Who would have thought one of the most oddly romantic films of recent years would be based on the true encounter of a woman and her love for nuts and bolts?
Festival Programme
Films — by Genre
- Activism
- Adventure
- Americana
- Artist Cinema
- Based on Books
- Comedy
- Coming of Age
- Crime
- Crossing Borders
- Dance
- Documentary
- Fashion
- Feminism
- Films about Films
- Found Footage
- Historical
- Horror
- Human Rights
- Indigenous
- LGBTQIA+
- Love Stories
- Music
- Politics
- Rebellion
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- Retro
- Rural Life
- Science Fiction
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- Theatre
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- WTF?
- War Zones
- Wellbeing
- Youth
Love Stories
Kala azar
Working to care for dead animals, a young couple collect deceased pets from people’s homes, while also scavenging for neglected roadkill, in Greek video artist Janis Rafa’s uncanny first feature film.
Lessons of Love
This surprisingly touching romantic odyssey documents charismatic Jola, a stylish sexagenarian embracing newly won love and liberation after an abusive, decades-long marriage.
Sick, Sick, Sick
Sem Seu Sangue
An intense teenage romance morphs into a hypnotic tale of resurrection and saudade in this visually lush meditation on all-consuming love from emerging Brazilian director Alice Furtado.
Suk Suk
Director Ray Yeung breaks new ground with Suk Suk (‘uncle’ in Cantonese), an affecting portrayal of two gay men in modern Hong Kong as they find each other in their later years and struggle with enduring matters of identity, desire and belonging.