Swinburne Film and Television School

Desperate for independence, mother, Helena secretly applies to university, uncertain of the response she will get from her conservative family. Her goal is sidetracked when she learns that her son is hiding a terrible secret.

Fourteen-year-old Bernie must convince her religious mother that her repeated attempts to explore her body are natural, not depraved.

In a dystopian future, an Australian-Iraqi woman held captive in a chaotic and brutal British immigration detention centre takes up severe measures to survive and reconnect with her estranged family.

When Devan’s ex-girlfriend, Skye, knocks on his door with unmerited forgiveness and sexual desire, his naive lust leaves him too late to discover the monster which lies beneath her skin.

A shy teenager attempts to manipulate a game of seven minutes in heaven so he can confess his feelings to the boy he is infatuated with.

Adapting to her new home in Melbourne, Vietnam War immigrant Hanh (9 years old) mistakes the cunningness of her new “friends” as an act of kindness, forcing her to come to terms with the reality of human betrayal through the loving and tender guide of her family - especially her father, Quan.

Unable to tap into his emotions on stage, a middle-aged struggling actor is given one last chance to prove himself, and in turn, takes a class with an acting coach who promises to transform his performance.

17-year-old Jane begins to embrace her background and rekindle her relationship with her mother when she becomes immersed in Chinese culture at her younger sister's new language school.

Gem realizes there is a lot she doesn't know about her cruel 'best friend', Drew, and learns what must be sacrificed in order to survive in the visceral high school world.

After an android nanny suffers a malfunction in her code causing her to develop sentience, she attempts to fulfil a human child’s dream in hopes of outrunning her reality.

At The Middle of Nowhere, a rough truck-stop brothel, Billie, a young sex worker, becomes obsessed with the mystical tale of the Wild Woman of Nowhere and convinces her friend Rosie to escape with her.

Born from dying stars, it was sculpted by violent collisions in space. Yet, in an epic journey, this hostile ball of molten rock transformed itself into a nurturing environment. From it emerged forms of life, none of which have been found anywhere else in the universe. That planet is not millions of light years away either. You are standing on it right now. It is Earth.

A young couple teeter on the brink of a mutual breakup at a restaurant. Yet, with each shocking revelation of the other’s true feelings, they desperately attempt to to rekindle their connection through means of seduction.

Regulars invites you into the eclectic, unique and personal stories of the characters who frequent the local pub, whilst exploring how a place can become a hub of connection, community and comfort.

One Two is a short drama film which centres around the protagonist Maddy, a shy and introverted first generation migrant who wants to pursue her passion for AFL.

Three friends witness an argument and theorise on what it could be about.

A bunch of true blue Aussie tradies struggle to accept the new female plumber on the job, yet as sparks begin to fly between her and an electrician, they discover a spark that might be too huge to handle...

In 1965, a busload of boy scouts go for a camping trip, where they start telling campfire tales. One of the older scouts, in attempt to scare the youngers, tells the "true story" about The Berko Brothers , which according to the legend, used to be a pair of Italian brothers who crashed their plane near the area years ago.

An experimental feminist film which questions the goals of love and romance as a woman’s ultimate fulfillment. Emma, vivacious but suicidal terrorist is reunited with Cecily, her old school chum. They meet a ‘bionic bike dyke’ called stretch and break open the jelly beans. Will they stretch a point over the pool table? Will tap-dancing and vaginal exercises be enough for Cecily? Will Emma metamorphose into Esther Williams?