We’re thrilled to finally announce our next in-person film festival and its full program – and what better way to do it than with an interactive livestream.

Join us on Wednesday night to learn the festival’s concept and line-up, watch trailers and clips, get an exclusive presale ticket offer and hear us waffle on about our selections.

Our next festival will be held in both Sydney and Melbourne, though each leg will be months apart. The festival will play at Pink Flamingo Cinema in Marrickville on May 14-16, so Sydneysiders should keep their diaries free.

EARLYBIRD PASSES: Full festival passes at the heavily discounted price of $100 are on sale from now until the end of our festival announcement at https://festival.staticvision.com.au

On 15 April 2021, the Sydney World Film Festival will be screening 4 films from 7 to 9p.m at Palace Central Sydney (Level 3, Central Park Mall, 28 Broadway, Chippendale). Tickets are only $8 (FREE for students, seniors, and low income/unemployed guests), reservation required. Reserve your seats and check out the rest of the festival’s screening schedule on the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

SCREENING SCHEDULE / SWFF DAY 2

‘Fluorescent’ (Israel) by Avner Pinchover
A fluorescent bulb is shot from a cannon at high speed against a wall. At 3,000 frames per second and in its last moment, it can finally shed its inner light. Running time: 00:02:09

‘Blank Canvas’ (United States) by Alisa Traskunov
Solo experimental dance piece. A white space. Suddenly, powdered paint. A dancer shifts a colourless world to a world full of colours through movement and music. Running time: 00:03:57

‘Flood’ (Germany) by Malte Stein
A dirty lake bursts its banks and begins to flood the town. At last there´s a good reason to keep the son at home. But in isolation, nightmarish associations start to mix with reality. And whilst outside the world sinks peacefully under water, a domestic apocalypse rages inside. Running time: 00:09:55

‘Mentally Al’ (United States) by Joshua Edelman
A character study of “the funniest comedian you’ve never heard of,” and an exploration of how we define artistic success, ‘Mentally Al’ follows Al Lubel, a former Star Search grand champion who struggles to get by, perpetually broke and sleeping on friends couches, as he continues to pursue his artistic dreams into his sixties. Running time: 01:32:25

ABOUT SWFF
The Sydney World Film Festival is back with a wonderful selection of independent films with an edge. Last year, SWFF had to postpone its screenings, this year, they are back for double the fun!

As in its previous editions, the upcoming festival will showcase innovative, risk-taking filmmakers and fresh new directing talent with a selection of bold, brave, brand-spankin’ new movies that will inspire, educate, and change perceptions. This year, film buffs can catch a cutting-edge, genre-defying slice of cinema from 14-24 April at 7 p.m. every day. At the 2021 Sydney World Film Festival, there will be no red carpets, no velvet ropes, no distractions — just damn good cinema.

For more info on all of our screenings (14-24 April), visit the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

After its explosive premiere at Sundance, FFFA is thrilled to present Prisoners of the Ghostland, directed by renegade Japanese auteur Sion Sono and starring cult favourite actor Nicolas Cage, as our opening night film for 2021. Tickets include KAIJU! Krush beer on arrival.

6pm – Drinks sponsored by KAIJU! Krush

6:30pm – Prisoners of the Ghostland Australian premiere screening

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Held in a jail in the heart of Samurai Town, a fantastical melding of Westworld and Tokyo Disney, shotgun-toting outlaw Hero (Nicolas Cage) is freed after the Governor’s granddaughter goes missing. The only man desperate enough to embark on the rescue mission, Hero battles through the post-apocalyptic world in search of the runaway woman, all the while wearing a leather bodysuit rigged with timed explosives.

Presenting a wildly entertaining cross-cultural mash-up, the gonzo English language debut of Sion Sono is the inevitable and crazy collaboration we never knew we needed.

On 16 April 2021, the Sydney World Film Festival will be screening 11 short films from 7 to 9p.m at Palace Central Sydney (Level 3, Central Park Mall, 28 Broadway, Chippendale). Tickets are only $8 (FREE for students, seniors, and low income/unemployed guests), reservation required. Reserve your seats and check out the rest of the festival’s screening schedule on the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

SCREENING SCHEDULE / SWFF DAY 3

‘So Loki – West’ (Canada) Bby Blake Davey
Music video. Shot on 16mm Kodak VISION3 250D Color Negative Film 7207. West drops alternative hip-hop into the temperate rainforest of British Columbia. Running time: 00:01:41

‘No Entry’ (Japan) by Guo Dongxun
Narrative film. In a port town in Japan, a young girl named Yoko helps out her mother with a homestay business. A French woman whose car broke down becomes their new guest and suddenly interrupts Yoko’s daily routine. Their relationship changes subtly after a short-lived intimacy. Yoko thus embarks on a journey exploring her own identity… Running time: 00:13:04

‘Fear of Falling’ (Australia) by Jorja Fuller
Experimental film. It’s when you’re walking and your foot hits a crack in the path you’re walking on. You’re headed face first into the ground but you manage to catch yourself. That split second when your heart races, your hands become all clammy and times that by a thousand. That’s what it’s like living with anxiety. Running time: 00:02:59

‘A Double Caprice at the Asylum’ (France) by Stéphane Rizzi
Experimental film. A film found in an abandoned psychiatric institution (circa 1987-2018). Running time: 00:06:10

‘Tango’ (Ukraine) by Ievgen Petrusenko
Music video. Running time: 00:02:57

‘Grandpa’s Ranch’ (Brazil) by Gustavo Rosa
Documentary film. A grandmother recalls a violent moment in her marriage of 50 years. Running time: 00:09:54

‘Going to Beyond’ (Canada) by Kalli Paakspuu
Music video. Based on the song, “Üle Toonela tumeda vee” (“Over the Dark Waters to Toone”), about going to the land of the dead in the Finno-Ugric mythology. Sung by singers that were recent refugees in Toronto and conducted by Maestro Roman Toi in 1954, this film is a creative treatment of the emotional story of leaving everything that is known; It tells the singers’ story of despair and renewal. Running time: 00:05:00

‘Twilight’ (Australia) by Luke Neher
Experimental film. Feeling lost, a holidayer takes a vacation, only to discover a world that is as banal as it is unreal. A found-footage essay film. A home-movie. A music video. An experimental documentary about the fantasy of air travel. Taking a tour of the global centres of accumulation – New York, Dubai, Burning Man – Twilight documents the hyper-real, the mundane and the spectre of ecological collapse. Running time: 00:23:58

‘NSFW (angry yellow meat)’ (United States) by Woohee Cho
Music video. Nearly 2 years, from 2 gay dating apps I use, I had collected screen shots of dick pics every time they sent me without asking consent or any conversation. And then, I open their skin to speak my words. Running time: 00:03:30 (WARNING: explicit)

‘Worldline Abyss’ (United Kingdom) by Jack Lewis
Narrative film. A lone astronaut drawn to an alien desert by an ominous sphere finds exactly what he was looking for buried amongst the sand. Running time: 00:02:48

‘The Daydreamers’ (United Kingdom) by Thomas Renckens
Documentary film. What if you’re addicted to your own fantasy? ‘The Daydreamers’ takes a closer look at Maladaptive Daydreaming, a psychological condition discovered by professor Eli Somer. Protagonists Agatha and Jessica meet Somer on-camera, providing a moving testimony of their experience living a life cut off from reality. Running time: 00:33:00

ABOUT SWFF
The Sydney World Film Festival is back with a wonderful selection of independent films with an edge. Last year, SWFF had to postpone its screenings, this year, they are back for double the fun!

