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Our 2025 program – those titles in RED are on You Tube (Click on the title to view)

1 – OVER 18m
Dir & Wri: Duncan Ragg & Anna Phillips
Prod: Isabella Debbage
A father must confront his apathy towards the world’s big issues when his disabled son, who is terrified of open water, steals his boat and refuses to come back to shore until his Dad has saved the world.
2 – DOWN TIME 7m
Dir: Anita Poteri Prod & Wri: Maria Karambelas
What happens when technology fails? Who copes better, teenagers or adults?
3 – WAITING FOR THE MAN 5m
Dir & Prod: Gerard Lambkin Wri: Karl Mather
A suspicious looking man and woman wait by their muscle car at the side of the road, way off the beaten track. The man is anxious and on edge, constantly checking his watch. A mysterious car with blacked out windows approaches. Something is about to go down…
4 – STIFFS 11m
Dir: Ryan Neil Butler Prod: Janneke Williamson
Wri: Stephen Walker
A forensic pathologist attempts to maintain decorum when April Fool’s Day pranks disrupt life at the morgue.
5 – ODD ONE OUT 7m
Dir, Wri & Filmmaker: Andrew Robb
Struggling to fit in to a new community a lonely doll goes on a journey of discovery.

6 – FAVOURITES 6m   

  • Dir, Prod & Wri: Nick Musgrove & Nick Russell
  • Two parents face an impossible choice when their family camping  
  • trip turns deadly.
  • 7 – DARWIN STORY    9m

Dir&Wri: Natasha Tonkin Prod: Yeshen Venema & Eero Heinonen

Lee returns to tropical Darwin from London when her mum is taken ill. After a chance encounter, she makes a meaningful friendship that could help her see deeper into her hometown. There’s a chance to revisit the past, but is she ready to think about the beautiful place she calls home?

  • LIVE FROM THE ALICE 16m (Winner of the Peoples’ Choice Award)

A sensationalist news reporter is sent to Alice Springs to cover the town’s struggle with social disorder, for what she hopes will be a quick and easy hit-piece on it. She is reluctantly paired with an easy going local camera operator, with deep ties to the community.

  • 9 – THE SECRET WATERHOLE  10m
  • Co-Dir & Wri:Elias Rees   Co-Dir & Prod:Phillip Crawford

Three cousins set out on a journey guided by their Nan’s map to a secret waterhole, in order to fulfil a special request.