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Wed Jun 8 at 6:10pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3

Emily the Criminal

In this electrifying Aubrey Plaza-led heist thriller, an art-school dropout and credit card scammer is entangled in the criminal underworld of Los Angeles. Sundance 2022.
Wed Jun 8 at 6:15pm Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 1

The Humans

Richard Jenkins, Amy Schumer and Steven Yeun star in this haunting film striking an uncanny balance between family dramedy and subtle psychological horror.
Wed Jun 8 at 6:15pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 4

Incredible but True

The latest hilarious offering from French absurdist and cult favourite Quentin Dupieux has taken critics and audiences on a ludicrous ride since its Berlinale premiere.
Wed Jun 8 at 6:30pm Palace Norton Street

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic

Finnish director Teemu Nikki’s unique and powerful thriller has been wowing audiences around the world with its bold visual approach and sensitive portrait of disability.
Wed Jun 8 at 8:30pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Private Desert

A provocative exploration of masculinity and loneliness from Brazil’s hottest new director, Aly Muritiba. Audience Award, Venice, 2021.
Wed Jun 8 at 8:30pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5

A Love Song

This achingly beautiful romantic drama centres on a widow waiting for an old flame to visit her lakeside campsite in Colorado. Sundance (Next), Berlinale (Panorama) 2022.
Wed Jun 8 at 8:30pm Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 5

The Burning Sea

Nail-biting tension and richly drawn characters are the winning ingredients of this eco-disaster thriller from action movie ace John Andreas Andersen (The Quake).
Wed Jun 8 at 8:45pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3

Gentle

Competitive bodybuilder Eszter Csonka stars in the haunting tale of Edina, an athlete willing to sacrifice everything for perfection and success. In Sundance 2022.
Thu Jun 9 at 6:00pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5

Hinterland

A returned POW tracks a serial killer in this visually stunning thriller set in the underbelly of post-WWI Vienna. Audience award winner, Locarno Film Festival.
Thu Jun 9 at 6:15pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 4

Inu-oh

From Masaaki Yuasa, director of cult anime hit Mind Game, comes a Japanese folklore-glam-rock-musical-anime epic awash in his hallmark psychedelic imagery.
Thu Jun 9 at 6:30pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3

The Plains

Documentary and fiction converge in this intimate portrait of a middle-aged Australian driving home from work over the course of a year. In competition, Rotterdam.
Thu Jun 9 at 8:30pm Palace Norton Street

A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love

Romance blooms between a fading actress and a young misfit in this offbeat charmer from Nicolette Krebitz (Wild, SFF 2016). Presented in competition at Berlinale 2022.
Thu Jun 9 at 8:30pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 4

The Tasting

Love, desire and wine are on the menu in this charming French romantic comedy adapted from the award-winning stage hit by writer-director Ivan Calbérac. A delicious drop.
Fri Jun 10 at 6:00pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5

One Year, One Night

Two of the brightest stars of French cinema, Noémie Merlant and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, play a hipster couple coming to terms with surviving a terror attack. Berlinale 2022.
Fri Jun 10 at 6:00pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Inu-oh

From Masaaki Yuasa, director of cult anime hit Mind Game, comes a Japanese folklore-glam-rock-musical-anime epic awash in his hallmark psychedelic imagery.
Fri Jun 10 at 6:15pm Palace Norton Street

Anatolian Leopard

A lonely zoo director conceals the death of his prize attraction – an endangered leopard – in order to stave off an uncertain future in this award-winning Turkish drama.
Fri Jun 10 at 7:45pm Casula Powerhouse

A Love Song

This achingly beautiful romantic drama centres on a widow waiting for an old flame to visit her lakeside campsite in Colorado. Sundance (Next), Berlinale (Panorama) 2022.
Fri Jun 10 at 8:30pm Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 5

Alice

Keke Palmer (Hustlers), Jonny Lee Miller and Common star in a riveting thriller about an enslaved woman who escapes from a Georgia plantation – only to discover that it’s actually 1973.
Fri Jun 10 at 8:30pm Palace Norton Street

Incredible but True

The latest hilarious offering from French absurdist and cult favourite Quentin Dupieux has taken critics and audiences on a ludicrous ride since its Berlinale premiere.
Fri Jun 10 at 8:30pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 4

