows of first love, as overlapping memories unfold within a car’s intimate space, forcing them to confront the past.
Counting Sheep
Directed By Kiara Napoli
Handcrafted claymation film about insomnia through the absence of time and prism of the subconcious.
Wish
Directed By Cassie Robb
When an audition for a top ballet school appears in her feed, a hopeful young ballerina's future splits in two as the submission deadline looms.
BUTTERFLY
Directed By Angus McColl
In the wreckage of a failed marriage, a lost man returns home and rediscovers joy, presence, and hope through the eyes of his three-year-old nephew.
End of the Line
Directed By Emilie Lowe
In a world lost to destruction, one young woman and her faceless shadow travel along the deserted train tracks.
But what will happen once they reach the end of the line?
Verse With No Rhyme
Directed By Nick Launchbury
Two men sit by a lake engaged in conversation where memories distort and an unspoken history lingers between them.
Pool Anniversary
Directed By Simon Van Der Spoel
A comedy about a pool legend living under a pub table, trapped by self-made rules until a news crew’s deadline forces him to confront liminality, time, and cost of staying.
The Job
Directed By Bramm Nucifora
Two men accept a no-questions-asked delivery job, convinced ignorance will protect them — until a simple drop-off goes dangerously wrong.
Still Time
Directed By Daniel Michael
An elderly woman sits through a familiar daily ritual as time subtly fractures around her.
TICK TOK
Directed By Mathew Panayiotou
While mourning the loss of his grandfather, James encounters the very man he grieves for, leading to a profound understanding of loss, legacy and letting go.
Freebird
Directed By Dean Hollis
Fresh from a prison escape, a young man risks everything for a final chance to say goodbye to the only person who ever believed in him.
Zoggle
Directed By Dan Stevenson
Disappointed with the game she is playing, a woman yearns for something more exciting. She gets far more than she bargained for.
THOUGHTLESS
Directed By RUTH PIELOOR
When Rachel momentarily forgets her late husband is deceased, fear of becoming like her mother who has dementia sees her strive for understanding and control.
Paper Daisy
Directed By Kara Chandler
The violent world of a drug dealer meets an ancient evil disguised as innocence.
Ricky Gamble: The Movie
Directed By Xavier Masson-Leach & Enrique Andrés
Ricky and Patrick Gamble make films with the only resource they have: love.
This is a Movie
Directed By Tom Lowe
A fifth-generation nepo baby takes us through the history of his family’s illustrious acting career.
Dad's Ashes
Directed By Rebecca Matthes
Two inattentive brothers finally scatter their father’s ashes, only to realise they’ve thrown away their mother’s marshmallows instead, exposing how easily men joke their way around responsibility and emotional labour.
Deception Directed
By John Kenneth
The perception of danger due to deception.
Biggest Best Short Life
Directed By Jono Blake
Faced with a devastating diagnosis, James and Amy decided to give their son, Louis, the biggest, best, short life possible. Along the way, Louis taught them how to make the most out of every day, inspired those around him and left behind a legacy that will live on.
Faker
Directed By Clare Sladden
When a woman starts to suspect her boyfriend’s ex is faking cancer to win him back, she tries desperately to hold onto the relationship.
The Khanguras
Directed By Dilroop Khangura & Gobind Khangura
The Khanguras are great filmmakers... until they pick up a camera.
Twinkling
Directed By Melanie Lotfali
A family is reminded of the preciousness and shortness of the hours of our life when they fear a brother has drowned while playing in the river.
NOT NICE
Directed By Alex Kirwan
Poor communication sends two hopeless thugs on a wild goose chase to hide the body.
No Thank You
Directed By Georgina Haig
After a traumatic event, sculptor Daphne loses the ability to say 'Thank you’. How will she face the personal and artistic consequences of her new status as a social outcast?
Nugget
Directed By Dario Nadile
Three longtime friends must work together to face off against their high school nemesis by pulling off one last "Nugget".
The Cultsultant
Directed By Conor Castles-Lynch A day in the life of one of Australia’s only cult consultants.
Boyfiend
Directed By Mike Green
After a vicious breakup call, a heartbroken girl finds herself hunted by a fiend-like entity that resembles her ex-boyfriend.
Marv
Directed By Andrew Gardner
A deranged kids' party clown who punishes absent fathers, realises his latest victim might actually have a good excuse for neglecting his family.
Static
Directed By Sam Cameron and George Fogarty
Two co-dependent, TV addicted shut-ins begin to see their relationship violently fracture when one develops interests outside of what's on TV.
Not Quite Dead
Directed By Ben Plazzer In a zombie-infested world, Fred tracks down a killer only to find they are an old work buddy.
Still Here
Directed By Jessica Rose Starling
A girl and her dog find themselves in a time loop.
What would you do... if you had one more day?
Livin' The Dream
Directed By Stephen Shearsby
Taught to follow his dreams, a man finds himself trapped inside a nightmare
Milk O'Clock
Directed By Jane Larkin
Pregnancy was the beginning, birth the warm-up. Breastfeeding is the main event – messy, painful, and anything but instinctual, particularly next to the hospital’s most perfect mother.
Split
Directed By Will Nash
The end of humanity, captured on iPhone.
The Intervention
Directed By Jess Sofranos & T.K Williams
A woman rushing home to meet a date is blindsided by an intervention from friends and family, only to discover her bewildered Hinge match has been roped into it too.
Pisspot
Directed By Blake J. Williams
After one too many beers at a party, two teenagers wake up to discover they’ve blacked out 25 years of their lives and are now trapped in their middle-aged bodies.
It's All In Your Mind
Directed By Zara Michales
A woman finds herself in couples therapy – between her Mind and Body
I'm Still Here
Directed By Catho D'Souza
To cope with the loss of her sister, Avanya impersonates her in an effort to keep her spirit alive, becoming lost in the reality of who she truly is.
Enlargement
Directed By Samuel Moore
A young man tries to convince his father to pay for a new cosmetic surgery that he wants, and that everyone is doing.
Barbarians at the Gate
Directed By Naren Gurrier-Jones
When Seth, an anxious lactose intolerant, shares a milkshake on a wonderful date, he finds himself in a countdown to public humiliation. Will he find a bathroom in time?
Kill Grill Chill
Directed By Krassy Nova
Evil never tasted this good on the barbie.
Run it back
Directed By Ras-Samuel
Two lazy modern-day scam artists stage fake romances for freebies, convincing themselves it is harmless fun, until reality catches up.