As in its previous editions, the upcoming festival will showcase innovative, risk-taking filmmakers and fresh new directing talent with a selection of bold, brave, brand-spankin’ new movies that will inspire, educate, and change perceptions. This year, film buffs can catch a cutting-edge, genre-defying slice of cinema from 14-24 April at 7 p.m. every day. At the 2021 Sydney World Film Festival, there will be no red carpets, no velvet ropes, no distractions — just damn good cinema.

For more info on all of our screenings (14-24 April), visit the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

Join us for a digital Q&A with Lapsis director Noah Hutton, hosted by Board Member for the Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival and co-host of the genre film podcast Spooky Bitch Gang, Crystal Pettit.
Co-presented by Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival.

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After a series of documentaries, director Noah Hutton ventures into the fictional world with this debut feature.
Channeling the problems with the gig economy and critiques on modern workforces, Lapsis acts as an impending prophecy of faceless corruptors of inequality. This sci-fi world asks us how far away this dystopian future really is, or if in fact, it is already here.

On 17 April 2021, the Sydney World Film Festival will be screening 3 films from 7 to 9p.m at Palace Central Sydney (Level 3, Central Park Mall, 28 Broadway, Chippendale). Tickets are only $8 (FREE for students, seniors, and low income/unemployed guests), reservation required. Reserve your seats and check out the rest of the festival’s screening schedule on the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

SCREENING SCHEDULE / SWFF DAY 4

‘This is Mine’ (Australia) By Anne Murray
Animated film. Created in response to ASIFA’s world animation day – growing global prejudice. Running time: 00:00:17

‘The Charge’ (Australia) By Lester Jones
Narrative film. The Charge poetically explores the notion of isolation and containment, and the need for expression that burns within us all. No matter how far we are pushed there is always a human compulsion to join together and break free, themes that may be more relevant now than ever before. Shot in Sydney on 16mm film, the project was written in 2019 about the notion of isolation than can affect and see many suffer, but the project has added poignancy in light of the current Covid-19 Pandemic which is seeing isolation and containment now affecting us all. Running time: 00:02:09

‘Blindfold’ (Ukraine) By Taras Dron
Narrative film. Julia, a young MMA fighter, lost her fiancé at the war. She quits the sport and starts a new relationship to free herself from the role of the war hero’s widow, which is imposed on her by the environment. Running time: 01:45:00

ABOUT SWFF
The Sydney World Film Festival is back with a wonderful selection of independent films with an edge. Last year, SWFF had to postpone its screenings, this year, they are back for double the fun!

As in its previous editions, the upcoming festival will showcase innovative, risk-taking filmmakers and fresh new directing talent with a selection of bold, brave, brand-spankin’ new movies that will inspire, educate, and change perceptions. This year, film buffs can catch a cutting-edge, genre-defying slice of cinema from 14-24 April at 7 p.m. every day. At the 2021 Sydney World Film Festival, there will be no red carpets, no velvet ropes, no distractions — just damn good cinema.

For more info on all of our screenings (14-24 April), visit the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

Director Miles Hargrove joins us for a digital Q&A, hosted by FFFA Artistic Director Hudson Sowada.

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Kidnapped by FARC, a drug cartel in Colombia, father, husband and beloved environmental journalist Tom Hargrove is held for a $6,000,000 ransom. A turbulent government and threats of guerrilla warfare stop the US government and Hargrove’s workforce from engaging in open dialogue, leaving all negotiations to be facilitated by his family. Miles Hargrove, Tom’s son, captured the gruelling process all on film.

20 years since the incident, Miles and his family have collated, processed and presented the event in a true crime, found-footage documentary unlike any other put to screen. The impulsive decision-making, psychological trauma and unrelenting love of the family come to life in raw, emotional and breathtaking cam-corded footage. An extraordinary feat of documentary filmmaking, Miracle Fishing is an astonishing act of cinematic catharsis that only the Hargroves can ever understand.

Director Gillian Wallace Horvat joins us for a live digital Q&A, hosted by FFFA Artistic Director Hudson Sowada.

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The formula for the perfect murder is in the hands of Gillian Wallace Horvat. She stars in, directs and writes this debut feature surrounding the inspired acts of a semi-fictionalised version of herself in the pursuit of the perfect murder. This distinctly original meta-narrative deals with a crazed protagonist’s desire to become a filmmaker at all costs. Using the barrier of the camera and creative licence, the film captures her hilarious and terrifying pursuit to become the filmmaker the world wants her to be.

Alongside searing dark comedy, Horvat holds an acute magnifying glass to the film industry and the experience of women in the medium. I Blame Society puts us in the driver’s seat of a fierce visionary pushed over the edge.

On 18 April 2021, the Sydney World Film Festival will be screening 5 films from 7 to 9p.m at Palace Central Sydney (Level 3, Central Park Mall, 28 Broadway, Chippendale). Tickets are only $8 (FREE for students, seniors, and low income/unemployed guests), reservation required. Reserve your seats and check out the rest of the festival’s screening schedule on the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

SCREENING SCHEDULE / SWFF DAY 5

‘Rhizoma’ (Belgium) by Santiago Pérez Rodríguez
Hounds and transmission towers. Frequencies of flesh and electric howls. A disturbing atmosphere where the animal, the organic and the industrial blend. Running time: 00:03:00

‘A Prince Is Not Respected In His Hometown’ (United States) by Bryan Sih
A black man in a hoodie mutters to himself on an overpass, causing passerbys concern. Harmful stereotype or well-rehearsed monologue? The hooded figure, Ben, grapples with being typecast while embracing his roots as a Nigerian immigrant. His search for an authentic identity comes to a head when a well-meaning friend gives unsolicited advice for his next audition. Running time: 00:09:15

‘TATTOO’ (Iran) by Farhad Delaram
A young Iranian woman wants to renew her driver’s license, but ends up being subjected to an examination when the officials notice a scar on her wrist and a tattoo. Suddenly she is trapped, forced to answer personal questions and exposed to insinuations. The camera captures the growing uneasiness with clinical precision. Running time: 00:15:00

‘My Father’ (Australia) by Yanina Salerno
Daniela C lost her father to suicide when she was 14 years old. This thought-provoking, personal story on screen looks at the daunting effects of suicide on a young person and how these implications transfer through to adulthood. Running time: 00:07:07

‘Midnight Ramblers’ (France) by Julian Ballester
Night after night, Kye, Tobie, Paul, Kim and Tattoo wander through the streets and alleys of Montreal. They support each other, they are all drug users. It is their only way of escaping a harsh reality, but at the same time it is what keeps them on the streets. Kye, the youngest, sometimes dreams of a different life. Running time: 00:57:00

ABOUT SWFF
The Sydney World Film Festival is back with a wonderful selection of independent films with an edge. Last year, SWFF had to postpone its screenings, this year, they are back for double the fun!

