2023 FILMS

BANGAY LORE (2022)
Mullumbimby NSW
Drama
Screening at Session 3:
2pm 19 August @ The Picture Show Man Cinema

Writer/Director/Producer Jahvis Loveday
Director Kiahma O’Donovan

Baŋgay lore, meaning ‘spear’ in the Dyirbal language of Far North QLD, showcases how aboriginal culture is perceived when it is performed on stage, and when it is expressed in everyday society. It is about the limitations wrongly placed on the expression of aboriginal culture. It follows the journey of a young aboriginal dancer as he struggles with acceptance of his culture outside of the theatre.

CHUM (2023)
Broken Hill / Dubbo NSW
Comedy Suspense
Screening at Session 1:
10.30am 19 August @ The Picture Show Man Cinema

Director Jason King
Writer Eliza South
Producer John Larkin

When Mary, a fiercely independent woman with vision impairment has a mishap, a friendly stranger steps in to help. The two bond – but Mary notices all isn’t quite as it seems.

CRY OF THE GLOSSY (2022)
Jan Juc VIC
Documentary
Screening at Session 3:
2pm 19 August @ The Picture Show Man Cinema

Writers/Director/Producers
Tim Brown & Michael Portway

Taking us on a journey through the forested hills of the NSW Southern Highlands, poet and Gunai woman Kirli Saunders reflects on the special place the endangered Glossy Black Cockatoo holds in her heart and culture.

DINNER PARTIES (2023)
Bulli NSW
Music Video
Screening at Session 1:
10.30am 19 August @ The Picture Show Man Cinema

Writer/Director/Producer Jess Milne
Producer Nick Bolton

Music video for the song ‘Dinner Parties’ by The Morning Star

FOLLOW YOUR NOSE (2023)
Canberra ACT
Music Video
Screening at Session 3:
2pm 19 August @ The Picture Show Man Cinema

Writer/Producer/Performer Ruth Pieloor
Director/Editor Ujjwal Rai

A clown searches for a sense of belonging.

MINE MINE MINE (2023)
Corrimal NSW
Drama
Screening at Session 1:
10.30am 19 August @ The Picture Show Man Cinema

Writer/Performer Heath Ramsay
Director Duncan Ragg
Producers Anna Phillips, Rebecca Lamond

A bed-bound man reflects on his childhood with Peter Pan, and how sometimes everyone grows up without you.

MOTHER OF SORROWS (2023)
Port Macquarie NSW
Youth/Drama/Horror/Experimental
Screening at Session 1:
10.30am 19 August @ The Picture Show Man Cinema

Writer/Director/Producer/Cinematographer
Lachlan Reck

After experiencing a family tragedy, a women grieves in isolation on her rural property.

MOURNING COUNTRY (2020)
Mollymook Beach NSW
Documentary
Screening at Session 1:
10.30am 19 August @ The Picture Show Man Cinema

Director/Producer Andrew Kaineder

After the loss of his home and Aboriginal culture centre, Budawang elder Noel Butler mourns not for the structures that once stood, but for the flora and fauna we share this land with.

MURPHED (2022)
Byron Bay NSW
Absurdist Comedy
Screening at Session 3:
2pm 19 August @ The Picture Show Man Cinema

Writer/Director Hadley Ian Perkins

Murphy is on an open road adventure with his love, Murphette, when he finds himself drawn into an infinite pursuit in order to fix his broken down bus. The road is paved, the future is in sight and it’s a race to the finish line.

RETURN CHUTE: THE SURVIVAL OF A SMALL TOWN VIDEO STORE (2023)
Urunga NSW
Documentary
Screening at Session 1:
10.30am 19 August @ The Picture Show Man Cinema

Director/Producer Simone Atallah

Rod O’Hara bought Bellingen Video Connection in 2018 when video stores were already considered on the way out – if not already dead. Now, years later, against all the odds and after facing many personal setbacks, Rod and the small town’s local community have kept this iconic local business and bastion for lovers of television, film and screen culture alive – but for how long?

RILEY (2023)
Cygnet TAS
Drama/Fantasy/Coming of Age
Screening at Session 3:
2pm 19 August @ The Picture Show Man Cinema

Writer/Director/Producer/Performer Bonnie Sveen

Riley has a screen addiction… until a strange babysitter (Kat) appears, pushing Riley to face her compulsions. In a warped and chaotic evening, Kat wants to show Riley that beyond her fears, she holds the power of the universe.

THERE IS NO FUTURE (2022)
Wallagoot NSW
SciFi (Youth Film)
Screening at Session 3:
2pm 19 August @ The Picture Show Man Cinema

Writer/Director/Producer Alfie James Tait

A boy finds a mysterious object that has fallen from the sky. It bears an ominous message which appears to be becoming true. Will he manage to wake up from this nightmare or will it turn out to be a reality?

WAITING FOR HEREFORDOT. (2022)
Muswellbrook NSW
Absurdist Comedy
Screening at Session 1:
10.30am 19 August @ The Picture Show Man Cinema

Writer/Director Dominic Fitzgerald

Two farmers lose their prized cow. They wonder why?

WHY SO BLUE? (2023)
Bega NSW
Youth/Experimental
Screening at Session 3:
2pm 19 August @ The Picture Show Man Cinema

Director David Stocker
Writers Alfie Tait, Anise Yi, Darby Rosenbaum,
Isla Rosenbaum, Kinja Katona, Lincoln Dack,
Mali Everett, Nelly Yi, Sonia Cookson

A group of young people are droobing around Bega when something amazing happens.