Dear Amelia
Directed By Aryan Nanda
A letter draws a lonely woman into an intimate exchange with a stranger, offering comfort and connection as she unknowingly approaches a quiet, unsettling turn.
I'LL CHANGE
Directed By Sean Lynch and Sean Genders
Two hit-men kidnap a small time crime who promises he'll change, sparking a debate that ends in a darkly comic answer.
Wake Me
Directed By Shakira Forstpointner
As past and present collide, a pregnant woman crosses time to meet the child she once was, discovering that healing what was broken is the only way to birth a new future.
Method
Directed By Roderick Gadaev
In a cutthroat audition where authentic emotion is the product, a middle-aged actor discovers that destroying yourself might be exactly what they’re looking for.
The First Last Word
Directed By Hannah Dougherty
Told in reverse, a couples weekend away disintegrates when a small incident reveals large cracks in their relationship.
Hope & Helluva
Directed By William Duke
Two young men play a twisted game that targets unsuspecting strangers. Their competitive dynamic pushes one of them to prove himself, leading to a shocking act.
HANGAVAR
Directed By Max Maverick Collins
HANGAVAR follows Vincent as he struggles through a haunting hangover, embodied by the demonic titular character.
Blinded by the Sun
Directed By Jayde Vella, Co-director: Jaxen
Daniel Blinded by the potential of love, Jackie is confronted by the truth.
Escape Ur Coworkers
Directed By Mia Tikellis
Mym and Rachel are desperately trying to evade the people they hate most; their annoying coworkers.
Swing
Directed By James Demitri
The harder they swing, the harder they fall
End of the World Inc.
Directed By Ally Hortin
As the zombie apocalypse arises, a burnt-out corporate employee navigates business-as-usual work orders as he begins to question if the real virus is the capitalist system he’s still working for.
And the trees, and the bushes
Directed By Jessica Almereyda
A collaged quest for the sublime.
HILUX
Directed By Paddy Herbert
On a wind blasted, barren plain, a desperate man trapped in a crashed ute does everything he can to escape.
Death Do Us Part
Directed By James Colley
A hypochondriac convinced he is dying enlists a death doula for end-of-life care. While preparing his unnecessary funeral, an unlikely romance blooms, giving him a reason to live.
Unprompted
Directed By Stephen Packer
A desperate horror screenwriter turns to AI for inspiration, only to realise it’s writing him into the role of the victim.
The Devil You Click For
Directed By Ben Burdette & Sam Harford
Sam starts his morning with a scroll through his social media accounts before being sucked into the grasp of a maniacal salesman, Cody Mitchell.
The Princess Inside
Directed By Ben Strum
A 1950s single father determine to "fix" his daughter’s stutter is transformed by a chance meeting with a mysterious woman, discovering that acceptance is the greatest gift he can give.
Brothers For Life
Directed By Jonathan Charles
A rising comedian’s perfect life starts to crumble when a cryptic message exposes the dark secret he and his brother buried years ago. To protect his career, he’s forced to commit another crime, discovering that brotherhood can be both a lifeline and a prison.
Avenoir
Directed By Eli Jackson
Through the trials of adult life, two friends come together to find out how they can move forwards.
White Dragon
Directed By Sean Grace
A curious boy deepens his understanding of who he is when he begins learning Mahjong from his grandmother.
Now I See
Directed By Liam Gordes
In his search for closure, Jack must bury his dead father’s secrets. Time is running out for him to be the perfect son.
Halitosis
Directed By Dylan Hare
When two bumbling crooks break into a restrained woman’s house, their incompetence leads to a shocking, fatal accident—and an ironic family connection.
Boiler Man
Directed By Ruben De Franceschi & Shyam Prakash
When a trivia question sends a losing player to the building’s boiler room for help, the terrifying boiler-room loner he asks proves dangerously knowledgeable and far harder to shake.
Blue Sands
Directed By Jonathan Weir
In a neon-drenched dystopia where lifespans are traded like currency, a dying man drags himself through the night in search of a second chance he may not deserve.
The Ethical Billionaire
Directed By Justin Smith
Tech billionaire Andy Adams faces his worst fear when his new AI model suggests he might better off serving the world by not being a part of it
Lost and Floundering
Directed By Saul Howells
When a lost three-year-old is seen alone in a park, the search for his home, through questioning, leads to sombre revelations.
Who is Still Dreaming?
Directed By Prospera Holder Young & Thomas van Gool
While waiting for her next customer, a small-time vape dealer is unsettled by a brief encounter with an enigmatic stranger.
Suboptimal
Directed By Timothy McDonald
In the deep, no-one can hear you scream at your computer.
Tilly
Directed By Luke Mayze
A grieving widower, resistant to his late wife's dog, slowly reconnects with the outside world through Tilly's persistent companionship.
10 Cent Bottle
Directed By Nikita Leon
When a bored office worker finds a bottle on the side of a footpath, so does a homeless man. A turf war unfolds, leaving one man victorious and the other utterly defeated.
Talentless
Directed By Ed & Archie Oxenbould
Three unlucky contestants are given the turn of an hourglass to change their lives.
A Framed Memory
Directed By Bruce Reilly
8mm films that captured a young family’s early years during a turbulent time, are the way one member of the family gathers memories of those times.
Naked
Directed By Taylah Cate
A wrong name in bed forces two new lovers to face a pivotal question: can they truly bare themselves to each other before this chance for vulnerability slips away?
Growth
Directed By David Szostak
Growth is a horror-comedy following a devoted green thumb determined to win a prestigious plant competition. As ambition takes root, the question becomes: how far would you go to claim first prize?
Weekend at the Dungeon
Directed By Cassten Roberts & Reuben Meltzer
When a raid goes awry, the team must come up with an escape plan
Dear April…
Directed By Grace Watt
When April's ‘perfect’ older sister dies, a secret phone reveals how cyberbullying and abuse silently destroyed Julia, and how April missed every desperate cry for help.
Parent Teacher Night
Directed By Alice Tovey
A struggling teacher discovers a mysterious hour glass that allows her to see into the future of a troubled student.
One Must Stay
Directed By Ethan Bickley
When a friend disappears inside an abandoned mansion, four teens race against falling sand to escape before one of them is trapped forever.
Artist in an AI World
Directed By Olivia Serrao
In a world where there is an overwhelming presence of AI, an artist must make a stand or fear losing all their pieces to AI.
The Main Menu
Directed By Téa Mancini Emery
Witt wakes up in a strange white reception room greeted by robot-like receptionist who tells Emery that her dream sequence has not loaded.