As in its previous editions, the upcoming festival will showcase innovative, risk-taking filmmakers and fresh new directing talent with a selection of bold, brave, brand-spankin’ new movies that will inspire, educate, and change perceptions. This year, film buffs can catch a cutting-edge, genre-defying slice of cinema from 14-24 April at 7 p.m. every day. At the 2021 Sydney World Film Festival, there will be no red carpets, no velvet ropes, no distractions — just damn good cinema.

For more info on all of our screenings (14-24 April), visit the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

On 19 April 2021, the Sydney World Film Festival will be screening 4 films from 7 to 9p.m at Palace Central Sydney (Level 3, Central Park Mall, 28 Broadway, Chippendale). Tickets are only $8 (FREE for students, seniors, and low income/unemployed guests), reservation required. Reserve your seats and check out the rest of the festival’s screening schedule on the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

SCREENING SCHEDULE / SWFF DAY 6

‘Tell Me Your Secrets’ (Japan) by Junichi Kagami
Fashion requires not only hair and makeup and costumes, but also dance, masks, and music to stimulate the mind. Running time: 00:01:40

‘Forget Me Not’ (United Kingdom) by Natan Stoessel
Elsa, a young woman in her early 20’s, represses her pain following a traumatic event. At her psychotherapist’s, she struggles to recognise her true emotions. ‘Ne M’oublie Pas’ (Forget Me Not) is a six-minute french drama starring ‘War Horse’ (Steven Spielberg) star Céline Buckens. Running time: 00:05:30

‘Headstream’ (Germany) by Bia Vilela
A young woman comes to terms with the conventionality of her wish for marriage and finds herself caught between social pressure and her own self-destruction in a surreal process that manifests itself through her body. Running time: 00:13:35

‘Century Of Smoke’ (Belgium) by Nicolas Graux
Documentary. Laosan, a young family man, spends all his time smoking opium. For his community, lost in the heart of the Laotian jungle, opium farming is the only way to survive. But opium is also the poison that puts men to sleep and kills their desires. Running time: 01:30:06

ABOUT SWFF
The Sydney World Film Festival is back with a wonderful selection of independent films with an edge. Last year, SWFF had to postpone its screenings, this year, they are back for double the fun!

As in its previous editions, the upcoming festival will showcase innovative, risk-taking filmmakers and fresh new directing talent with a selection of bold, brave, brand-spankin’ new movies that will inspire, educate, and change perceptions. This year, film buffs can catch a cutting-edge, genre-defying slice of cinema from 14-24 April at 7 p.m. every day. At the 2021 Sydney World Film Festival, there will be no red carpets, no velvet ropes, no distractions — just damn good cinema.

For more info on all of our screenings (14-24 April), visit the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

Director Martin Laroche joins us for a live digital Q&A, hosted by FFFA Artistic Director Hudson Sowada.

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A civil war shakes Canada. Valérie is the sole survivor of a mass execution in which her boyfriend is killed. Years later, she’s in a new relationship. At the Long Term Care Centre where she works as a caregiver, she befriends Jeanne, a well-read and witty resident. What ensues is a surreal journey that mixes grounded realism with the bizarre as the lines between time, reality and identity blur.

In a time when social unrest and division is the norm, it’s not so far-fetched to imagine the ‘free world’ turning on each other and committing atrocities in the streets. With a sensibility reminiscent of the works of David Lynch and Charlie Kaufman, the stage is set for Léane Labrèche-Dor’s spellbinding performance in a film that explores survivor’s guilt, the grieving process, the distance of time, the power of love, and the joy of being alive.

On 20 April 2021, the Sydney World Film Festival will be screening 15 short films from 7 to 9p.m at Palace Central Sydney (Level 3, Central Park Mall, 28 Broadway, Chippendale). Tickets are only $8 (FREE for students, seniors, and low income/unemployed guests), reservation required. Reserve your seats and check out the rest of the festival’s screening schedule on the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com.

SCREENING SCHEDULE / SWFF DAY 7

‘Tungrus’ (India) by Rishi Chandna
This documentary observes the peculiar lives of a middle-class Mumbai household. What was once a home like a million others in the city, turns topsy-turvy when the eccentric patriarch brings home a baby chick for his cats to play with, much to the exasperation of his family. Running time: 00:12:56

‘Birth of a Poet’ (U.S.) by James Franco, Pedro Gómez Millán, Zachary Kerschberg
A dramatic short film that captures the moment Stephen Dobyns transitions from a disillusioned journalist to an emerging poet. It is adapted from autobiographical poems. Running time: 00:14:23

‘On’ (Australia) by Jelena Sinik
In our age of attention scarcity, ‘On’ explores just where our gaze is falling. Take a curious and playful glimpse into both the connectedness and enduring loneliness of the modern condition, through this intimate and unexamined lens. Running time: 00:02:05

‘Love’ (Canada) by Benoit Ouellet
The friendship between Sam and Mathieu ends. Running time: 00:04:42

‘Matter Out of Place’ (U.S.) by Oona Taper
Intimate portrait. Blurred line. Exploration of presence and absence. Running time: 00:02:28

‘Embrace; A River Runs Through’ (Australia) by Ophelia Bakowski
A queering ceremony for the unseen and unheard: a healing act of letting go. A river’s force nourishes a rite of passage, a queer baptism, a bath of transcendence and a pool of reflection, in order to let go of the confines of ones skin. The gentle dance of the river is a meditation upon the esotericism of nature, in turn celebrating the fluidity of gender. Running time: 00:05:32

‘Pub_Talk’ (Australia) by Jake Taylor
Music video. A young man with down syndrome seeks connection at his local pub, but it’s another night of feeling like no one understands him. Running time: 00:04:06

‘023_GRETA_S’ (Germany) by Annika Birgel
A young actress’ audition quickly spirals out of control, turning into an intimate and manipulative interrogation. As she fights to stand her ground, one pressing question will remain: how far will she go to get the role? 023_GRETA_S is a disquieting drama about the abuse of power in the film industry. Running time: 00:11:59

‘SYMMETRY’ (Australia) by Rob Plaza
We are a constantly evolving culture. Eternally cycling, dying, and rebirthing. Are we heading in the right direction? Because of constant noise of machines and growing infrastructure we sometimes forget what silence sounds like. We are living in a jungle… A concrete jungle. Running time: 00:03:58

