The Lost City of Melbourne
The attempted ‘modernisation’ of Melbourne in the 1950s destroyed much of the city, including its elegant cinemas and picture palaces. Now, a new Melbourne-made documentary brings them back to life.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Gus Berger
Actors: David Kilderry, Graeme Davison, Robyn Annear, Rohan Storey
Wintopia
IDFA and Canadian filmmaker Peter Wintonick had a close relationship for decades. He was a hard worker and often far from home, visiting festivals around the world. In 2013, he…
Tall Poppy: A Skater’s Story
A child who just loved to skate from the age of eight, Poppy Starr Olsen became the number one female bowl skater in Australia at 14 and went on to…
Der wilde Wald
An impenetrable thicket, lynx roaming through the undergrowth and countless beetles living in rotten tree trunks. In the middle of densely populated Europe, nature is allowed to reclaim its habitat….
The Cage Fighter
A blue-collar family man breaks the promise he’d made to never fight again. Now forty years old, with a wife and four children who need him, Joe Carman risks everything…
Dreams
Specialist film crews, capturing beautiful, cinematic footage from around Russia using industry leading equipment, provide the raw material for this timeless story of hope, passion, heartbreak and joy. The unparalleled…
Dead on Arrival
The unsolved rape, mutilation and murder of young G.I. Darlene Krashoc has haunted Joe Kenda in the years since he turned in his gun and badge. Until a crack team…
In Search of Chopin
The latest in British documentary filmmaker Phil Grabsky’s In Search Of series, looking at the life of Polish pianist and composer: Frédéric François Chopin, whose grave in Paris remains a…
Magnus
From a young age Magnus Carlsen had aspirations of becoming a champion chess player. While many players seek out an intensely rigid environment to hone their skills, Magnus’ brilliance shines…
Women of the White Buffalo
With exclusive access to the lives of 8 women, ranging in age from 10 to 98, explore powerful testimonials of loss and survival and gain insight into the experience of…
The Ice King
The greatest skater of all time, John Curry transformed a dated sport into an art form. Coming out on the night of his Olympic win in 1976, he became the…
How to Die in Oregon
In 1994 Oregon became the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. At the time, only Belgium, Switzerland, and the Netherlands had legalized the practice. ‘How to Die in Oregon’ tell…
The 50 Best Horror Movies You’ve Never Seen
Fifty lesser-known horror flicks hailed by critics and genre fans as “absolute must-sees” are given the spotlight with fun, engaging commentary from journalists, directors, actors and critics in a countdown…