This beguiling new comedic romance from celebrated auteur Aki Kaurismäki follows two lost souls who meet by chance in the Helsinki night and then try, in turbulent times, to find companionship. Rated M Short film: The Road to Vagator – 2018 ∙ 12 mins ∙ Dir. by Jess Milne
Michael Caine is Jack Carter, a London gangland enforcer who returns to his hometown of Newcastle to investigate his brother’s death. Rated MA15+
Virginie Efira stars as a teacher whose new relationship with a single father becomes complicated when she begins to bond with his young daughter. Rated M
Troubled 16-year-old Murra finds herself abandoned after an explosive incident with her mother. Her caring policeman uncle Murra throws her a lifeline in the shape of a photo safari into the Pilbara country alongside three other teenagers facing their own challenges. Rated M Short film: Katele (Mudskipper) – Australia, 2023 ∙ 13 mins ∙ Dir. […]
Denzel Washington stars as Easy Rawlins, an out-of-work war hero who is drawn into a dangerous world of crime and subterfuge in 1948 Los Angeles, in this stylish neo-noir based on Walter Moseley's novel. Rated M
A music documentary that captures Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin as she records the most successful gospel album of all time, Amazing Grace, at The New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles in January 1972. Rated G
The women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling their reality with their faith. Through the backstory, we see a community of women come together to figure out how they might move forward together to build a better world for themselves and their children. Rated M
Set in the 1990s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind. Rated M
A reconconstruction of the true story of Tunisian mother of four Olfa Hamrouni, this riveting film unpacks a complex family history through intimate interviews and performance to examine how her two eldest daughters became radicalised. Rated M
Set in Singapore during the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997, Ilo Ilo chronicles the relationship between the Lim family and their newly arrived Filipino maid, Teresa. Jiale, the young and troublesome son, starts to form a unique bond with Teresa, who soon becomes an unspoken part of the family. Rated M
In a small village in Catalonia, the peach farmers of the Solé family spend every summer together picking fruit from their orchard. But when plans arise to install solar panels and cut down trees, this tight-knit group suddenly faces eviction – and the loss of far more than their home. Rated M
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership. Rated PG
The remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Read more
A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. Read more
A primary school headmaster in Belfast’s Ardoyne housing estates invokes the wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers to fight poverty, drug dealers and the IRA – restoring hope in the heart of a battered community. Read more
In 2013, a teenage gymnast from Ukraine is torn between Switzerland – where she is training for the European Championship – and Kiev, where her mother works as a journalist, reporting on Euromaidan. Read more Short film: Mise en Place – Australia, 2022 ∙ 6 mins ∙ Dir. by Julian Neuhaus
Two single women from different backgrounds meet in a hospital room where they are both going to give birth. One is middle aged and elated, while the other is adolescent and scared. The two women form a strong bond as they both confront motherhood. Read more
Walter, an editor of a newspaper, becomes furious when he learns that his ex-wife and ace reporter, Hildy, is marrying another man. Desperate to win her back, they work together on one final investigation. Read more
A single woman pushed to her limits when the delicate balance between her home and work life is upended. Read more Short film: Voice Activated – Australia, 2021 ∙ 12 mins ∙ Dir. by Steve Anthopoulos
A story about connection and finding your place in the world. Set in Dunedin in 1981, 17-year-old Josh is forced to make some choices about his life and stand up for himself, his whānau and his future. Read more