‘Sam Tudor – Joseph in the Bathroom’ (Canada) by Lucas Hrubizna
Music video. Through the vacant halls of a small town high school, two faceless outcasts are dragged from room to room by an invisible force. When they arrive in the gym, Sam Tudor comes face-to-face with the dark social realities of his school experience. Running time: 00:04:27

‘In Passing’ (Canada) by Esther Cheung
A portrait of seventies Hong Kong as the director’s parents remember it. Running time: 00:04:08

‘Intimate Strangers’ (Australia) by Chouwa Liang
Gay and lesbian Qiang and Yiling are looking for a heterosexual “marriage of convenience” within the Chinese LGBT community in Australia, trying hard to find the perfect partner to build a stable fake relationship. This documentary lets the audience uncover the resignation and helplessness behind their choices. Running time: 00:04:15

‘Room 264’ (Australia) by Brodie Rowlands
A woman arrives in an unfamiliar environment and reflects on how she got to be there. As the room comes to life she reaches for a sense of self – using a physical language to expresses emotions that are otherwise ineffable. Running time: 00:04:40

‘Union Jake’ (Netherlands) by Luuk Walschot
Lead character Jake questions his identity in a politically and religiously divided community. He is done fighting and is in search of something which unites us all. Running time: 00:02:54

‘Fifteen’ (U.K.) by Peiman Zekavat
A private video of Maria goes viral during a volleyball class in a high school in Lima. ‘Fifteen’ takes a look at cyberbullying and the culture of victim blaming. Most bullying in the Peruvian capital occurs between the ages of eleven and fifteen. Running time: 00:10:00

ABOUT SWFF
The Sydney World Film Festival is back with a wonderful selection of independent films with an edge. Last year, SWFF had to postpone its screenings, this year, they are back for double the fun!

As in its previous editions, the upcoming festival will showcase innovative, risk-taking filmmakers and fresh new directing talent with a selection of bold, brave, brand-spankin’ new movies that will inspire, educate, and change perceptions. This year, film buffs can catch a cutting-edge, genre-defying slice of cinema from 14-24 April at 7 p.m. every day. At the 2021 Sydney World Film Festival, there will be no red carpets, no velvet ropes, no distractions — just damn good cinema.

For more info on all of our screenings (14-24 April), visit the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

On 21 April 2021, the Sydney World Film Festival will be screening 10 short films from 7 to 9p.m at Palace Central Sydney (Level 3, Central Park Mall, 28 Broadway, Chippendale). Tickets are only $8 (FREE for students, seniors, and low income/unemployed guests), reservation required. Reserve your seats and check out the rest of the festival’s screening schedule on the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

SCREENING SCHEDULE / SWFF DAY 8

‘Little Big – Go Bananas’ (Russia) by Alina Pasok, Iliya Prusikin
Music video for Russian rave band Little Big. Running time: 00:02:47

‘Petty Thing’ (China) by Li Zexi
This summer afternoon was not special, until the kids, also gun fight lovers, hung around in the village and found a replica pistol. As the trigger was pulled, the whole forest was awakened. Running time: 00:03:46

‘Pain is Mine’ (Australia) by Farshid Akhlaghi
One day, One room, One take. After her spinal surgery, she was always in pain, intense pain, unendurable pain. Painkillers have been her refuge for a long time, but one day, she decided to stop. Running time: 00:12:30

‘One Girl’s Fire’ (Australia) by Jake Blackburn
With the AFLW draft around the corner, Jas, a determined young footy player, must overcome her off-field demons, or risk missing out on the draft altogether. Running time: 00:08:00

‘The Caged’ (U.S.) by Cody Chan
Boredom and materialism conquer human identity. Running time: 00:03:32

‘A Remarkable Career’ (Australia) by Paul William Dawkins
Meet Ellen. She’s famous. Really, really famous… An interview with a notorious woman takes unexpected twists and turns. Running time: 00:09:16

‘Decorum’ (Australia) by Lorenzo Monti
Fashion model Hinata wants to get at the bottom of her uneasiness but something is hindering her. A designer gives her advice, a doctor tries to get her attention and all claim to know what she needs. The result of an old trauma seems only to be the tip of the iceberg. Running time: 00:10:18

‘Half of Me’ (Australia) by Katrina Mathers
A mother finds a letter from her daughter postmarked nearly two years ago. Part 1 of the trilogy connected to the stage play ‘Strawberry’, also penned by writer Kerry Drumm. Running time: 00:19:30

‘Half of Her’ (Australia) by Harry Anderson
A father is conflicted as to whether he should forward a letter to his teenage daughter. Part 2 of the trilogy connected to the stage play ‘Strawberry’, also penned by writer Kerry Drumm. Running time: 00:20:54

‘All of Me’ (Australia) by Lee McLenaghan
A teenager is unsure if she should open a letter she’s waited for over two years to arrive. Part 3 of the trilogy connected to the stage play ‘Strawberry’, also penned by writer Kerry Drumm. Running time: 00:11:16

ABOUT SWFF
The Sydney World Film Festival is back with a wonderful selection of independent films with an edge. Last year, SWFF had to postpone its screenings, this year, they are back for double the fun!

As in its previous editions, the upcoming festival will showcase innovative, risk-taking filmmakers and fresh new directing talent with a selection of bold, brave, brand-spankin’ new movies that will inspire, educate, and change perceptions. This year, film buffs can catch a cutting-edge, genre-defying slice of cinema from 14-24 April at 7 p.m. every day. At the 2021 Sydney World Film Festival, there will be no red carpets, no velvet ropes, no distractions — just damn good cinema.

For more info on all of our screenings (14-24 April), visit the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

Director Ben Hozie joins us for a live digital Q&A with filmmaker and programmer Kai Perrignon. Co-presented by Static Vision & Trash Night

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The pale blue light of computer monitors illuminate the grungy corners of New York. Professional online gambler Jack becomes obsessed with a San Franciscan cam-girl, Scarlet, played by a bewitching Julia Fox (Good Time). Conversations between them soon deepen and the customer-client line blurs. But it’s a chance encounter in Chinatown that takes this relationship to its boiling point.

Director Ben Hozie interrogates the nature of online relationships in this transgressive modern erotic parable. With quirky humour the film explores digital fantasy and the existential isolation of a digital world. The two leads bring this immersive vision of New York to life and ask us to ponder the meaning of love when connection is just one click away.