The Outfit

Mark Rylance stars as a British suit maker caught up in a 1956 Chicago mob war in this precision-tooled crime thriller from Oscar winner Graham Moore (The Imitation Game).
Fri Jun 10 at 8:30pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Millie Lies Low

Emerging star Ana Scotney (Cousins, The Breaker Upperers SFF 2018) shines in a darkly comic Kiwi caper about impostor syndrome. Praised at Berlin, SXSW and in its hometown.
Sat Jun 11 at 11:50am Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 5

The Tasting

Love, desire and wine are on the menu in this charming French romantic comedy adapted from the award-winning stage hit by writer-director Ivan Calbérac. A delicious drop.
Sat Jun 11 at 2:45pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 4

Commitment Hasan

A farmer in Turkey sets about clearing the slate before his pilgrimage to Mecca in this incisive and visually impressive morality fable. Selected for Cannes Un Certain Regard.
Sat Jun 11 at 4:00pm Palace Central Cinemas

Anatomy of Time

Thai filmmaker Jakrawal Nilthamrong unveils a hypnotic journey into the life of a woman whose story reflects the turbulent changes seen in Thailand. Venice (Horizons) 2021.
Sat Jun 11 at 4:15pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Nr. 10

One whispered word sets into motion a precisely executed, unpredictable, and sinister mystery from renowned Dutch filmmaker Alex van Warmerdam (Grimm, Borgman, SFF 2013).
Sat Jun 11 at 6:00pm Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 5

Millie Lies Low

Emerging star Ana Scotney (Cousins, The Breaker Upperers SFF 2018) shines in a darkly comic Kiwi caper about impostor syndrome. Praised at Berlin, SXSW and in its hometown.
Sat Jun 11 at 6:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 4

Flux Gourmet

A deliciously deadpan comedy by outré cinema master Peter Strickland (In Fabric, SFF 2019) serves an outrageous recipe of food, music, and arts funding. Berlinale 2022.
Sat Jun 11 at 8:00pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3

The Plains

Documentary and fiction converge in this intimate portrait of a middle-aged Australian driving home from work over the course of a year. In competition, Rotterdam.
Sat Jun 11 at 8:30pm Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 5

One Year, One Night

Two of the brightest stars of French cinema, Noémie Merlant and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, play a hipster couple coming to terms with surviving a terror attack. Berlinale 2022.
Sat Jun 11 at 8:45pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5

Please Baby Please

A Streetcar Named Desire by way of John Waters, Andrea Riseborough leads this leather-clad, gender-bending treatise on lust, marriage and camp. Opening film, Rotterdam 2022.
Sun Jun 12 at 4:30pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Incredible but True

The latest hilarious offering from French absurdist and cult favourite Quentin Dupieux has taken critics and audiences on a ludicrous ride since its Berlinale premiere.
Sun Jun 12 at 6:00pm Palace Norton Street

Unrest

Time is indeed money in this delicately comic portrait of a watchmaking town caught between industry and political anarchy in 1870s Switzerland.
Sun Jun 12 at 6:15pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3

Fairy Folk

Thorny questions of love and sexuality take centre stage in this magical realist drama in which a genderless woodland being crashes into the lives of a jaded couple.
Sun Jun 12 at 6:15pm Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 1

The Outfit

Mark Rylance stars as a British suit maker caught up in a 1956 Chicago mob war in this precision-tooled crime thriller from Oscar winner Graham Moore (The Imitation Game).
Sun Jun 12 at 6:30pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 2

The Stranger

In the Golan Heights border zone, a Syrian med-school dropout finds new purpose in life when a wounded civil war fighter begs him for help.
Sun Jun 12 at 8:15pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 4

The Humans

Richard Jenkins, Amy Schumer and Steven Yeun star in this haunting film striking an uncanny balance between family dramedy and subtle psychological horror.
Sun Jun 12 at 8:45pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Flux Gourmet

A deliciously deadpan comedy by outré cinema master Peter Strickland (In Fabric, SFF 2019) serves an outrageous recipe of food, music, and arts funding. Berlinale 2022.
Sun Jun 12 at 8:45pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3

Private Desert

A provocative exploration of masculinity and loneliness from Brazil’s hottest new director, Aly Muritiba. Audience Award, Venice, 2021.
Sun Jun 12 at 9:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5

The Longest Weekend

A true indie from Sydney’s Inner West in which three siblings reunite, feud and reunite. The impressive ensemble cast includes screen veterans Tammy MacIntosh and John Batchelor.
Mon Jun 13 at 3:00pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 4

