BREATHE

SHORT | 2 MINS | DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: ASHLEY MCLEOD

A reflective short film, looking at ourselves, our impact on the environment and our path forward.

ME & THE SEA

SHORT DOC | 10 MINS | DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: FRANZISKA LINK

A journey into the depth of the ocean as a novice free diver. Wrecks and dangerous underwater caves provide an exploration for inner freedom deep below sea level.

STEPS IN THE PORTAL

SHORT DOC | 11 MINS | DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: KARENZA EBEJER

A short, poetic documentary made during the time of Covid-19 lockdown. Participants reflect on this period of isolation and the benefits they get from walking in their communities.

HOME

SHORT | 3 MINS | DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: JAHVIS LOVEDAY & JOY BEN HUR

A girl must leave her home town, her family, her friends. Everything she remembers that was horrible, how the town was so small, everyone knew everyone, becomes the things she will miss the most

AWOKO

SHORT | 7 MINS | DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: ANDY BOWLES

An alien is sent to earth by it's race to learn, experience and observe from humanities wrong doings, how not to live. She is desperate to return home but must first understand all that she needs to know before she may be sent back...

THE MEN THAT COME

SHORT | 4 MINS | DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: CLARE SLADDEN

'The Men that Come' is a gothic allegory about the way we treat victims and survivors of violence and abuse.

HATE DANCE

BYRON PREMIERE

SHORT | 15 MINS | DIRECTOR: BEVERLEY CALLOW | PRODUCER: EERO HEINONEN

When a dancer is the victim of a hate attack, her boyfriend is forced to look at his own, normal, everyday racism.

CHUcKY BOY BLUE

WORLD PREMIERE

SHORT | 14 MINS | DIRECTOR: TIM NATHAN | PRODUCERS: POPPY JONES & EMELYNE PALMER

On the cusp of adulthood, Vinny sees a disparity in his life. Faced with the same decisions as his father or to forge his own path, we see a boy step into manhood and a man confront his childhood.

NO HARD FEELINGS

SHORT | 6 MINS | DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: PAUL HENRI & JAMES BALLARD

Rodney’s crumbling ego is at breaking point and if his best pal Slim can’t whip him into shape before his big date tonight, he might just lose it. (Shot in Indonesia, on the iPhone 11 Pro Max)

WHat IS LOVE?

SHORT DOC | 35 MINS | DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: JANE MARTIN | CO-EDITOR: ALEX MANKIEWICZ

The world as we know it is changing. What is holding us together is love... Love is a word we all use, but rarely stop and try to define. ‘What Is Love?’ asks this question of people from all walks of life, ages, sexualities and cultures. Everyone brings unique stories of love: love lost, love won – perspectives both personal and universal.

They speak from the depths of years of experience, from the freshness of youth, from the battlegrounds and successes of love. The ninety interviewees had no idea of the questions in advance. They graced us with their innermost feelings and thoughts: actors, writers, artists, musicians, spiritual teachers, the woman who overturned DOMA, astrologers, politicians, therapists, farmers, entrepreneurs, yogis, chefs and surfers and so many more, including Alec Baldwin, Lynda LaPlante, Rodney Yee, Edie Windsor, Mercedes Ruehl, John Mankiewicz and Ron Guttman.

‘What Is Love?’ offers something for all of us to relate to, to question, to discuss, to pass on. Moments that touch the very essence of our souls with humor, pathos, vulnerability, joy and occasional stunned silence.