On 22 April 2021, the Sydney World Film Festival will be screening 3 films from 7 to 9p.m at Palace Central Sydney (Level 3, Central Park Mall, 28 Broadway, Chippendale). Tickets are only $8 (FREE for students, seniors, and low income/unemployed guests), reservation required. Reserve your seats and check out the rest of the festival’s screening schedule on the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

SCREENING SCHEDULE / SWFF DAY 9

‘NONAME’ (Russia) by Lamara Sogomonyan
No name – fight of sense against reality. Running time: 00:02:49

‘The Shepherd’ (Norway) by Brwa Vahabpour
While driving to a wedding, a Kurdish family hits a wild animal. The father, Aram, is forced to decide whether he should kill the animal or attempt to rescue it. Later it becomes clear how Aram struggles to find a place both in his new country as well as within his own family. Running time: 00:17:17

‘Asymmetry’ (Serbia) by Maša Nešković
A girl and a boy. A young woman and a young man. A middle-aged couple separating. The summer is boiling hot, streets of Belgrade are empty, stories of three couples intertwine almost randomly. As the narrative unfolds, a larger picture of only one couple emerges – one couple in three key stages of their life. Running time: 01:33:00

ABOUT SWFF
The Sydney World Film Festival is back with a wonderful selection of independent films with an edge. Last year, SWFF had to postpone its screenings, this year, they are back for double the fun!

As in its previous editions, the upcoming festival will showcase innovative, risk-taking filmmakers and fresh new directing talent with a selection of bold, brave, brand-spankin’ new movies that will inspire, educate, and change perceptions. This year, film buffs can catch a cutting-edge, genre-defying slice of cinema from 14-24 April at 7 p.m. every day. At the 2021 Sydney World Film Festival, there will be no red carpets, no velvet ropes, no distractions — just damn good cinema.

For more info on all of our screenings (14-24 April), visit the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

Director Parish Malfitano and star Richard James Allen join us live in cinema for a post-screening Q&A and discussion.

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At 44, Hans still lives with his mother and makes ends meet as a driving instructor. He’s plagued by visions of a lost love which start to derail his grip on reality. When Matilda, a tenant half his age, moves in, deeply repressed feelings emerge within Hans.
Tension soon grows between Hans and his mother as their relationship isn’t quite what it seems. It appears that Matilda is harbouring dangerous secrets of her own. Driven by his manic obsession, Hans’ hatches the perfect plan to win Matilda’s heart.

On 23 April 2021, the Sydney World Film Festival will be screening 13 short films from 7 to 9p.m at Palace Central Sydney (Level 3, Central Park Mall, 28 Broadway, Chippendale). Tickets are only $8 (FREE for students, seniors, and low income/unemployed guests), reservation required. Reserve your seats and check out the rest of the festival’s screening schedule on the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

SCREENING SCHEDULE / SWFF DAY 10

‘Desert Air’ (United States) by ANDiLAND
Experimental film. A dark journey down the rabbit hole of a turbulent adolescence. Running time: 00:01:48

‘Err’ (France) by Axel Cosnefroy as ‘Fish Tank’ and Antoine Poulet as ‘Giant’
Experimental film. A performance with a dancer, alone in a empty space… A film about energy, suffering and beauty. Running time: 00:03:30

‘TREi & Jabz MC – Magma’ (New Zealand) by Jamie Wanstall
Music video for New Zealand-based artist Trei. Running time: 00:04:30

‘One Third of a Second’ (Turkey) by Burak Oguz Saguner
Narrative film. Ilyas, an expatriate writer who lived most of his adult life in Australia, returns to Turkey in the hope of finding inspiration for his new book. Instead, he ends up having to deal with the breakdown of a relationship and a deepening writer’s block, in a land he feels estranged. Running time: 00:12:50

‘new leaf’ (Australia) by Oliver Marsden
Animated film. Denzel lives vicariously through nostalgia, spending most his days reminiscing on happier times. Running time: 00:02:40

‘Honey High’ (Australia) by Simon Dransfield
Animated film. In a post-apocalyptic world a wizard hitman questions his purpose when he becomes his own next target. Running time: 00:09:13

‘Gogol’ (France) by David Cabannes
Music video. ‘Gogol’ is a crazy journey through a man’s psyche, suddenly taken by uncontrollable convulsions that send him into madness. His encounter with “Death” and “the Tiger” throws him into a trance-like state that will lead him to a metamorphosis. Running time: 00:03:46

‘I will go backwards of our path’ (Italy) by Mattia Biondi
Experimental film. “Andrò a ritroso della nostra corsa” is a backwards journey through the seasons and the units of the language. To change the prose of the world, its intact clock. There is always a place more thoroughly, lost images in minimum intervals. Running time: 00:02:50

‘Last Interview Film of Jonas Mekas – version 1’ (Japan) by Chihiro Ito
Documentary film. This is the last filmed interview of Jonas Mekas. This is a last gift from Jonas to us. Running time: 00:15:00

‘The Cleanest Swan’ (Australia) by Joseph Nizeti
Narrative film. An ex-ballerina, unhinged by her change in circumstances, finds a new obsession in the pursuit of cleanliness. Running time: 00:02:02

‘digital love (remix)’ (Germany) by Raphaël Languillat + lovemusic
Music video. An ambient remix of Daft Punk’s Digital Love using fragments of William Shakespeare’s erotic poem ‘Venus and Adonis’. Written and shot during the Covid-19 pandemic, ’digital love (remix)’ focuses on the relationship between gender and couple, intimacy and distancing, as well as desire and death. This work is part of a series of five collaborative audiovisual short-form pieces commissioned by Collective lovemusic for their project ‘Premieres in Private Places’. Running time: 00:05:00

‘Col solo guardar fuori’ (Italy) by Mattia Biondi
Experimental film. “It’s unknown how many green is buried under this green, neither how many light under this light. I have lost the trace, I have gone too far, still staying here. It is the full and the empty of the head-land.” Running time: 00:03:10

‘ALA KACHUU – Take and Run’ (Switzerland) by Maria Brendle
Narrative film. Sezim (19) wants to fulfill her dream of studying in the Kyrgyz capital when she gets kidnapped by a group of young men and taken to the hinterland. There, she’s forced to marry a stranger. If she refuses the marriage, she is threatened with social stigmatization and exclusion. Torn between her desire for freedom and the constraints of Kyrgyz culture, Sezim desperately seeks for a way out. Running time: 00:38:26

ABOUT SWFF
The Sydney World Film Festival is back with a wonderful selection of independent films with an edge. Last year, SWFF had to postpone its screenings, this year, they are back for double the fun!

As in its previous editions, the upcoming festival will showcase innovative, risk-taking filmmakers and fresh new directing talent with a selection of bold, brave, brand-spankin’ new movies that will inspire, educate, and change perceptions. This year, film buffs can catch a cutting-edge, genre-defying slice of cinema from 14-24 April at 7 p.m. every day. At the 2021 Sydney World Film Festival, there will be no red carpets, no velvet ropes, no distractions — just damn good cinema.

For more info on all of our screenings (14-24 April), visit the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

Introduced by Bryn Tilly, Editor of Cult Projections, and Festival Director of A Night of Horror International Film Festival.
Co-presented by A Night of Horror International Film Festival.