The Burning Sea

Nail-biting tension and richly drawn characters are the winning ingredients of this eco-disaster thriller from action movie ace John Andreas Andersen (The Quake).
Mon Jun 13 at 3:45pm Palace Central Cinemas

Nr. 10

One whispered word sets into motion a precisely executed, unpredictable, and sinister mystery from renowned Dutch filmmaker Alex van Warmerdam (Grimm, Borgman, SFF 2013).
Mon Jun 13 at 3:45pm Palace Norton Street

The Stranger

In the Golan Heights border zone, a Syrian med-school dropout finds new purpose in life when a wounded civil war fighter begs him for help.
Mon Jun 13 at 3:45pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 4

Ahed's Knee

Nadav Lapid’s provocative follow-up to Synonyms (SFF 2019) has an Israeli filmmaker railing against threats to artistic freedom in his country. Winner, Cannes 2021 Jury Prize.
Mon Jun 13 at 4:15pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 2

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic

Finnish director Teemu Nikki’s unique and powerful thriller has been wowing audiences around the world with its bold visual approach and sensitive portrait of disability.
Mon Jun 13 at 4:30pm Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 5

A Love Song

This achingly beautiful romantic drama centres on a widow waiting for an old flame to visit her lakeside campsite in Colorado. Sundance (Next), Berlinale (Panorama) 2022.
Mon Jun 13 at 4:45pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Please Baby Please

A Streetcar Named Desire by way of John Waters, Andrea Riseborough leads this leather-clad, gender-bending treatise on lust, marriage and camp. Opening film, Rotterdam 2022.
Mon Jun 13 at 6:00pm Palace Central Cinemas

Unrest

Time is indeed money in this delicately comic portrait of a watchmaking town caught between industry and political anarchy in 1870s Switzerland.
Mon Jun 13 at 6:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 4

Emily the Criminal

In this electrifying Aubrey Plaza-led heist thriller, an art-school dropout and credit card scammer is entangled in the criminal underworld of Los Angeles. Sundance 2022.
Mon Jun 13 at 6:15pm Palace Norton Street

The Tasting

Love, desire and wine are on the menu in this charming French romantic comedy adapted from the award-winning stage hit by writer-director Ivan Calbérac. A delicious drop.
Mon Jun 13 at 6:15pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3

Gentle

Competitive bodybuilder Eszter Csonka stars in the haunting tale of Edina, an athlete willing to sacrifice everything for perfection and success. In Sundance 2022.
Mon Jun 13 at 7:00pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Alice

Keke Palmer (Hustlers), Jonny Lee Miller and Common star in a riveting thriller about an enslaved woman who escapes from a Georgia plantation – only to discover that it’s actually 1973.
Tue Jun 14 at 12:15pm State Theatre

Return to Dust

Two lonely middle-aged strangers enter into an arranged marriage in Li Ruijun’s finely observed love story set in remote rural China. In competition, Berlinale 2022.
Tue Jun 14 at 6:15pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5

Anatolian Leopard

A lonely zoo director conceals the death of his prize attraction – an endangered leopard – in order to stave off an uncertain future in this award-winning Turkish drama.
Tue Jun 14 at 8:00pm Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 4

The Humans

Richard Jenkins, Amy Schumer and Steven Yeun star in this haunting film striking an uncanny balance between family dramedy and subtle psychological horror.
Tue Jun 14 at 8:30pm Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 5

Klondike

Disaster and the threat of war punctuate this urgent film that tracks the lives of a dysfunctional couple in 2014 Ukraine, as their way of life collapses around them.
Wed Jun 15 at 11:15am State Theatre

A Love Song

This achingly beautiful romantic drama centres on a widow waiting for an old flame to visit her lakeside campsite in Colorado. Sundance (Next), Berlinale (Panorama) 2022.
Wed Jun 15 at 6:00pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 2

Anatomy of Time

Thai filmmaker Jakrawal Nilthamrong unveils a hypnotic journey into the life of a woman whose story reflects the turbulent changes seen in Thailand. Venice (Horizons) 2021.
Wed Jun 15 at 6:15pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Fairy Folk

Thorny questions of love and sexuality take centre stage in this magical realist drama in which a genderless woodland being crashes into the lives of a jaded couple.
Wed Jun 15 at 6:30pm Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 5

