Tickets: $11 and $9 (Conc.) Per Session
Phone: 8410 0979
9.00 - 5.30 Mon-Fri

ALMA MATER HIGH
Trailer (2:00)
Dir. Alex Alexander

Four mismatched students become reluctant allies in their quest to find a missing colleague and uncover the truth behind Alma Mater High.

URBAN SPICE
Music Video (3:45)
Dir. Dan Monceaux & Emma Sterling

This turbulent portrait of the artists' recent travels explores urban and natural environments, tightly edited to a dynamic electronic score by Supermarket.

EAT MY SHORTS: COUNTRY DRIVING
Documentary (2:30)
Dir. Tyson McKenzie

Runner Up at the Eat My Shorts film competition presented by the Media Resource Centre and Lower North Health. A look into the dangers of driving in the country.

MONA
Comedy (4:45)
Dir. Charlotte Rose Hamlyn

A surreal journey through art and film as the young and eccentric Mona decides to become a painter.

FAMILY VALUES: KATE
Digital Stories (2:30)
Dir. Sonja Vivienne

Kate is from a family of three parents: a mother and two dads. She decided to make this documentary to not only give the children of same-sex parented families a voice, but to show and express the extent to which same-sex parents and their children are not only excluded, but made to be invisible in environments such as child-care centres and primary and secondary schools. It is not only gay people who suffer discrimination; their families do as well, whether that be their parents, their children or the mother or father of their children.

THE COURIER
Comedy/ Animation (7:30)
Dir. Simon Herden

Jack Carrier is a dedicated courier. When his delivery package is stolen by an armada of robot-filled UFOs, Jack goes to all lengths to get it back and delivered on time.

FAMILY VALUES: AMANDA
Digital Stories (1:30)
Dir. Sonja Vivienne

On a quest to conceive a second child, a gay single mother uncovers opposition amongst her closest friends and family.  Undeterred, she invites them on her journey…

THE THREAT THAT CAME FROM BEYOND
TOMORROW TO DESTROY US ALL!
Comedy (9:00)
Dir. Chris Anderson

1954.  A small American town is terrorised by a plague of mind controlling parasites from another world.  A captivating pastiche packed with Hollywood horror and romance.

WHAT THE FUTURE SOUNDED LIKE
Documentary (27:00)
Dir. Matthew Bate

From Dr. Who to The Dark Side of the Moon to modern dance music, the pioneering members of the Electronic Music Studios radically changed the sound-scape of the 20th Century.

LEARNALILGIVENANLOVN
Animation (2:45)
Dir. Shannon J. Cross

A bright and fun animated music video for Gotyes' song "Learnalilgivenanloven".

HARD RUBBISH
Comedy (10:30)
Dir. Adam Lemmey

An ingenious eleven-year-old girl, Nicole, decides to throw out her embarrassing family with the hard rubbish.

SWING
Drama (25:45)
Dir. Chris Houghton

When Sarah rejects life at home and starts cleaning house for a blind war veteran, an unlikely friendship develops as they both come to terms with what they’ve lost. Starring Chris Heywood and Vi Nguyen.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 99:30

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE FILMS ARE UNCLASSIFIED. THIS PROGRAM SHOULD BE OPEN TO ALL AGES. CONTENT ADVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE SCREENING.

Best Of SASSA Screening Session 2
Monday March 3
7:30pm

JOURNEYS FROM HEARTACHE TO HOPE: MAY
Digital Stories (2:45)
Nunkuwarrin Yunti

Part of a series of Digital stories composed by eight Aboriginal women about overcoming loss, removal from family, cultural dislocation, domestic violence, mental illness and drug addiction. A testament to living life with pride and purpose.

THE SOUND OF WATER
Comedy (9:00)
Dir. Peter March

Australia's Environmental Crisis – It’s all just a big song and dance to some politicians.

JOURNEYS FROM HEARTACHE TO HOPE: AMANDA
Digital Stories (2:00)
Nunkuwarrin Yunti

Part of a series of stories from the Women’s Healing Group of Nunkuwarrin Yunti.

CAUGHT IN A LOOP
Documentary (9:45)
Dir. Sarah Crowest

This humorous, darkly tinged film explores the impulse towards repetitive acts. Focusing on a handful of individuals, real-life narratives are portrayed via lip-synching actors.

JOURNEYS FROM HEARTACHE TO HOPE: IRENE
Digital Stories (4:00)
Nunkuwarrin Yunti

Part of a series of stories from the Women’s Healing Group of Nunkuwarrin Yunti.

HOLE IN THE WATER
Drama (29:00)
Dir. Dimitrios Pouliotis

A terminally ill man is haunted by visions of his own mortality.

WORK IN PROGRESS
Animation (2:30)
Dir. Fleur Elise Noble

Work in Progress is a short animation that provides a brief glimpse into the mysterious space between the maker and the made.

THE GANNETS OF CAPE JAFFA
Documentary (15:00)
Dir. James Maiden

A tale of nature's will over human development, taking back something we no longer use yet, for the Gannets of Cape Jaffa, something so precious.

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT
Comedy (22:00)
Dir. Steve Callen

A wickedly dark comedy, about two disgruntled brothers who kidnap a department store Santa. Starring Chris Heywood, Stephen Curry & Daniel Wyllie.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 96:00

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE FILMS ARE UNCLASSIFIED. THIS PROGRAM SHOULD BE OPEN TO ALL AGES. CONTENT ADVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE SCREENING.

Best Of SASSA Screening Session 3
Tuesday March 4
7:30pm

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Comedy (6:30)
Dir. Matt Vesely

Max waits for Holland to pick him up. The problem is Holland has been waiting on the same street corner for 20 minutes and the only explanation is an existential mess.

CHECKING IN
Experimental (14:00)
Dir. Lisa Hill

Travelling stills and snippets of sound create this exciting tale of how lives can alter and dreams can change - all thanks to love.

NIGHTINGALE
Comedy (12:00)
Dir. William Allert

When it comes to child-birth, only a woman can truly understand the experience.  Except for God's gift to midwifery - a man called Nightingale.

ALEX THE CATT
Comedy (4:00)
Dir. Burra Area School

Winner of the Eat My Shorts film competition presented by the Media Resource Centre and Lower North Health. Alex the Cat is about a boy who can’t stop eating.

A FIGHTING CHANCE
Documentary (30:00)
Dir. Mark Andersson

In between working to help people on the streets, 42-year-old Nermin Sabanovic is dreaming of fighting for a world boxing title.

THE NEXT BOB DYLAN
Music Video (3:00)
Dir. Storm Ashwood & Nic Datson

Six musos, three film crew, a green screen, a 45 degree sauna and beers.  If that's not the next Bob Dylan… then what is?

SPIKE UP
Drama (29:00) 18+
Dir. Anthony Maras

A veteran cop faces a cross roads in life after an encounter with a drug addled speed mule, his wife's infidelities and an old friend's dark secret. Starring Roy Billing, Marcus Graham and Lisa Flanagan.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 98:30

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE FILMS ARE UNCLASSIFIED. CONTENT ADVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE SCREENING. PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE SCREENING OF SPIKE UP.