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Fear of the void. The dark consciousness of human brutality. Russian filmmaker Elem Klimov presents us this hallucinogenic horror in a newly restored form. The events of 1943, as the Nazis marched through Belerus, are reimagined through the eyes of a naive boy, bewildered by the honour of defending his country. The torture of war seeps into his skin rotting the core of any sense of romanticism in victory, violence or nationalism.

This groundbreaking work is a dizzying achievement in cinematography and sound design,led by a pulsing soundtrack by Oleg Yanchenko. Unrelenting and precise, Come and See is a timeless masterpiece of horror and anti-war cinema.

On 24 April 2021, the Sydney World Film Festival will be closing this year’s edition with a screening of ‘My Son’ (South Korea) by Equan Choe from 7 to 9p.m at Palace Central Sydney (Level 3, Central Park Mall, 28 Broadway, Chippendale). Tickets are only $8 (FREE for students, seniors, and low income/unemployed guests), reservation required. Reserve your seats and check out the rest of the festival’s screening schedule on the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

SCREENING SCHEDULE / SWFF DAY 11

‘My Son’ (South Korea) By Equan Choe
Narrative film. A man and his son gift each other something extraordinary. The man helps his son masturbate, and the son helps his father commit suicide. Running time: 01:59:00

ABOUT SWFF
The Sydney World Film Festival is back with a wonderful selection of independent films with an edge. Last year, SWFF had to postpone its screenings, this year, they are back for double the fun!

As in its previous editions, the upcoming festival will showcase innovative, risk-taking filmmakers and fresh new directing talent with a selection of bold, brave, brand-spankin’ new movies that will inspire, educate, and change perceptions. This year, film buffs can catch a cutting-edge, genre-defying slice of cinema from 14-24 April at 7 p.m. every day. At the 2021 Sydney World Film Festival, there will be no red carpets, no velvet ropes, no distractions — just damn good cinema.

For more info on all of our screenings (14-24 April), visit the website: www.sydneyworldfilmfestival.com

Strip bare (or down to undies) for a special event nude screening of PATRICK. Set in a nudist colony, this Shakespearean tragi-comedy is riddled with intrigue, deceit and self-discovery… and a level of undress that has to be seen to believed.

Playing in addition to regular, clothed screenings of PATRICK, this special event gives bold audiences the unique opportunity to engage in the unclothed spirit of the film.

We’ve established a set of guidelines to ensure a fun and safe event for everyone in attendance:

•Respect other patrons’ personal space – antisocial behaviour will not be tolerated
•No photography
•Restricted to patrons aged 18+
•Please bring a towel to sit on
•Please arrive to the venue fully clothed – you’ll be able to disrobe within the confines of the cinema
•Clothing is required should you wish to leave the cinema for candy bar items or the bathroom

Director Xia Magnus joins us for a digital Q&A, hosted by FFFA Artistic Director Hudson Sowada.

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Evelyn, a nurse from the Philippines, moves in to care for Dena, an elderly woman ill with dementia. When Evelyn’s nephew, Amos, is forced to come and stay with them, he develops a connection with Dena’s enigmatic son. Mysterious forces haunt Dena, and her violent hallucinations begin to hint at a dark secret lurking in the house. As the two broken families find themselves dangerously isolated under one roof, Evelyn uncovers a haunting truth that threatens to resurrect everyone’s past traumas.

Desolate south Texas sets the stage for this unique clash of Americana and Filipino heritage. A refreshingly unconventional cast plays out this ghost story and reminds us of the strength within those who society often overlooks.

Director Rodney Ascher joins us for a digital Q&A with Static Vision co-founder and programmer Felix Hubble.

Co-presented by Static Vision.

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Are we living in a simulation? Is the world around us fabricated? Where does virtual reality stop and the real world begin? These questions, consolidated through simulation theory, have existed on the fringes of popular culture and have been building momentum for years. From Plato’s cave to Elon Musk’s Twitter feed, the film is a staggering synthesis of perspectives that capture a poignant 21st century existential crisis.

As demonstrated in his previous film, Room 237, acclaimed director Rodney Ascher is no stranger to left-field ideas. He uses voices on the fringes to uncover deeply human anxieties, drawing on a variety of sources from conspiracy theorists to scientists and philosophers, to craft a conceptual, considered and sensitive trip down the rabbit-hole.

After a great first night the next installment of SEQUEL A THON is in!

Shorts are due Friday April 23. Screening is Tuesday April 27 (The last Tuesday of every month)

Sequel-a-thon screens a selection of 5 minute short films and tv shows and asks the audience to vote on which get to live on as new episodes and which get cancelled. The next month we do it all over again. It’s crazy, it’s manic, it’s raw and it’s fun.
If you are at all familiar with Channel 101 (the Dan Harmon event which spawned the Lonely Island, Rick and Morty, and the Sarah Silverman Show + More) this is basically EXACTLY THE SAME except because it’s filmmaking we get to call it an HOMAGE. Consider us the Quentin Tarantino of monthly film festivals. (We would have liked to have hosted Channel 101 Australia but they didn’t reply to our emails)
So here’s what you need to do (RIGHT NOW):
MAKE a short film/tv show (under 5 minutes)
SUBMIT it to sequelathon@gmail.com by April 23
ATTEND the screening at the Chippo Hotel basement on April 27
VOTE for your favourite shows and films
DO IT all over again each month.
This is a great opportunity to put your ideas to screen, to get feedback, to workshop scenes and ideas, and to meet other people. It’s like a gym for storytelling. Hopefully there will also be FUN along the way but we can’t promise it.
TICKETS ARE FREE. SUBMITTING IS FREE. DREAMS ARE FREE.

Book your spot tonight and enjoy the best night of live pre-recorded entertainment in Sydney!

Director Parish Malfitano and star Richard James Allen join us live in cinema for a post-screening Q&A and discussion.

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At 44, Hans still lives with his mother and makes ends meet as a driving instructor. He’s plagued by visions of a lost love which start to derail his grip on reality. When Matilda, a tenant half his age, moves in, deeply repressed feelings emerge within Hans.
Tension soon grows between Hans and his mother as their relationship isn’t quite what it seems. It appears that Matilda is harbouring dangerous secrets of her own. Driven by his manic obsession, Hans’ hatches the perfect plan to win Matilda’s heart.

Director Parish Malfitano and star Richard James Allen join us live in cinema for a post-screening Q&A and discussion.

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At 44, Hans still lives with his mother and makes ends meet as a driving instructor. He’s plagued by visions of a lost love which start to derail his grip on reality. When Matilda, a tenant half his age, moves in, deeply repressed feelings emerge within Hans.
Tension soon grows between Hans and his mother as their relationship isn’t quite what it seems. It appears that Matilda is harbouring dangerous secrets of her own. Driven by his manic obsession, Hans’ hatches the perfect plan to win Matilda’s heart.

Celebrating its 30th year in 2021 Flickerfest remains Australia’s leading Academy® Qualifying and BAFTA Recognised short film festival, ensuring that we continue to present A-list short film programmes recognised amongst the best in the world with films hand-picked from the festival’s record 2,700 entries!