Always Heads
Directed By Ant Dinham
Two friends pass time outside a run-down servo, flipping coins and musing on chance, until the night demands a reckoning neither of them planned for.
Happy Hour
Directed By Patrick Hatfield
A young man down on his luck and makes the dumb decision to rob a pub, however it doesn’t quite go to plan when he finds a couple of old larrikins at the pub who decide to teach him a lesson.
F**k Face
Directed By Tim Hamilton
During a casual game of Scattergories, four friends discover that the most dangerous thing in the room isn't time, guns, or bad language- it's how well they know each other.
I Fell In Love With My Sleep Paralysis Demon
Directed By Matthew J. Thompson
Scared of commitment, Sarah decides to pursue the most emotionally unavailable guy she can find, her sleep paralysis demon.
Two Sides to the Story
Directed By Phoenix Black
A mockumentary about two very different candidates trying to get into film school and why stories of adversity and diversity are told by people who’ve never experienced it. #OWG
Le Fardeau De La Rue (The Burden of the Street)
Directed By Shaunak Wanikar
A homeless woman experiences disconnection, human apathy and loneliness in a world she struggles to understand, and yet she’s brave enough to believe her life has meaning.
All Wounds
Directed By Iz Little Caitlin Soennichsen
Tensions of a female friendship trio are explored across two decades as wounds are exposed and values are tested.
Slap Out of It
Directed By Brittany Frappell
When Roh, a massage therapist, discovers a product which grants instant confidence, he must decide whether to finally stand up for himself at work, or risk losing everything.
An Apple Instead of a Nose
Directed By Trevor Clarence
Minutes before curtain, a celebrated actress undergoes an absurd transformation and must choose between career suicide and radical self-acceptance.
Catch of the Day
Directed By Zander Czerwaniw
A journalist investigates a mysterious catch from a group of fisherman.
GET ALONG
Directed By Jackson Phillips
A doomed double date finds a glimmer of hope in the most unlikely of places: a board game.
Drop
Directed By Kristoffer Lucia
At a tense dinner, an engaged man is pressured by his controlling fiancée to confront his boss, until a surprise promotion traps him between career security and harmony at home.
Grain
Directed By Madi Phoenix
A farmer stricken with guilt attempts to change the past as he relives the day he and his son went to fix a blocked grain chute.
Parasomnia
Directed By Charlton Lansley
In a 90s VHS-styled aesthetic, a reclusive analyst is haunted by recurring nightmares in liminal spaces. An unknown presence walks with him - and it’s getting closer.
Is This A Robbery?
Directed By Sam Davison
A nervous first-time robber breaks into a wealthy home expecting an easy job, only to find a family already held hostage, forcing an awkward confrontation that challenges his morals.
Hoarders Directed
By Ziggy Lumley Tow
A strange man manages to socialise with and become loved by a group of upper class art snobs while attempting to not reveal his true status.
Puppy Love
Directed By Jacqui Duncan
A woman in love, the dog she dotes upon and the boyfriend who cannot voice his feelings.
My Best Friend Is A Sandcastle
Directed By Chuck Casserole
A lonely soul has a disturbing trip to the beach, when his sand sculpture follows him home.
Washateria
Directed By January Jones
Nora just wants to do her bloody washing!
FLIPSHOW
Directed By Matthew Charleston (M.J.Charleston)
On the eve of her 13th birthday, a teen questioning her sanity discovers a mysterious hourglass that flips the behaviour of those around her, exposing the shadows beneath their public faces.
Jaffle
Directed By Trent Ivett
What is the weight of a person's existence?
NAUSEA
Directed By Daniel Jean
Blurring nostalgia, dream and reality, a young man grapples with an existential coming of age while reflecting on his youth during a wild night out taking drugs.
Storytime
Directed By Byron Wylder
A young man tries to get closer to his estranged father through understanding his tattoos
Conscious Dreaming
Directed By Charlotte McLaverty
2086 escapist technology allows users to live inside perfect dreams, Conscious Dreaming is a darkly tender meditation on caregiving, and the human need for escapism, whether living inside a dream is still living at all.
Eureka Directed
By Brayden Pavey
A failed road trip to collect a rare Pokémon card forces two brothers to face childhood trauma, resentment, and the quiet fear of not becoming who they hoped to be.
Next Level
Directed By Emma Leonard
On the way to a work Christmas party, a couple get stuck in an elevator and find themselves in a race against the countdown timer on their fertility app.
Foil
Directed By Bee Jessup
With aliens minutes from invading Earth, a man trapped with his dog and cat must choose which pet to save when there’s only enough tin foil to protect one.
Housemate from Hell
Directed By Jessica Trinity Fisher
Struggling to find a place to rent because he’s a disaster to live with, a well-meaning guy finally lands a housemate but she’s his complete opposite in more ways than one.
Transience
Directed By Joe Bauer
Two homeless people with trust issues discover a mysterious hourglass with the power to rewind time for ten seconds.
Future Tense
Directed By Romy Palan
A woman's love life is turned upside down when she gains the power to instantly see what the future will look like with anyone she dates.
GOODNIGHT PIGGY
Directed By Jerome Velinsky
An anxious young woman spirals into paranoia when she forgets to say goodnight to one of her soft toys, Piggy...
TAGLINE: Goodbyes are hard... Goodnights are killer...
TROPFEST_ENTRY.MP4
Directed By Jet Williams & Max Dona
Two friends talk about entering Tropfest days before the deadline—until the conversation itself becomes the film.
When Likes Feel Like Love
Directed By Rosie Marden
A helpless man in a modern-world reminisces about his partner, only to reveal the absurd truth: his closest connection isn’t human at all… and the session has barely begun.
Negative Space
Directed By Ameya Ajay
An uninspired perfectionist attempts to make contact with the keeper of the perfect idea in a surreal pursuit to complete her project.
Gazers
Directed By Veialu Aila-Unsworth & Sze Lok Ho
A fairytale about three women of colour forced into absurd stereotypes by a magical curse infecting men — “the male gaze” — until one man’s transformation offers a different way of seeing.
Unless We Talk
Directed By Flynn Moore
Unless we talk is a voice-over driven short film discussing the vulnerabilities and self-acknowledgment of two young adults finding their way.
THE BOYS
Directed By Lincoln Younes
When two incompatible blokes are placed in a ride-share headed to the same destination, they uncover that one may be carrying disastrous intentions.
Blue Orchids
Directed By Taysha McFarland
In 1941, the Japanese Imperial Army advance throughout Malaya, challenging a dignified mother’s beliefs while protecting her young daughter from the horrors that are slowly befalling their country.
