MONDAY 8 May 2023 | 6:30PM
ACMI
An exciting collection of shorts showcasing vibrant Aussie voices, stories and experiences.
This event will feature a post-screening Q+A with the films’ directors, moderated by programmer Callum Stewart.
Screening Info
Rating: Unclassified 15+
Duration: 91 minutes
Genre: Documentary, Narrative
Screening Location: ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne | Plan your visit to ACMI
Accessibility: Wheelchair
Presented By VicScreen
Tinashé
Tig Terera / Australia / 2021 / 17 min / English / Victorian Premiere
Kicked out of home, Tinashé is thrust into the slings and arrows of adulthood, from drunken nights of mayhem to heartbreak on milk crates.
Nine Years
Nell O'Shea Carre / Australia / 2022 / 11 min / English / Australian Premiere
Uplifting and damning all at once, Nine Years tells the evolving story of Hossein Latifi, a man cruelly imprisoned in Melbourne’s Park Hotel prison for nine years after seeking asylum in Australia.
Tooly
Karla Hart / Australia / 2021 / 11 min / English
A beautiful tribute to our Elders and their stories, Tooly is an intimate tale, bringing us into a young Indigenous girl’s family as they contend with Tooly - an omen of death.
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the film may contain images and voices of deceased persons.
Groundhog Night
Genevieve Clay-Smith / Australia / 2020 / 15 min / English / Victorian Premiere
Gary’s life is one set in routine, as he cares for his disabled daughter every day. But a budding romance and the unannounced arrival of the in-laws sets off a tumultuous night in this charming story of acceptance.
Prawn
Ella Maree Carey / Australia / 2021 / 14 min / English / Victorian Premiere
Eliza is a high school girl in a typical high school romance, until the advances of an audacious classmate force her to confront the misogyny and chauvinism around her.
Who I Am
Naomi Ball / Australia / 2022 / 23 min / English
Aether, an autistic trans teenager, narrates their own journey as we follow him through transitioning, school, lockdowns and family.