Fresh from its 10 day Bondi event late January Flickerfest, Australia’s largest short film festival heads to the Riverside Theatres in Parramatta with the Best of Australian Shorts programme of incredible shorts from across Australia fresh from our Bondi competition programmes.

Everything you’d like to know about money in a funny and thorough film, which goes to the source and asks the capitalists themselves. They have all the answers – at least sometimes.

Inequality is growing. The crises of the banks are paid for by customers. Money is rising to the top, but the planet’s resources are being depleted. But why things are like this is another matter, and if you listen to the people who think that the economy is completely incomprehensible, then Oeconomia is just the ticket – and on top of it all it’s quite funny! With German thoroughness and great amounts of humour and creativity, we are taken into the heart of a world of glass and concrete, where economists, bankers and CEOs with varying success try to explain the capitalist game. The director Carmen Losmann uses graphic animations to illustrate the ideas, and lets the camera roll in the interviews as even the people at the very top get confused with the terminology, as they try to explain where money comes from, where it is going, and why growth is the dominant paradigm of our times. The open question is whether there is an alternative any longer. We can already look forward to Losmann hopefully following up his new film with a sequel. (CPH:DOX)

“A dry-sounding documentary that proves to be surprisingly nimble and absorbing.” – Screen Daily

“A thoroughly researched, engaging… and thought-provoking documentary.” – Cineuropa

Oeconomia is screening as part of Antenna Selects, a curated selection of physical screenings and events, bringing Sydney audiences some of the best international documentary premieres right through to May 2021.

The 2021 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is a 3 hour celebration of the mountain and adventure sport world. Sharing over 2 1/2 hours of the most exhilarating short films from explorers, runners, mountain bikers, skiers, paddlers and climbers from around the globe.

The tour is hot on the heels of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world, the Banff Mountain Festival, which takes place every November in the mountain town of Banff, in Canada.

More than 300 of the world’s best mountain sport, culture, environment, adventure, and exploration films are shown during the week-long event. A selection of award winners and audience favourites then tours the globe, visiting 390 communities and 35 countries as part of the festival’s official world tour.

This year, the Australian line-up features two-and-a-half hours of captivating short films shot in some of the most wild and remote corners of the world. The program is packed full of mesmerising cinematography, thought-provoking storylines and adrenaline-inducing action sequences.

The original and the best mountain film festival is presented by World Expeditions, and will be screening at the Ritz Cinemas in Randwick.

For more details visit www.banffaustralia.com.au

SEATING IS NOT ALLOCATED: Come early for the best seats. SORRY NO REFUNDS

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is exempt from classification, but all coarse language has been beeped out, there is no nudity or adult themes.
*Adventure Reels does not take responsibility for any holidays, mountain bikes, ski gear, paddling equipment or adventure related purchases that result from attending the Banff Mountain Film Festival

The 2021 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is a 3 hour celebration of the mountain and adventure sport world. Sharing over 2 1/2 hours of the most exhilarating short films from explorers, runners, mountain bikers, skiers, paddlers and climbers from around the globe.

The tour is hot on the heels of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world, the Banff Mountain Festival, which takes place every November in the mountain town of Banff, in Canada.

More than 300 of the world’s best mountain sport, culture, environment, adventure, and exploration films are shown during the week-long event. A selection of award winners and audience favourites then tours the globe, visiting 390 communities and 35 countries as part of the festival’s official world tour.

This year, the Australian line-up features two-and-a-half hours of captivating short films shot in some of the most wild and remote corners of the world. The program is packed full of mesmerising cinematography, thought-provoking storylines and adrenaline-inducing action sequences.

The original and the best mountain film festival is presented by World Expeditions, and will be screening at the Ritz Cinemas in Randwick.

For more details visit www.banffaustralia.com.au

SEATING IS NOT ALLOCATED: Come early for the best seats. SORRY NO REFUNDS

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is exempt from classification, but all coarse language has been beeped out, there is no nudity or adult themes.
*Adventure Reels does not take responsibility for any holidays, mountain bikes, ski gear, paddling equipment or adventure related purchases that result from attending the Banff Mountain Film Festival

The 2021 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is a 3 hour celebration of the mountain and adventure sport world. Sharing over 2 1/2 hours of the most exhilarating short films from explorers, runners, mountain bikers, skiers, paddlers and climbers from around the globe.

The tour is hot on the heels of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world, the Banff Mountain Festival, which takes place every November in the mountain town of Banff, in Canada.

More than 300 of the world’s best mountain sport, culture, environment, adventure, and exploration films are shown during the week-long event. A selection of award winners and audience favourites then tours the globe, visiting 390 communities and 35 countries as part of the festival’s official world tour.

This year, the Australian line-up features two-and-a-half hours of captivating short films shot in some of the most wild and remote corners of the world. The program is packed full of mesmerising cinematography, thought-provoking storylines and adrenaline-inducing action sequences.

The original and the best mountain film festival is presented by World Expeditions, and will be screening at the Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace in Cremorne.

For more details visit www.banffaustralia.com.au

SEATING IS NOT ALLOCATED: Come early for the best seats. SORRY NO REFUNDS

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is exempt from classification, but all coarse language has been beeped out, there is no nudity or adult themes.
*Adventure Reels does not take responsibility for any holidays, mountain bikes, ski gear, paddling equipment or adventure related purchases that result from attending the Banff Mountain Film Festival

The 2021 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is a 3 hour celebration of the mountain and adventure sport world. Sharing over 2 1/2 hours of the most exhilarating short films from explorers, runners, mountain bikers, skiers, paddlers and climbers from around the globe.

The tour is hot on the heels of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world, the Banff Mountain Festival, which takes place every November in the mountain town of Banff, in Canada.

More than 300 of the world’s best mountain sport, culture, environment, adventure, and exploration films are shown during the week-long event. A selection of award winners and audience favourites then tours the globe, visiting 390 communities and 35 countries as part of the festival’s official world tour.

This year, the Australian line-up features two-and-a-half hours of captivating short films shot in some of the most wild and remote corners of the world. The program is packed full of mesmerising cinematography, thought-provoking storylines and adrenaline-inducing action sequences.

The original and the best mountain film festival is presented by World Expeditions, and will be screening at the Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace in Cremorne.

For more details visit www.banffaustralia.com.au

SEATING IS NOT ALLOCATED: Come early for the best seats. SORRY NO REFUNDS

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is exempt from classification, but all coarse language has been beeped out, there is no nudity or adult themes.
*Adventure Reels does not take responsibility for any holidays, mountain bikes, ski gear, paddling equipment or adventure related purchases that result from attending the Banff Mountain Film Festival

The 2021 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is a 3 hour celebration of the mountain and adventure sport world. Sharing over 2 1/2 hours of the most exhilarating short films from explorers, runners, mountain bikers, skiers, paddlers and climbers from around the globe.