Two Guys One Shower
Directed By Vivian Dobbie-Glazier
Two smelly housemates, both with important places to be, fight over the shared shower, threatening to unravel the sanctity of their sharehouse.
Driver’s Test
Directed By Lily Rodgers
An L-plate driver is sitting her driving test when the instructor has a sudden life-threatening emergency and she has to get him to hospital before time runs out.
Ghosted
Directed By Jed Morrison
With automatic AI-generated replies, keeping up with long-distance friends is far simpler! That is, if you can be sure it's still them that you're keeping up with.
Stall
Directed By Luca Johnstone and Madison Dell'Aquila
You can be prepared, early and full of positive affirmations...but nothing prepares you for needing to pee at the worst possible moment.
HOME MOVIES
Directed By Benjamin Bowles
When two VHS tapes are left behind in an attic, they attempt to break free and get home to the family they belong to.
Andy From 9 to 5
Directed By Hugo Morgan
On a scorching hot day, a hungover Andy waits in a house full of sand for an air-conditioning repairman as the heat reveals more than just the necessity for cool air.
CHARADES
Directed By Marcelo Novaes Ribeiro
A collage of moments of Jonathan and Delilah's lives that sparkles the question of how time passes and how we see our lives quickly go from a moment to another in a blink of an eye
Frenemies
Directed By Anita Lane
Two Architects spend a night away with their partners at a holiday house. But, when it's revealed that Jay has won the dream job, underlying rivalries surface.
Night Light
Directed By Jackie Fry
Alone in his house after midnight, a teenage boy uses a trail of lights to outrun the feeling that something is behind him—until one forgotten stop forces him back through the dark.
Tide Quest
Directed By Serena Stanger
Instead of wings, Barrina the Barramundi is given legs in the hope of finding the love of her life. Forced to navigate the journey from freshwater to the salty sea.
The Release
Directed By Katharina Keil
Nine cousins reunite in regional Australia to rehearse an important task and somehow turn it into a race filled with banter, rivalry, and heart.
CALL ME BACK
Directed By Matthew Hancock
A father’s desperate attempt to shield his son from his criminal past forces him into a grim midnight errand, only to realize that some debts can never be fully repaid.
One More for Safety
Directed By Kacey Baker
After a heart attack, a struggling filmmaker battles critics, rejection, and pride in a hospital ward where delusional filmmakers still believe they matter.
White Dragon
Directed By Sean Grace
A curious boy deepens his understanding of who he is when he begins learning Mahjong from his grandmother.
Now I See
Directed By Liam Gordes
In his search for closure, Jack must bury his dead father’s secrets. Time is running out for him to be the perfect son.
Halitosis
Directed By Dylan Hare
When two bumbling crooks break into a restrained woman’s house, their incompetence leads to a shocking, fatal accident—and an ironic family connection.
Boiler Man
Directed By Ruben De Franceschi & Shyam Prakash
When a trivia question sends a losing player to the building’s boiler room for help, the terrifying boiler-room loner he asks proves dangerously knowledgeable and far harder to shake.
Blue Sands
Directed By Jonathan Weir
In a neon-drenched dystopia where lifespans are traded like currency, a dying man drags himself through the night in search of a second chance he may not deserve.
The Ethical Billionaire
Directed By Justin Smith
Tech billionaire Andy Adams faces his worst fear when his new AI model suggests he might better off serving the world by not being a part of it.
Lost and Floundering
Directed By Saul Howells
When a lost three-year-old is seen alone in a park, the search for his home, through questioning, leads to sombre revelations.
Who is Still Dreaming?
Directed By Prospera Holder Young & Thomas van Gool
While waiting for her next customer, a small-time vape dealer is unsettled by a brief encounter with an enigmatic stranger.
Suboptimal
Directed By Timothy McDonald
In the deep, no-one can hear you scream at your computer.
Tilly
Directed By Luke Mayze
A grieving widower, resistant to his late wife's dog, slowly reconnects with the outside world through Tilly's persistent companionship.
10 Cent Bottle
Directed By Nikita Leon
When a bored office worker finds a bottle on the side of a footpath, so does a homeless man. A turf war unfolds, leaving one man victorious and the other utterly defeated.
Talentless
Directed By Ed & Archie Oxenbould
Three unlucky contestants are given the turn of an hourglass to change their lives.
A Framed Memory
Directed By Bruce Reilly
8mm films that captured a young family’s early years during a turbulent time, are the way one member of the family gathers memories of those times.
Naked
Directed By Taylah Cate
A wrong name in bed forces two new lovers to face a pivotal question: can they truly bare themselves to each other before this chance for vulnerability slips away?
Growth
Directed By David Szostak
Growth is a horror-comedy following a devoted green thumb determined to win a prestigious plant competition. As ambition takes root, the question becomes: how far would you go to claim first prize?
Weekend at the Dungeon
Directed By Cassten Roberts & Reuben Meltzer
When a raid goes awry, the team must come up with an escape plan
Dear April…
Directed By Grace Watt
When April's ‘perfect’ older sister dies, a secret phone reveals how cyberbullying and abuse silently destroyed Julia, and how April missed every desperate cry for help.
Parent Teacher Night
Directed By Alice Tovey
A struggling teacher discovers a mysterious hour glass that allows her to see into the future of a troubled student.
One Must Stay
Directed By Ethan Bickley
When a friend disappears inside an abandoned mansion, four teens race against falling sand to escape before one of them is trapped forever.
Artist in an AI World
Directed By Olivia Serrao
In a world where there is an overwhelming presence of AI, an artist must make a stand or fear losing all their pieces to AI.
The Main Menu
Directed By Téa Mancini Emery
Witt wakes up in a strange white reception room greeted by robot-like receptionist who tells Emery that her dream sequence has not loaded.
Always Heads
Directed By Ant Dinham
Two friends pass time outside a run-down servo, flipping coins and musing on chance, until the night demands a reckoning neither of them planned for.
Happy Hour
Directed By Patrick Hatfield
A young man down on his luck and makes the dumb decision to rob a pub, however it doesn’t quite go to plan when he finds a couple of old larrikins at the pub who decide to teach him a lesson.
F**k Face
Directed By Tim Hamilton
During a casual game of Scattergories, four friends discover that the most dangerous thing in the room isn't time, guns, or bad language- it's how well they know each other.
I Fell In Love With My Sleep Paralysis Demon
Directed By Matthew J. Thompson
Scared of commitment, Sarah decides to pursue the most emotionally unavailable guy she can find, her sleep paralysis demon.
