Short Films

The festival's line-up of short films, which screen before features throughout the festival, are often funny, sometimes shocking and occasionally heartbreaking. It's a lot to pack into a few minutes, so arrive early - these cinematic appetisers deserve your full viewing attention.

The Amber Amulet

The Amber Amulet

The winner of the Crystal Bear for Best Short at this year's Berlinale stars Ed Oxenbould (from director Moore's 2012 Dendy Awards finalist Julian) as a 10-year-old superhero with a love of gems and minerals.

Captive Radio

Captive Radio

Each Sunday, captives deep in the Colombian jungle listen to messages from their families on The Voices of Kidnapping radio show.

Children Playing

Children Playing

A group of children from a small Indigenous community in the Kimberley region takes us on a tour of their town and its surroundings.

The Chuck In

The Chuck In

Three 16-year-old boys concoct an elaborate plan to purchase a carton of liquid gold.

Crooked Lines

Crooked Lines

From Oscar® nominee Lucy Walker (Waste Land) comes the story of the best rower in Brazilian history and his Achilles heel - his weight.

December 25

December 25

A Christmas message speaks louder than words. Director Wendy Dent was recently selected as a 2013 World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.

Ellen Is Leaving

Ellen Is Leaving

Winner of the Narrative Shorts section at SXSW, this is a familiar Antipodean tale of a young woman leaving her boyfriend for a European sojourn.

Fighting Spirit

Fighting Spirit

Sportswoman Mikaela Laurén's swimming career took a dive when she was imprisoned for drug possession; this is a film about a comeback with a punch.

Home

Home

A house journeys through some of the most spectacular and challenging landscapes in the South Island of New Zealand.

Irish Folk Furniture

Irish Folk Furniture

This animated documentary about repair and recycling in rural Ireland was shot in an environmentally friendly way using natural light only.

km

km

From the assistant director of Dogtooth, and starring actor Aris Servetalis from 2012 Sydney Film Prize-winner Alps, this is a beautifully crafted story of a fractured relationship.

Notes on Blindness: Rainfall

Notes on Blindness: Rainfall

For the past five months John has been living in total blindness - but the rain brings depth, detail and contour to his environment.

Out of Frame

Out of Frame

Advertising on Greek billboards has recently been forbidden, leaving the empty frames as the messages.

Pablo's Villa

Pablo's Villa

In 1985 a picturesque Argentinian holiday town was completely flooded, not to re-emerge until 2009. Now only Pablo remains in this modern day Atlantis.

Paper Run

Paper Run

This 1956 North Shore documentary is screened in honour of Film Australia's 100th anniversary and the festival's return to Cremorne.

La Pionnière

La Pionnière

This is a found-footage documentary that pays homage to cinema pioneer Alice Guy (1873-1968), the world's first female movie director and producer.

Recollections

Recollections

A community of tsunami survivors holds onto its existence through pictures recovered from the debris.

Tau Seru

Tau Seru

A young nomad's curiosity lies beyond the horizon in this Cannes-selected film, which was shot entirely in the Himalayas.

The Village

The Village

This film provides an insight into the daily life of the inhabitants of Itapuã, a tiny town in the south of Brazil, that is about to vanish.

Whale Valley

Whale Valley

Two brothers who live in a remote fjord with their farming parents have arrived at a turning point in their lives.