Kristen Stewart’s first feature, based on a memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch, packs great emotional power into its boldly original form. – Richard Brody, The New Yorker
Festival Programme
Films — by Strand
Late Additions
Looking for Alibrandi
The generation-defining Italian-Australian millennial coming-of-age classic celebrates its 25th anniversary in vivid 4K.
The Man I Love
An actor, his partner and his new lover. Rami Malek delivers his most subtle performance in Ira Sachs' enveloping and sensuous chronicle set in the New York of the late 1980s.
Mockbuster
Capturing the insanity behind the making of low budget creature features, Mockbuster is a unique, in-depth and hilarious glimpse into filmmaking at its most absurd, chaotic and unpredictable.
Palestine 36
An ambitious fresco detailing the Palestinian revolt against the British Mandate, Annemarie Jacir's Palestine 36 is a personal and powerful portrayal of a people's struggle through History. A film about the past that speaks to the present.
Perfect Strangers
“Perfect Strangers is an adult, finely acted feature that cleverly subverts audience expectations as the intriguing narrative unwinds” Frank Hatherley, Screen Daily
Portobello (Eps 1 - 3)
Marco Bellocchio's six-episode TV series is a majestic cinematic work investigating the fall from grace of Italy’s most beloved TV host.
Portobello (Eps 4 - 6)
Marco Bellocchio's six-episode TV series is a majestic cinematic work investigating the fall from grace of Italy’s most beloved TV host.
The Red Hangar
Hangar Rojo
A tense, gripping thriller set on the backdrop of the 1973 Chile coup, The Red Hangar portrays a military official torn between obedience and the call for moral integrity. Inspired by true events.
Tangles
Leah Nelson's animated biographical debut tackles the onslaught of grief through the intricate, compassionate and humorous lens of budding 90s queerness.
Tin Castle
An army of twelve living in a mobile home on the side of a countryside road in Ireland. Shot over five years, Tin Castle is an affectionate and heartwarming portrait of a different way of living.