Two Sides to the Story
Directed By Phoenix Black
A mockumentary about two very different candidates trying to get into film school and why stories of adversity and diversity are told by people who’ve never experienced it. #OWG
Le Fardeau De La Rue (The Burden of the Street)
Directed By Shaunak Wanikar
A homeless woman experiences disconnection, human apathy and loneliness in a world she struggles to understand, and yet she’s brave enough to believe her life has meaning.
All Wounds
Directed By Iz Little Caitlin Soennichsen
Tensions of a female friendship trio are explored across two decades as wounds are exposed and values are tested.
Slap Out of It
Directed By Brittany Frappell
When Roh, a massage therapist, discovers a product which grants instant confidence, he must decide whether to finally stand up for himself at work, or risk losing everything.
An Apple Instead of a Nose
Directed By Trevor Clarence
Minutes before curtain, a celebrated actress undergoes an absurd transformation and must choose between career suicide and radical self-acceptance.
Catch of the Day
Directed By Zander Czerwaniw
A journalist investigates a mysterious catch from a group of fisherman.
GET ALONG
Directed By Jackson Phillips
A doomed double date finds a glimmer of hope in the most unlikely of places: a board game.
Drop
Directed By Kristoffer Lucia
At a tense dinner, an engaged man is pressured by his controlling fiancée to confront his boss, until a surprise promotion traps him between career security and harmony at home.
Grain
Directed By Madi Phoenix
A farmer stricken with guilt attempts to change the past as he relives the day he and his son went to fix a blocked grain chute.
Parasomnia
Directed By Charlton Lansley
In a 90s VHS-styled aesthetic, a reclusive analyst is haunted by recurring nightmares in liminal spaces. An unknown presence walks with him - and it’s getting closer.
Is This A Robbery?
Directed By Sam Davison
A nervous first-time robber breaks into a wealthy home expecting an easy job, only to find a family already held hostage, forcing an awkward confrontation that challenges his morals.
Hoarders
Directed By Ziggy Lumley Tow
A strange man manages to socialise with and become loved by a group of upper class art snobs while attempting to not reveal his true status.
Puppy Love
Directed By Jacqui Duncan
A woman in love, the dog she dotes upon and the boyfriend who cannot voice his feelings.
My Best Friend Is A Sandcastle
Directed By Chuck Casserole
A lonely soul has a disturbing trip to the beach, when his sand sculpture follows him home.
Washateria
Directed By January Jones
Nora just wants to do her bloody washing!
FLIPSHOW
Directed By Matthew Charleston (M.J.Charleston) On the eve of her 13th birthday, a teen questioning her sanity discovers a mysterious hourglass that flips the behaviour of those around her, exposing the shadows beneath their public faces.
Jaffle
Directed By Trent Ivett
What is the weight of a person's existence?
NAUSEA
Directed By Daniel Jean
Blurring nostalgia, dream and reality, a young man grapples with an existential coming of age while reflecting on his youth during a wild night out taking drugs.
Storytime
Directed By Byron Wylder
A young man tries to get closer to his estranged father through understanding his tattoos
Conscious Dreaming
Directed By Charlotte McLaverty
2086 escapist technology allows users to live inside perfect dreams, Conscious Dreaming is a darkly tender meditation on caregiving, and the human need for escapism, whether living inside a dream is still living at all.
Eureka
Directed By Brayden Pavey
A failed road trip to collect a rare Pokémon card forces two brothers to face childhood trauma, resentment, and the quiet fear of not becoming who they hoped to be.
Next Level
Directed By Emma Leonard
On the way to a work Christmas party, a couple get stuck in an elevator and find themselves in a race against the countdown timer on their fertility app.
Foil
Directed By Bee Jessup
With aliens minutes from invading Earth, a man trapped with his dog and cat must choose which pet to save when there’s only enough tin foil to protect one.
Housemate from Hell
Directed By Jessica Trinity Fisher
Struggling to find a place to rent because he’s a disaster to live with, a well-meaning guy finally lands a housemate but she’s his complete opposite in more ways than one.
Transience
Directed By Joe Bauer
Two homeless people with trust issues discover a mysterious hourglass with the power to rewind time for ten seconds.
Future Tense
Directed By Romy Palan
A woman's love life is turned upside down when she gains the power to instantly see what the future will look like with anyone she dates.
GOODNIGHT PIGGY
Directed By Jerome Velinsky
An anxious young woman spirals into paranoia when she forgets to say goodnight to one of her soft toys, Piggy...
TROPFEST_ENTRY.MP4
Directed By Jet Williams & Max Dona
Two friends talk about entering Tropfest days before the deadline—until the conversation itself becomes the film.
When Likes Feel Like Love
Directed By Rosie Marden
A helpless man in a modern-world reminisces about his partner, only to reveal the absurd truth: his closest connection isn’t human at all… and the session has barely begun.
Negative Space
Directed By Ameya Ajay
An uninspired perfectionist attempts to make contact with the keeper of the perfect idea in a surreal pursuit to complete her project.
Gazers
Directed By Veialu Aila-Unsworth & Sze Lok Ho
A fairytale about three women of colour forced into absurd stereotypes by a magical curse infecting men — “the male gaze” — until one man’s transformation offers a different way of seeing.
Unless We Talk
Directed By Flynn Moore
Unless we talk is a voice-over driven short film discussing the vulnerabilities and self-acknowledgment of two young adults finding their way.
THE BOYS
Directed By Lincoln Younes
When two incompatible blokes are placed in a ride-share headed to the same destination, they uncover that one may be carrying disastrous intentions.
Blue Orchids
Directed By Taysha McFarland
In 1941, the Japanese Imperial Army advance throughout Malaya, challenging a dignified mother’s beliefs while protecting her young daughter from the horrors that are slowly befalling their country.
Two Guys One Shower
Directed By Vivian Dobbie-Glazier
Two smelly housemates, both with important places to be, fight over the shared shower, threatening to unravel the sanctity of their sharehouse.
Driver’s Test
Directed By Lily Rodgers
An L-plate driver is sitting her driving test when the instructor has a sudden life-threatening emergency and she has to get him to hospital before time runs out.
Ghosted
Directed By Jed Morrison
With automatic AI-generated replies, keeping up with long-distance friends is far simpler! That is, if you can be sure it's still them that you're keeping up with.
Stall
Directed By Luca Johnstone and Madison Dell'Aquila
You can be prepared, early and full of positive affirmations...but nothing prepares you for needing to pee at the worst possible moment.