Costa Brava, Lebanon

Nadine Labaki and Saleh Bakri star in this story of a family that quits Beirut only to discover that escaping its chaos is not so easy. Award-winner at Toronto and London.
Wed Jun 15 at 8:15pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3

One Year, One Night

Two of the brightest stars of French cinema, Noémie Merlant and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, play a hipster couple coming to terms with surviving a terror attack. Berlinale 2022.
Wed Jun 15 at 8:30pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 2

The Longest Weekend

A true indie from Sydney’s Inner West in which three siblings reunite, feud and reunite. The impressive ensemble cast includes screen veterans Tammy MacIntosh and John Batchelor.
Thu Jun 16 at 1:45pm State Theatre

Hommage

A tantalising mystery starring Lee Jeong-eun (Parasite, SFF 2019) as a filmmaker searching for missing footage from one of the first feature films directed by a South Korean woman.
Thu Jun 16 at 6:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3

Yuni

A teenage girl’s ambitions in an austere Indonesian community poetically explored by Kamila Andini (The Seen and Unseen, SFF 2018). Winner of Toronto’s Platform Award.
Thu Jun 16 at 6:15pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 4

The Outfit

Mark Rylance stars as a British suit maker caught up in a 1956 Chicago mob war in this precision-tooled crime thriller from Oscar winner Graham Moore (The Imitation Game).
Thu Jun 16 at 6:30pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3

Evicted! A Modern Romance

Four spuriously employed housemates on the verge of eviction trawl Sydney's fraught rental market in search of a new place to call home in this irreverent Aussie comedy.
Thu Jun 16 at 8:15pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3

No Land's Man

A South Asian man fleeing persecution creates a new identity. His life changes after meeting an Australian woman in New York. Audience Award, Vesoul Asian Film Festival.
Thu Jun 16 at 8:15pm Palace Norton Street

Klondike

Disaster and the threat of war punctuate this urgent film that tracks the lives of a dysfunctional couple in 2014 Ukraine, as their way of life collapses around them.
Thu Jun 16 at 8:30pm Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 5

Ahed's Knee

Nadav Lapid’s provocative follow-up to Synonyms (SFF 2019) has an Israeli filmmaker railing against threats to artistic freedom in his country. Winner, Cannes 2021 Jury Prize.
Thu Jun 16 at 8:35pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5

Millie Lies Low

Emerging star Ana Scotney (Cousins, The Breaker Upperers SFF 2018) shines in a darkly comic Kiwi caper about impostor syndrome. Praised at Berlin, SXSW and in its hometown.
Thu Jun 16 at 8:45pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 4

Rimini

Michael Thomas is dynamite as washed up pop star Richie Bravo in a darkly comic drama from Ulrich Seidl (In the Basement, SFF 2015). In competition, Berlinale 2022.
Fri Jun 17 at 11:30am State Theatre

Father's Day

Intertwined stories about women and children explore Rwandan patriarchy and feminism and the country’s history of violence in this moving drama from director Kivu Ruhorahoza.
Fri Jun 17 at 8:30pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5

The Burning Sea

Nail-biting tension and richly drawn characters are the winning ingredients of this eco-disaster thriller from action movie ace John Andreas Andersen (The Quake).
Fri Jun 17 at 8:45pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 4

Alice

Keke Palmer (Hustlers), Jonny Lee Miller and Common star in a riveting thriller about an enslaved woman who escapes from a Georgia plantation – only to discover that it’s actually 1973.
Sat Jun 18 at 3:15pm Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 5

Evicted! A Modern Romance

Four spuriously employed housemates on the verge of eviction trawl Sydney's fraught rental market in search of a new place to call home in this irreverent Aussie comedy.
Sat Jun 18 at 4:15pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

Yuni

A teenage girl’s ambitions in an austere Indonesian community poetically explored by Kamila Andini (The Seen and Unseen, SFF 2018). Winner of Toronto’s Platform Award.
Sat Jun 18 at 4:30pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 4

Costa Brava, Lebanon

Nadine Labaki and Saleh Bakri star in this story of a family that quits Beirut only to discover that escaping its chaos is not so easy. Award-winner at Toronto and London.
Sat Jun 18 at 5:15pm Palace Norton Street