The tour is hot on the heels of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world, the Banff Mountain Festival, which takes place every November in the mountain town of Banff, in Canada.

More than 300 of the world’s best mountain sport, culture, environment, adventure, and exploration films are shown during the week-long event. A selection of award winners and audience favourites then tours the globe, visiting 390 communities and 35 countries as part of the festival’s official world tour.

This year, the Australian line-up features two-and-a-half hours of captivating short films shot in some of the most wild and remote corners of the world. The program is packed full of mesmerising cinematography, thought-provoking storylines and adrenaline-inducing action sequences.

The original and the best mountain film festival is presented by World Expeditions, and will be screening at the Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace in Cremorne.

For more details visit www.banffaustralia.com.au

SEATING IS NOT ALLOCATED: Come early for the best seats. SORRY NO REFUNDS

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is exempt from classification, but all coarse language has been beeped out, there is no nudity or adult themes.
*Adventure Reels does not take responsibility for any holidays, mountain bikes, ski gear, paddling equipment or adventure related purchases that result from attending the Banff Mountain Film Festival

The 2021 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is a 3 hour celebration of the mountain and adventure sport world. Sharing over 2 1/2 hours of the most exhilarating short films from explorers, runners, mountain bikers, skiers, paddlers and climbers from around the globe.

The tour is hot on the heels of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world, the Banff Mountain Festival, which takes place every November in the mountain town of Banff, in Canada.

More than 300 of the world’s best mountain sport, culture, environment, adventure, and exploration films are shown during the week-long event. A selection of award winners and audience favourites then tours the globe, visiting 390 communities and 35 countries as part of the festival’s official world tour.

This year, the Australian line-up features two-and-a-half hours of captivating short films shot in some of the most wild and remote corners of the world. The program is packed full of mesmerising cinematography, thought-provoking storylines and adrenaline-inducing action sequences.

The original and the best mountain film festival is presented by World Expeditions, and will be screening at the Seymour Centre in Sydney.

For more details visit www.banffaustralia.com.au
SEATING IS NOT ALLOCATED: Come early for the best seats. SORRY NO REFUNDS

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is exempt from classification, but all coarse language has been beeped out, there is no nudity or adult themes.
*Adventure Reels does not take responsibility for any holidays, mountain bikes, ski gear, paddling equipment or adventure related purchases that result from attending the Banff Mountain Film Festival

The 2021 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is a 3 hour celebration of the mountain and adventure sport world. Sharing over 2 1/2 hours of the most exhilarating short films from explorers, runners, mountain bikers, skiers, paddlers and climbers from around the globe.

The tour is hot on the heels of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world, the Banff Mountain Festival, which takes place every November in the mountain town of Banff, in Canada.

More than 300 of the world’s best mountain sport, culture, environment, adventure, and exploration films are shown during the week-long event. A selection of award winners and audience favourites then tours the globe, visiting 390 communities and 35 countries as part of the festival’s official world tour.

This year, the Australian line-up features two-and-a-half hours of captivating short films shot in some of the most wild and remote corners of the world. The program is packed full of mesmerising cinematography, thought-provoking storylines and adrenaline-inducing action sequences.

The original and the best mountain film festival is presented by World Expeditions, and will be screening at the Seymour Centre in Sydney.

For more details visit www.banffaustralia.com.au
SEATING IS NOT ALLOCATED: Come early for the best seats. SORRY NO REFUNDS

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is exempt from classification, but all coarse language has been beeped out, there is no nudity or adult themes.
*Adventure Reels does not take responsibility for any holidays, mountain bikes, ski gear, paddling equipment or adventure related purchases that result from attending the Banff Mountain Film Festival

This special edition of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour has been curated with the young adventurer, and the young at heart, in mind.

Ideal for short attention spans and those with a love of adventure and adrenaline, this compact program of predominantly short films will take you around the globe, get your heart racing and introduce you to some unique mountain wildlife.

Share your passion for adventure and wild places with the up-and-coming adventurers in your life.

The program includes the big air and deep powder you’d expect of a Banff Mountain Film Festival program, with downhill bike descents, climbing and much, much more.

One screening only. Suitable for all ages and knee conditions!

Please note: Many of the same films in the regular program are included in this family program.

For more details visit www.banffaustralia.com.au

SEATING IS NOT ALLOCATED: Come early for the best seats. SORRY NO REFUNDS

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is exempt from classification, but all coarse language has been beeped out, there is no nudity or adult themes.
*Adventure Reels does not take responsibility for any holidays, mountain bikes, ski gear, paddling equipment or adventure related purchases that result from attending the Banff Mountain Film Festival

The 2021 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is a 3 hour celebration of the mountain and adventure sport world. Sharing over 2 1/2 hours of the most exhilarating short films from explorers, runners, mountain bikers, skiers, paddlers and climbers from around the globe.

The tour is hot on the heels of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world, the Banff Mountain Festival, which takes place every November in the mountain town of Banff, in Canada.

More than 300 of the world’s best mountain sport, culture, environment, adventure, and exploration films are shown during the week-long event. A selection of award winners and audience favourites then tours the globe, visiting 390 communities and 35 countries as part of the festival’s official world tour.

This year, the Australian line-up features two-and-a-half hours of captivating short films shot in some of the most wild and remote corners of the world. The program is packed full of mesmerising cinematography, thought-provoking storylines and adrenaline-inducing action sequences.

The original and the best mountain film festival is presented by World Expeditions, and will be screening at the Seymour Centre in Sydney.

For more details visit www.banffaustralia.com.au
SEATING IS NOT ALLOCATED: Come early for the best seats. SORRY NO REFUNDS

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is exempt from classification, but all coarse language has been beeped out, there is no nudity or adult themes.
*Adventure Reels does not take responsibility for any holidays, mountain bikes, ski gear, paddling equipment or adventure related purchases that result from attending the Banff Mountain Film Festival

Mayor is a real-life political saga following Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office. Surrounded on all sides by Israeli settlements and soldiers, most people in Ramallah will never have the chance to travel more than a few miles outside their home, which is why Mayor Hadid is determined to make the city a beautiful and dignified place to live. His immediate goals: repave the sidewalks, attract more tourism, and plan the city’s Christmas celebrations. His ultimate mission: to end the occupation of Palestine. Made over two years, the film follows charismatic yet beleaguered Mayor Hadid as he tends to his hometown during one of the most tumultuous times in Palestine’s history. Combining the neorealism of a Rossellini film with the absurdist humour of Veep, Mayor offers a portrait of dignity amidst the madness of endless occupation while posing a question: how do you run a city when you don’t have a country?

“Gripping and surprisingly witty… Astonishing.” – Variety

“Blends black comedy and unnerving suspense for a fascinating look at life under occupation.” – IndieWire

Mayor is screening as part of Antenna Selects, a curated selection of physical screenings and events, bringing Sydney audiences some of the best international documentary premieres right through to May 2021.