HOME MOVIES
Directed By Benjamin Bowles
When two VHS tapes are left behind in an attic, they attempt to break free and get home to the family they belong to.
Andy From 9 to 5
Directed By Hugo Morgan
On a scorching hot day, a hungover Andy waits in a house full of sand for an air-conditioning repairman as the heat reveals more than just the necessity for cool air.
CHARADES
Directed By Marcelo Novaes Ribeiro
A collage of moments of Jonathan and Delilah's lives that sparkles the question of how time passes and how we see our lives quickly go from a moment to another in a blink of an eye
Frenemies
Directed By Anita Lane
Two Architects spend a night away with their partners at a holiday house. But, when it's revealed that Jay has won the dream job, underlying rivalries surface.
Night Light
Directed By Jackie Fry
Alone in his house after midnight, a teenage boy uses a trail of lights to outrun the feeling that something is behind him—until one forgotten stop forces him back through the dark.
Tide Quest
Directed By Serena Stanger
Instead of wings, Barrina the Barramundi is given legs in the hope of finding the love of her life. Forced to navigate the journey from freshwater to the salty sea.
The Release
Directed By Katharina Keil
Nine cousins reunite in regional Australia to rehearse an important task and somehow turn it into a race filled with banter, rivalry, and heart.
CALL ME BACK
Directed By Matthew Hancock
A father’s desperate attempt to shield his son from his criminal past forces him into a grim midnight errand, only to realize that some debts can never be fully repaid.
Cats Can't Play Guitar
Directed By Roland Kay-Smith & Jefferson Lopez
Reality is questioned when Jeff's imaginary friend, Roland, returns unexpectedly.
Static
Directed By Chanel Naidoo Layla Naidoo
From a haunting past to a regretful present, a young woman lives in a cycle she can’t escape.
Walk with Us
Directed By Christopher March
In 2025 Yarluwar Ruwe Aboriginal Rangers began their journey, Traditional Owners joining
young Ngarrendjeri People and environmental partners to restore habitat in the majestic
Coorong of South Australia.
We Met Before
Directed By fernando Wilkinson
A young man consumed by the rush of everyday life has forgotten how to truly live until time begins to leave him quiet signs he cannot understand guiding him toward a moment that will change how he sees his past his future and himself
Time & Again
Directed By Tim Brothers
When a traumatised former child soldier, now a father and refugee, meets by chance his former warlord boss, he struggles to enact bloody revenge to protect his young family.
Project Hourglass
Directed By Benjamin Mathews
When Jacob, a man presumed dead, reappears three years after leaping from a bridge claiming to be part of a secret government program, his fiancé Katie must decide whether to believe his wild claims - or get him some help.
She's Hot
Directed By Asia Dunstone, Nicholas Cradock
A misogynistic college boy gets locked out of his one-night stand’s room after taking a secret nude of her. The young women at the college band together and flip the script on this former private school douche, forcing him to experience the way he treats women.
The Scent Of Us
Directed By Toshiro Glenn
Two romantic prospects traverse their memories through the power of scent.
BUILD YOUR DREAM GIRL
Directed By Oscar Fox
An incel falls in love with an A.I chatbot, leading him down a descent of madness and desire in an attempt to pierce the veil between the real and digital world.
Sides
Directed By Zak Marrinan
An out-of-work actor has a big audition, but the role leads him to question how he is perceived by the rest of the world.
The Melon
Directed By Jordana Johnson and Charlie Ford
Two friends on their way to a pool party fixate on a minor social obligation, as a simple decision triggers a cascade of entirely avoidable consequences.
ARTist
Directed By Jessica Joseph-McDermott
ARTist explores the role of art in a world that is slowly being taken over by AI. Can AI replicate art? Can it ever replace that most important human part?
Without Judgement
Directed By Solomon Fleming
When two brothers play a game designed to prompt vulnerability, a secret is revealed which threatens to not only offset the game but the basis of their relationship
As Good as New
Directed By Georgina Teakle
A hardworking cleaner's priorities shift when faced with a challenging job.
No Joke
Directed By Kylie Fuad, Nick Fuad
A man is forcibly taken from his home by three masked gunman. He finds himself being interrogated by Lenny whose methods are unusual to say the least. What has he done to deserve this and can he be broken?
Tim.E
Directed By Jack Downie
A man tries to outrun grief with an AI that tracks his every minute, until the world moves on without him.
Crescendo
Directed By Lianne Mackessy
A new mother’s babysitting plans fall through on the morning of an audition for a career-defining role.
The Dinner Party
Directed By Nick Baker and Tristan Klein
It seems like the perfect dinner party, but one guest is a little salty.
Home Smart Home
Directed By Katie Ord
A meticulous burglar, a little out of his depth, is forced to confront his greatest enemy, a small and unassuming household assistant, H.I.L.D.A.
ACID AMOREÈ
Directed By Finn Middleton and Marc Robinson
Acid Amore is a face paced comedy exploring the themes of love through the metaphor of an acid tab.
That hourglass figure
Directed By maria de la Ossa
Taking a punt can be sometimes misconstrued.
Cappuccino: A Lactose Intolerance Thriller
Directed By Ezekiel Simat
Sometimes, you set out to make a short film. Often, you end up with a pile of sh*t.
Tunnel Rats
Directed By Kumar Sambhav Gupta
Two cars in the tunnel follow each but only to realise they are driven by the same person.
Egg Freezing in America
Directed By Fiora Cutler
An avoidant single career woman gets much more than she bargained for when a routine doctor's appointment turns into a terrifying confrontation with finger snapping consequences.
Shadowman
Directed By A.J Madsen
A rural Australian folktale that centres on the unsolved disappearance of the narrator's best friend.
The Hourglass
Directed By Danny Giles
When an unsatisfied customer tries to return an hourglass to an op shop, the unusual returns policy catches him by surprise.
The Prize
Directed By Paul McDermott & Ren Thackham
After an unfortunate (but comical accident) Nicholas Flemp, realtor, finds himself catapulted into a desperate and dangerous world as he tries to re-capture his fleeting moment of fame.
Under The Concrete, The Beach
Directed By Vanilla Tupu
A pair of strangers meet by a phone booth on a balmy Summer evening. During their brief interaction they guide each other to unravel the tragedy of their pasts.
A Faecal Matter
Directed By Cassandra May
Two unlikely friends bond over a pile of poo, and the hilarious potential of someone stepping in it.
