Country: Australia

Direction Chris Delforce

Synopsis Dominion uses drones, hidden and handheld cameras to expose the dark underbelly of modern animal agriculture, questioning the morality and validity of humankind's dominion over the animal kingdom. While mainly focusing on animals used for food, it also explores other...

Direction Adam Elliot

Synopsis Mary and Max (2009) is a heartfelt animated film about an unlikely friendship between Mary, a lonely 8-year-old girl from Australia, and Max, a 44-year-old man with Asperger's syndrome living in New York. The two begin exchanging letters after Mary...

Direction Madeleine Parry · Jon Olb

Cast Hannah Gadsby

Synopsis Australian comic Hannah Gadsby reshapes standard stand-up by pairing punchlines with personal revelations on gender, sexuality and childhood turmoil.

Direction Josh Thomas · Matthew Saville

Cast Josh Thomas · Debra Lawrence · David Roberts · Thomas Ward

Synopsis TV Series (2013-2016). 4 Seasons. 32 Episodes. After breaking up with his girlfriend, Josh comes to the realization that he is homosexual. With the support of his now ex girlfriend Claire, and his best friend and house mate Tom, Josh...

Direction Richard Lowenstein · Lynn-Maree Milburn

Synopsis 2011 has been a great year for documentaries, especially ones with highly specialist topics, who knew motorsports could actually be interesting (TT3D, Senna)? Adding to this year’s pedigree is Australian doco Autoluminescent, which looks at the impact of guitarist/singer/songwriter Rowland...

Direction Chris Lilley · Stuart McDonald

Cast Chris Lilley · Elida Brereton · Stan Roach · David Lennie

Synopsis Summer Heights High was a massive ratings success for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and was met with mostly positive critical reaction. The series debuted on 5 September 2007 and the eight-part series ended on 24 October 2007. On 26 March...

Direction Cian O'Clery

Synopsis Finding love can be hard for anyone. For young adults on the autism spectrum, exploring the unpredictable world of dating is even more complicated.

Direction Joe Brumm

Synopsis Bluey follows the adventures of a lovable and inexhaustible six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy who lives with her dad, mum and four-year-old little sister, Bingo. In every episode, Bluey uses her limitless Blue Heeler energy to play elaborate games that unfold...

Direction Adam Elliot

Cast Sarah Snook · Kodi Smit-McPhee · Eric Bana · Magda Szubanski

Synopsis In 1970s Australia, Grace's life is troubled by misfortune and loss. After their mother dies during pregnancy, she and her twin brother, Gilbert, are raised by their paraplegic-alcoholic former juggler father, Percy. Despite a life filled with love, tragedy strikes...

Direction Joe Brumm

Synopsis TV Series (2024-). 20 Episodes. Bluey, an energetic Blue Heeler pup, brings her family into imaginative games unfolding in hilarious ways, weaving her neighborhood into her delightful world. Bluey minisodes arriving on Australian ABC Kids 16 June 2024 in Australia,...

Direction Andrew Dominik

Cast Nick Cave · Warren Ellis

Direction Dennis O'Rourke

Synopsis This film explores the difference (and the surprising similarities) that emerge when "civilized" and "primitive" people meet.

Direction Reg Watson · Lara Radulovich · Kevin Carlin · Steve Jodrell

Cast Danielle Cormack · Kate Atkinson · Celia Ireland · Nicole da Silva

Synopsis Bea Smith is locked up while awaiting trial for the attempted murder of her husband and must learn how life works in prison.

Direction Abraham Joffe

Cast Art Wolfe

Synopsis Behind every powerful image is a powerful story. Uniting exploration, photography and the natural world, Tales By Light follows photographers from Australia and around the world as they push the limits of their craft.

Direction Scott Hicks

Cast Geoffrey Rush · Armin Mueller-Stahl · John Gielgud · Noah Taylor

Synopsis Shine (1996) tells the inspiring true story of David Helfgott, a gifted Australian pianist whose prodigious talent is both a blessing and a burden. Driven by his father's harsh expectations, David pursues musical excellence but struggles under immense pressure. After...

Direction Adam Elliot

Synopsis The odd biography of a man who has Tourette's Syndrome, chronic bad luck, menial jobs, nudist tendencies, and a book of "fakts" hung around his neck.

Direction Scott Hicks

Synopsis Scott Hicks ("Shine") documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished Western classical composer Philip Glass as he interacts with a number of friends and collaborators, who include Chuck Close, Ravi Shankar, and Martin Scorsese.

Direction Garth Davis

Cast Dev Patel · Sunny Pawar · Nicole Kidman · Rooney Mara

Synopsis Lion (2016) follows Saroo, a five-year-old Indian boy who gets accidentally separated from his family after falling asleep on a train. Lost thousands of miles from home, he survives the streets of Kolkata before being adopted by an Australian couple....

Direction Tony Ayres · Robert Connolly · Jessica Hobbs · Matthew Saville

Cast Jonathan LaPaglia · Melissa George · Sophie Okonedo · Essie Davis

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2011). 8 Episodes. The series explores what happens when a man slaps a child, who does not belong to him, at a suburban barbecue. Each episode is based upon the viewpoint of different adults who attended the barbecue.

Direction Christopher Amos

Cast Ian McKellen · Stephen Fry · Peter Tatchell

Synopsis The profound life story of the controversial human rights campaigner whose provocative acts of civil disobedience rocked the establishment, revolutionised attitudes to homosexuality and exposed tyrants in the fight for equality.