FRESHLY SQUEEZED SHORTS 2

Australian Premiere

Far from their islands in Te Moana-nui-o-Kiva - the South Pacific Ocean - three sisters are raised by their father in a small village in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Rei, Ina and Matilda G share a love of basketball.

The sudden death of the eldest sister, takes the younger two to Havaiki Nui - the Underworld - where they’re forced to play ball to return home.

Aotearoa NZ, 2024, 13 minutes
English, Cook Islands Māori
Director: Mīria George
Writers: Hone Kouka, Mīria George
Producer: Hone Kouka

Australian Premiere

Fear takes full shape when a loving grandmother is charged with the care of her young grandchild. When their bedtime routine starts to unravel, Grandma grows increasingly frustrated and her deepest fears begin to take on a physical shape. Desperate to protect her grandchild from the emerging dangers, she fights off the terrors surrounding them both with emotional consequences.

Aotearoa NZ, 2024, 9 minutes
English
Director: Alyx Duncan
Writer: Michele Powles
Producers: Lani-rain Feltham, Alyx Duncan

A "deceased estate" cleaner has cultivated a five-step guide to giving homes a proper farewell.

Australia, 2025, 6 minutes
English
Directors: Koko Crozier, Claire Riverland
Writer: Koko Crozier
Producers: Koko Crozier, Lily Lunder

Victorian Premiere

Alone on a desert planet, a meticulous recluse spends her days tending to the local ruins, carefully restoring the relics of a long-lost civilization. Her routine is disrupted by the discovery of a strange pebble, and a mischievous creature, who appears eager to take apart the very things she works to preserve. As the planet’s weather shifts unpredictably, she finds herself caught between a need for stability and an inevitable confrontation with change.

Aotearoa NZ, 2025, 12 minutes
No dialogue
Director: Rachel Macindoe Baker
Writers: Rachel Macindoe Baker, Robert Wilkins
Producers: Brock Trewavas, Philip Matich

Australian Premiere

Sets in Vung Tau, Vietnam in 2003, a diminishing beach photographer learns to overcome the shadow of his past by confronting death.

This film is an independent project and is a collaboration between Vietnam and Australia emerging filmmakers.

Australia/Vietnam, 2024, 19 minutes
Vietnamese
Director: Van Ly
Writer: Van Ly
Producers: Ha Do, Pia Husbands

Australian Premiere

Papa and his chair are inseparable. He is the head of the family and his chair is his throne. Papa and his chair have seen many seasons and witnessed many mokopuna (grandchildren) grow over the years. Their presence is synonymously linked to one another. As the whānau (family) come to terms with a great loss and begin to navigate new territories, Papa and his chair become a beacon of light and love.

Aotearoa NZ, 2025, 18minutes
English
Director: Briar Pomana
Writer: Briar Pomana
Producers: Libby Hakaraia, Matilda Poasa

Australian Premiere

Music Video for Michaela Tempers release 'Saintly'.

Aotearoa NZ/United Kingdom, 2025, 4 minutes
English
Director: Candice Mac
Animator: Candice Mac
Music: Michaela Tempers

Victorian Premiere

New mum Tina, alone and struggling, is paid a visit by her aunts Deidre and Maud. Can these larger-than-life women be real or are they a figment of her exhausted mind? When their insistence to help puts her daughter’s life in danger, Tina must choose between fighting them on her own, or reaching out to her best friend Jo for help.

Aotearoa NZ, 2025, 13 minutes
English
Director: Ruth Dudding
Writer: Lisa Brickell
Producer: Emma Deakin

After an ordinary day at the produce markets, a Chinese working-class father is met with the announcement that his daughter is moving to another city to pursue her dreams. Faced with the approaching separation, they struggle to express to each other the words in their heart.

Australia, 2024, 14 minutes
English, Mandarin Chinese
Director: Berni Jiang
Writer: Berni Jiang
Producer: Cameron Davis