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Sip My Ocean, a video projected as two mirrored reflections on adjoining walls, offers a kaleidoscopic view of an idyllic underwater paradise, with a flowing sequence of dreamlike images, including intermittent close-ups of a bikini-clad woman floating and swimming through the waves along with views of various domestic objects sinking to the seabed. The implicit voyeurism and exaggerated hyperfeminity of such images are complicated by the accompanying sound track, in which the artist’s rendition of Chris Isaac’s melancholy pop song Wicked Game is punctuated by her repeated shrieking of the lyrics “I don’t want to fall in love.” Although she denies having an explicitly feminist agenda, Rist frequently merges eroticism and coquettishness with aggression and hysteria to produce provocative fantasies of female empowerment.

Documentary filmmaker, Frank Panico had often seen a mysterious 57-year-old handicapped man limping into church using his walker. Without knowing anyone was watching, the downtrodden man would quietly take a seat in the back of the Church. This man's demeanor touched Frank's heart, since it appeared as if he had hit rock bottom. After church, Frank offered the man a ride home. The disheveled stranger gave Mr. Panico a slight smile, and with gratitude, accepted the ride. The stranger introduced himself, "My name is Raymond Matthew Battey, but people sometimes call me Ray".

A documentary about ninth grade, by a ninth grader. "Late into my freshman year, I realized... It's almost over. I spent the whole year waiting for it to end, and when it was, I just wanted to go back. I guess that's what this is about."

A pepper beating like a heart.

A short film by Isabella Siska

Yulie Cohen Gerstel who left New York to give birth to and raise her children in Israel. Now. as she struggles to defend the policies of the country she loves, she questions whether she and her teenage daughters should leave.

An ageing veteran of the First World War writes secret letters to his late Jewish wife while stationed as a guard at a Concentration Camp.

Using interviews with people about their first experiences with love, this short film uses animal counterparts to tell their tales of humor and heartache.

When a Ukrainian actress arrives in Melbourne for a festival performance, her off stage antics reveal the true nature of her visit.

Experimental short by Jun'ichi Okuyama.

Moving family drama of the life of a working-class Hackney couple over 40 years, inspired by the famous music hall song This moving family drama - with time for some laughs - portrays the life and hardships of a working class Hackney couple over a span of 40 years. Our intrepid couple (wonderfully played by Betty Balfour and Michael Hogan) have to face everything life throws at them with fortitude, from the Great War (a son in the RAF and zeppelin raids) to a raging oil fire during the Great Strike. The inimitable Gordon Harker provides sterling support. The film the couple watch at the cinema is the 1915 version of My Old Dutch, starring Albert Chevalier (writer of the original music hall song) and Florence Turner. As the complete silent film is now believed to be lost, this 1934 version contains the only surviving footage.

A lyrical documentary about the ways young gay men look for love and acceptance.

Nicky has got a problem. He's got a problem with his love life, he's got a problem with his substance abuse, but most of all, he's got a problem with his roommate... Jimmy.

Experimental film by Kambiz Kouladjie.

An Elvis-like dog sings an ode to his hairstyle.

A charismatic playboy leaves behind him a trail of broken hearts. When he starts dating friends who are flatmates, payback is imminent, as they discover his game and have their own to play. [parts 1-2]

Abigail is a young woman in her twenties who has recently lost her parents and moved to Chicago to share an apartment with her estranged aunt, to whom she pays rent and rarely speaks. She is troubled by sleeplessness and nocturnal visits from apparitions. When her aunt suddenly dies, the distinction between reality and dream dissolves. The only person who understands her is Hector, a young man from Colombia with a fatal illness who's lost all hope and just needs a place to stay.

Juliet leaves the city to join her mother Karen on a visit to her late grandfathers struggling ranch in the country. At the ranch, Juliet meets her grandfathers horse Rodeo and young cowboy Monty. Monty agrees to secretly train her to compete so she can raise funds to keep Rodeo. In the meantime, Karen finds out that Hugh, her ex-fiancé, claims rights to the ranch, and the two battle while stirring up old feelings. Itll take everyone coming together if they are going to save the ranch.