Love and Urinals
Directed By Haris Mirza and Lena Albin
After being dumped en route to a wedding, Jackson discovers a time machine in the urinal of the pie shop they’ve stopped at. Letting him relive the conversation as many times as needed until he can change her mind.
dAIsy
Directed By Carl J. Sorheim
A seasoned actress goes head-to-head with an AI scene partner amidst fears she is enabling humanity's greatest threat.
Write Me A Seven Minute Short Film That Will Win Tropfest
Directed By George-Alex Nagle
When the country's most popular AI chatbot crashes, an impatient young filmmaker is forced to confront the one thing he fears most: his own imagination.
Corner Piece
Directed By Ash Dighton
For the first 40 years of her life, love has escaped Clara - until an encounter at an eclectic speed dating service turns it all upside down.
New Age Therapy
Directed By Ash Dighton
Couples therapy is easy, when you can time travel - or at least so it seems to beleaguered Steve and frustrated Jenny.
The Voyage of Everything
Directed By Andy Tang
The Voyage of Everything is a film with heavy lyricism and is symbolic of life and death. It goes through themes of childhood, acceptance, pain & change all without any words spoken.
Growing Again
Directed By Bronte Bekir
The journey of a girl navigating life after a loss, and finding out if anything ever truly ends.
JUNK
Directed By Carly Brand & Stevie Vickery
In this comedy short, a woman feeling trash about her diminishing sexual desire finds herself turned on again at her local gym.
FISH FOOD
Directed By Francesco Robins, Kalliopi Nicholas, Lucy Madafiglio
When three catatonic housemates are faced with the task of spreading their roommates ashes, they spiral into a drug fuelled journey of grief.
Egged
Directed By Melissa Brownlow
When Jess and Sarah's house is egged by an ex-boyfriend, Jess becomes haunted by hallucinations of a giant egg, which forces her to mend their fractured friendship.
Dilemma
Directed By Nick Kozakis
Offered a supernatural bargain to resurrect his daughter, a grieving father must first kill her murderer. But when the killer’s identity takes an absurd turn, Daddy has to improvise.
The Voice Over
Directed By Stephen James King
During a late night voice-over session, two voice legends unlock a terrifying new ability. And the young sound engineer who prompted it is now expendable.
TIME'S UP!
Directed By Kathy Luu
A dark comedy set in a posh neighbourhood where dinner guests playing charades mistake their friend’s heart attack as part of the game.
Our Glass
Directed By Samantha Jukes
Matt's got everything squared away, including the ground rules for a new flatmate. But when unexpected things start happening, he's forced to see a reality he never considered.
Silent Night
Directed By Nicky Tyndale-Biscoe
When ‘Buses replace trains’ on December 24, well-heeled G.P. Sam is dumped at a lonely bus exchange in an unknown suburb. Her fading Christmas spirit will be tested tonight...
VOODOO Chapter 2 - LOVE
Directed By Linda Niksic
Stitched with affection, pricked with rejection. Can LOVE’s pin pricked heart be restored.
Sunken World
Directed By Oliver Marsden
In a world swallowed by the ocean, a lone boy survives on toxic fish as a crocodile closes in for the kill.
Cool Off
Directed By Adrian Konarski
In a world where newlyweds get one hour to commit for life or legally kill their spouse, a groom spirals through petty icks and bad advice, deciding if love is worth surviving.
Drop Bear
Directed By Joseph Smallman
After a bushwalk turns into a massacre, a timid young woman must summon the courage she's never had to survive the murderous myth stalking her.
Proper
Directed By Ryan Whitworth-Jones
When Tony, a working-class ‘eshay,’ and Evie, a proper private school girl, meet by chance at a bus stop, their teasing, awkward interaction sparks a tentative connection that bridges social divides and explores attraction, curiosity, and vulnerability.
The Big 4 0
Directed By Samuel Galloway
A short comedy about a filmmaker who turns his 40th birthday party into a stage, performing success to avoid confronting what it feels like not to have it.
Inner West
Directed By Maeve McKenna
Opportunistic real estate agent, Dominic Drake, lures a young couple into a rundown Inner West terrace... where a routine inspection turns into a rental nightmare.
Don't Rush Me
Directed By Jez Underwood
A love story in intervals: breathless beginnings, quiet endings, and everything time steals in between.
Time is a Tired Horse
Directed By Sidney Sylvester Smith
If you had the chance to bring someone back, even just for a moment, would you cherish it?
Lin's Laundromat
Directed By Hannah Feneley & Kalliopi Nicholas
When Charlie attempts to connect with their estranged Father, will their unexpected queer kinship be enough to mend their paternal relationship?
Driverless
Directed By Eric Hutton
An outlandish plot to increase the value of a car creates tension between two friends and pushes one of them to the brink of psychological collapse.
Taint Calico Blues
Directed By Jackson Perryman
A lovelorn young man takes his new jazz-cat persona out for a midweek test drive and meets a cautionary older double, Taint Calico, who's proof that some costumes become cages.
We Don't Take Breaks
Directed By Jasper Sharpe
A deep-thinking hospo worker narrates his everyday grind dealing with a relentless boss, until a deranged ex-employee returns, sparking a spiral of chaos.
Screech
Directed By Alessia Pugliese and Fernando de Miguel Fuertes
Caught between her housemates and their prey, a woman descends into a surreal realm where tormenting ravens force her to confront her repressed complicity.
Sand Trap
Directed By Murray Enders
After being magically trapped inside an ancient hourglass by a vengeful witch, a shifty thief must lead a mountain of previous victims in a physics-defying escape to break back into reality.
The End
Directed By Sean Bayles
Lost, among the sands of time, our protagonist looks for a way out.
Little Things
Directed By Luke Luxton Creasy
Moments in life from the eyes of an hourglass, as it drifts through the lives of various owners.
Not This Time
Directed By Jack Braddy, Andy Burkitt
After losing their dog Lucky, exes Glenn and Ava reconnect when Glenn discovers a time-looping shower. What begins as a romantic do-over turns dark as grief slips into obsession.
A Letter to a Jumper
Directed By Jason van Genderen
A stranger on the edge. Staying can change everything.
DOGNAPPED
Directed By Luca Pasvolsky
Young Harry’s attitude to walking 'Snowball' the family dog changes when Snowball is Dognapped.
DANGER RANGER
Directed By Matt Lee
Where there's Danger, there's a Ranger.
Parasomnia
Directed By Charlton Lansley
In a 90s VHS-styled aesthetic, a reclusive analyst is haunted by recurring nightmares in liminal spaces. An unknown presence walks with him - and it’s getting closer.