Commitment Hasan

A farmer in Turkey sets about clearing the slate before his pilgrimage to Mecca in this incisive and visually impressive morality fable. Selected for Cannes Un Certain Regard.
Sat Jun 18 at 6:00pm Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 5

Emily the Criminal

In this electrifying Aubrey Plaza-led heist thriller, an art-school dropout and credit card scammer is entangled in the criminal underworld of Los Angeles. Sundance 2022.
Sat Jun 18 at 6:15pm Palace Central Cinemas

Father's Day

Intertwined stories about women and children explore Rwandan patriarchy and feminism and the country’s history of violence in this moving drama from director Kivu Ruhorahoza.
Sat Jun 18 at 8:15pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3

Rimini

Michael Thomas is dynamite as washed up pop star Richie Bravo in a darkly comic drama from Ulrich Seidl (In the Basement, SFF 2015). In competition, Berlinale 2022.
Sun Jun 19 at 1:15pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5

Hommage

A tantalising mystery starring Lee Jeong-eun (Parasite, SFF 2019) as a filmmaker searching for missing footage from one of the first feature films directed by a South Korean woman.
Sun Jun 19 at 3:30pm Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 5

A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love

Romance blooms between a fading actress and a young misfit in this offbeat charmer from Nicolette Krebitz (Wild, SFF 2016). Presented in competition at Berlinale 2022.
Sun Jun 19 at 4:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 3

Return to Dust

Two lonely middle-aged strangers enter into an arranged marriage in Li Ruijun’s finely observed love story set in remote rural China. In competition, Berlinale 2022.
Sun Jun 19 at 6:15pm Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1

The Burning Sea

Nail-biting tension and richly drawn characters are the winning ingredients of this eco-disaster thriller from action movie ace John Andreas Andersen (The Quake).
Sun Jun 19 at 8:00pm Palace Central Cinemas

No Land's Man

A South Asian man fleeing persecution creates a new identity. His life changes after meeting an Australian woman in New York. Audience Award, Vesoul Asian Film Festival.
Sun Jun 19 at 8:15pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5

Hinterland

A returned POW tracks a serial killer in this visually stunning thriller set in the underbelly of post-WWI Vienna. Audience award winner, Locarno Film Festival.

A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love

Romance blooms between a fading actress and a young misfit in this offbeat charmer from Nicolette Krebitz (Wild, SFF 2016). Presented in competition at Berlinale 2022.

Ahed's Knee

Nadav Lapid’s provocative follow-up to Synonyms (SFF 2019) has an Israeli filmmaker railing against threats to artistic freedom in his country. Winner, Cannes 2021 Jury Prize.

Alice

Keke Palmer (Hustlers), Jonny Lee Miller and Common star in a riveting thriller about an enslaved woman who escapes from a Georgia plantation – only to discover that it’s actually 1973.

Anatolian Leopard

A lonely zoo director conceals the death of his prize attraction – an endangered leopard – in order to stave off an uncertain future in this award-winning Turkish drama.

Anatomy of Time

Thai filmmaker Jakrawal Nilthamrong unveils a hypnotic journey into the life of a woman whose story reflects the turbulent changes seen in Thailand. Venice (Horizons) 2021.

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic

Finnish director Teemu Nikki’s unique and powerful thriller has been wowing audiences around the world with its bold visual approach and sensitive portrait of disability.

The Burning Sea

Nail-biting tension and richly drawn characters are the winning ingredients of this eco-disaster thriller from action movie ace John Andreas Andersen (The Quake).

Commitment Hasan

A farmer in Turkey sets about clearing the slate before his pilgrimage to Mecca in this incisive and visually impressive morality fable. Selected for Cannes Un Certain Regard.

Costa Brava, Lebanon

Nadine Labaki and Saleh Bakri star in this story of a family that quits Beirut only to discover that escaping its chaos is not so easy. Award-winner at Toronto and London.

Emily the Criminal

In this electrifying Aubrey Plaza-led heist thriller, an art-school dropout and credit card scammer is entangled in the criminal underworld of Los Angeles. Sundance 2022.

Evicted! A Modern Romance

Four spuriously employed housemates on the verge of eviction trawl Sydney's fraught rental market in search of a new place to call home in this irreverent Aussie comedy.

Fairy Folk

Thorny questions of love and sexuality take centre stage in this magical realist drama in which a genderless woodland being crashes into the lives of a jaded couple.

