Lonely Planet

A swindler returns to her hideout at night and finds a stranger.

PUTREFACTO

Merry Good Enough

Lucy has a complicated relationship with her dysfunctional family, but when her mother disappears on Christmas Eve, she must bring her family back together whether she knows it or not.

Hold It!

Into the Blue

Thirteen year old Julija and her mother flee their abusive household to find refuge on an idyllic Croatian island where Julija grew up. Emotionally scarred, Julija is desperate to reconnect with her best friend, Ana. But Ana is in love with a boy and Julija is no longer a priority.

Cold Coffee

Millo and Delia, an elderly Puerto Rican couple, navigate a new reality of Millo's progressing illness; while trying to hold on to what remains of the life they've always known.

Strangers

When aged-care facility workers find two residents in bed together, familial tensions rise.

Live

The film is inspired by the real events – the story of Kati Andreevoj and Daria Chultsova – the two journalists from TV Belsat, an independent station broadcasting from Poland and their arrest by the Belarusian police in Minsk.

Chameleon

When his secret girlfriend falls ill, an undocumented worker living in Toronto must choose between getting caught and getting her the emergency medical attention she desperately needs.

L'albero delle scarpe

Citizens

Bad luck forces two men to resort to Plan B.

The Agency

Adapted from the acclaimed short story by Man Brooker Prize Nominee Sarah Hall. The Agency is a modern and stylish take on middle class female empowerment, amidst the social sub-culture, described collectively as "ladies who lunch". Disillusioned with a decade of domesticity, housewife Hannah Baines (Ania Sowinski), is befriended by an enigmatic older woman Anthea (Lesley Manville,) who introduces a select and seductive inner circle of women. In confidence, Anthea recommends a private and reliable company who "can set up something marvellous" for her. Hannah contemplates the implications of attending her initial consultation, at The Agency.

AlpTraum

Imagine Switzerland's national soccer team playing the finals of the EURO 2008 and the TV channel turns black! Apltraum is a comical fairytale about soccer, dreams and the belief that the impossible can come true

The Male Gaze: First Kiss

The Male Gaze is a new series of releases from New Queer Visions that showcases short LGBTQ films from across the world. The first instalment, First Kiss, brings together five shorts that are based around men experiencing romantic and/or sexual interaction with other men for the first time. It takes in films from Sweden, Indonesia, USA, Australia and France giving a rounded look at how similar experiences are depicted across the world. The films are: Naked [Naken] (2013); Pria (2017); Walk With Me (2018), One Night Only (2018); Michel's Mouse [Tapette] (2016).

Hide Your Crazy

A young man’s surprise birthday dinner for his girlfriend is not met with the response he was expecting, which leads to the most frightful night of their lives.

Lovebugs

From his cozy library inside the walls of a suburban home, an intellectual snail tells of his life’s love, loss and change.

Watchtower

When Freddie hits rock bottom Lily offers a way out. Freddie must overcome his demons and allow Lily's love to be his source of strength, or lose the life they share forever.

A Halfway House Christmas

When the counselor of a halfway house, Daryl, agrees to let cameras film the residents for reality television, he soon realizes the show's "do anything for ratings" producer has some tricks up his sleeve.

Coupled Up for Christmas

This was supposed to be the Christmas Tiffany finally gets reunited with her long-time crush Brett– but when she finds out he has a serious girlfriend, who is just perfect, she is devastated. Tiffany hatches a plan with a recently heartbroken Peter, to win back the affection of their respective soulmates by pretending to be a couple in love, but soon realise that they have more in common than they ever realised… Tiffany might just find love this Christmas after all.

Mistletoe Connection

Its Christmas and Kate runs a nostalgic gift store shop in neighborhood that has just been slated for redevelopment A chance encounter on the bus with Mark sets off sparks for them both.