Bloody Mainlanders
Directed By Mick Davies
After being diagnosed with Tasmanianinfatalisation (the delusional belief that Tasmania holds the answer to all life’s problems), the Callaway family flees Sydney, only to discover that when fantasy meets reality, it’s not the place that needs fixing… it’s them!
Evelyn Alvarez's Five Step Guide to Not Growing Up
Directed By Ramon Samson
A nine-year-old vows never to grow up and comes up with five foolproof steps to ensure she never has to.
A Life in Words
Directed By Raul Gasteazoro and Helix Wolfson
A weathered whaling captain’s life of peril, love, and sacrifice is etched into an hourglass tattoo, turning his skin into a living record of the moments that defined him.
Red Flags
Directed By Jas Rule
Emma has learned not to expect much from first dates, which proves useful when her date hits a man with his car.
Liar, Lyre
Directed By Stephanie Bonnes
How much trouble could one little lyrebird possibly cause?
Do It Like Gary
Directed By Daniel Fletcher
When time is our greatest asset, how do we invest in it wisely? More importantly, who will step up and do it like Gary?
Red Roses
Directed By Spencer
Wilds On one city block, a stolen bike, missing wallet, and pocketed knife collide, spiraling ordinary people into a violent chain reaction driven by desperation and chance.
still, there
Directed By Dylan Robinson
Overwhelmed by a noisy Byron Coast routine, Clara discovers an hourglass that transports her to a silent ocean world, but each escape steals real time until returning fails and she surrenders.
ANGRY GIRL
Directed By Georgia Miller
A girl confesses her grandmother’s final moments, lurching through fragmented memory and lost opportunity. A darkly comic exploration of generational conflict, time's passage, and the enduring ache of unresolved grief.
Man of the Forest
Directed By Chloe Holliday
An animated collage of wildlife photography and natural sound, Man of the Forest follows an orangutan formed entirely from plants and animals, connecting Borneo’s and Tasmania’s threatened rainforests.
Chronically Connected
Directed By Debora Manusama
A day in a life of a girl who is chronically online. Or more so, chronically aware, informed, and connected?
The Becoming
Directed By Angie Stojic
Alone at her dining table, a woman confronts the versions of herself she refuses to release. Trapped in self-punishment, she must decide whether to hold on or finally become who she is meant to be.
Love's Not Lost
Directed By Justin Schneider
When Nancy was diagnosed with Vascular Dementia, her husband Ken took on the role of full-time carer. That 24/7 commitment is his unconditional love for her.
Safe Arbor
Directed By Cielo Croci
Two men in one branch, holding on and letting go.
Bourguignon
Directed By Mathew Panayiotou
When a clueless home cook is rescued from a kitchen disaster by a celebrity chef, a classic French dish becomes his last hope of winning over his date.
Cinquante Cincuenta
Directed By Jordan Ross
Two strangers visiting a foreign country meet on a train and envision their lives together.
Multiple Choice
Directed By Aaron Lucas
During her HSC maths exam, a high-achieving student spirals into panic as the rhythmic pressure of the room forces her to confront the weight of deciding her entire future before time runs out.
Lemon
Directed By Tim Ogborne
A man, lonely in his relationship, finds an unexpected romance. When his life is taken for a ride, will he make the right choice?
MATTRESS
Directed By Lachlan Dickie
Some people take. Some people give. But the mattress never forgets.
A Better Half
Directed By John Duigan
Trapped in a loveless, hopeless marriage, Ron takes comfort from chatting with his AI assistant, Lucy. She could never replace his wife, Kath. But never say never…
Average Times
Directed By Hadley Perkins
Extraordinary times averagely spent.
The Summer Break
Directed By Jeff Parker
It’s summer and it’s definitely time for a break.
THE REAL LAVERNE
Directed By Allanah Zitserman
The Real Laverne is a surrealist romantic drama about a woman who has checked out, until a connection with a vibrant fruit shop owner forces her to confront reality.
HUGO
Directed By Shane Keeffe
When a young girl struggles with the death of her dog, her younger sister builds a "time machine" to help her say goodbye
My Blue Valentine
Directed By Louis Royle, Felix Ferguson, Sophie Verheul
After spying a speed dating flyer on her work crush’s desk, one woman sets out on a plan to turn speed dating into, well, dating.
Solace
Directed By Kailas Prasannan
As a young woman struggles with her partner's passing, her AI assistant presents an opportunity for her to reflect on their relationship and embark on a poignant quest for closure.
MONSTERZ
Directed By Maddyson Colley & Jensen
Just When a superhero obsessed six-year-old is confronted by the monster under her bed, she must over come her fear to keep her mum safe.
Six Five
Directed By Finnian Williamson
Desperate to be noticed, a boy falls down an online rabbit hole that sells him a way to “grow taller”. But soon the algorithm's promise becomes a monstrous reality…
The Forefather
Directed By Petros Ktenas
A dark, twisted descent into the edges of desire, The Forefather delves into the world of infamous occultist Aleister Crowley and his obsessive fixation on newly engaged Ottie Edwards.
Songline
Directed By sam ferris bryant
When a father erases his Indigenous wife's Songline from her loop machine, he and his son must race to restore it before reality collapses - before she returns from Pilates.
Happy Place
Directed By Philip Lemon
Three strangers attend a guided meditation and discover a
Won't Be Long
Directed By Thalia Joan
Won’t Be Long is a poetic, direct-to-camera short in which a simple wait for coffee becomes a meditation on time, aging and a world on the brink. As the character visibly ages while reflecting on change and personal regret, the film urges us to act, love, and live before time slips away, because for now ... we still have time.
SCROLL
Directed By R._X________
Time drains away as a man scrolls through his life.
Dashcamera Obscura
Directed By Henry Stone
A man desperate to capture a traffic accident on his new dashcam accidentally unleashes a car crash day in his personal life.
Balloon on the Gate
Directed By Leo O'Donoghue
More mood piece than narrative, this film embraces the awkward but beautiful nature of what Halloween is to suburban Australia through the eyes of two siblings.
The Emma Dilemma
Directed By Spencer Susser
Love, unanswered.
Hourglass
Directed By Jessica Young
A young woman, obsessed with obtaining the perfect hourglass figure, peels herself apart in the mirror. Layer by layer, her life force is stolen by her own poor self-image.
Innocent Fun
Directed By Joel Phillips
A well-meaning Father insists on demonstrating a childhood toy and things escalate a little.
Normal Wear And Tear
Directed By Kyra Bartley
What happens when you ask people what life is for, once they’re old enough to know?