Father's Day

Intertwined stories about women and children explore Rwandan patriarchy and feminism and the country’s history of violence in this moving drama from director Kivu Ruhorahoza.

Flux Gourmet

A deliciously deadpan comedy by outré cinema master Peter Strickland (In Fabric, SFF 2019) serves an outrageous recipe of food, music, and arts funding. Berlinale 2022.

Gentle

Competitive bodybuilder Eszter Csonka stars in the haunting tale of Edina, an athlete willing to sacrifice everything for perfection and success. In Sundance 2022.

Hinterland

A returned POW tracks a serial killer in this visually stunning thriller set in the underbelly of post-WWI Vienna. Audience award winner, Locarno Film Festival.

Hommage

A tantalising mystery starring Lee Jeong-eun (Parasite, SFF 2019) as a filmmaker searching for missing footage from one of the first feature films directed by a South Korean woman.

The Humans

Richard Jenkins, Amy Schumer and Steven Yeun star in this haunting film striking an uncanny balance between family dramedy and subtle psychological horror.

Incredible but True

The latest hilarious offering from French absurdist and cult favourite Quentin Dupieux has taken critics and audiences on a ludicrous ride since its Berlinale premiere.

Inu-oh

From Masaaki Yuasa, director of cult anime hit Mind Game, comes a Japanese folklore-glam-rock-musical-anime epic awash in his hallmark psychedelic imagery.

Klondike

Disaster and the threat of war punctuate this urgent film that tracks the lives of a dysfunctional couple in 2014 Ukraine, as their way of life collapses around them.

The Longest Weekend

A true indie from Sydney’s Inner West in which three siblings reunite, feud and reunite. The impressive ensemble cast includes screen veterans Tammy MacIntosh and John Batchelor.

A Love Song

This achingly beautiful romantic drama centres on a widow waiting for an old flame to visit her lakeside campsite in Colorado. Sundance (Next), Berlinale (Panorama) 2022.

Millie Lies Low

Emerging star Ana Scotney (Cousins, The Breaker Upperers SFF 2018) shines in a darkly comic Kiwi caper about impostor syndrome. Praised at Berlin, SXSW and in its hometown.

No Land's Man

A South Asian man fleeing persecution creates a new identity. His life changes after meeting an Australian woman in New York. Audience Award, Vesoul Asian Film Festival.

Nr. 10

One whispered word sets into motion a precisely executed, unpredictable, and sinister mystery from renowned Dutch filmmaker Alex van Warmerdam (Grimm, Borgman, SFF 2013).

One Year, One Night

Two of the brightest stars of French cinema, Noémie Merlant and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, play a hipster couple coming to terms with surviving a terror attack. Berlinale 2022.

The Outfit

Mark Rylance stars as a British suit maker caught up in a 1956 Chicago mob war in this precision-tooled crime thriller from Oscar winner Graham Moore (The Imitation Game).

The Plains

Documentary and fiction converge in this intimate portrait of a middle-aged Australian driving home from work over the course of a year. In competition, Rotterdam.

Please Baby Please

A Streetcar Named Desire by way of John Waters, Andrea Riseborough leads this leather-clad, gender-bending treatise on lust, marriage and camp. Opening film, Rotterdam 2022.

Private Desert

A provocative exploration of masculinity and loneliness from Brazil’s hottest new director, Aly Muritiba. Audience Award, Venice, 2021.

Return to Dust

Two lonely middle-aged strangers enter into an arranged marriage in Li Ruijun’s finely observed love story set in remote rural China. In competition, Berlinale 2022.

Rimini

Michael Thomas is dynamite as washed up pop star Richie Bravo in a darkly comic drama from Ulrich Seidl (In the Basement, SFF 2015). In competition, Berlinale 2022.

The Stranger

In the Golan Heights border zone, a Syrian med-school dropout finds new purpose in life when a wounded civil war fighter begs him for help.

The Tasting

Love, desire and wine are on the menu in this charming French romantic comedy adapted from the award-winning stage hit by writer-director Ivan Calbérac. A delicious drop.

Unrest

Time is indeed money in this delicately comic portrait of a watchmaking town caught between industry and political anarchy in 1870s Switzerland.

Yuni

A teenage girl’s ambitions in an austere Indonesian community poetically explored by Kamila Andini (The Seen and Unseen, SFF 2018). Winner of Toronto’s Platform Award.
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