• A Family Affair

Familial drama in the form of rowdy fathers, irksome stepsiblings and scheming children remind us of the enduring power of family bonds—for better or for worse—in this series of shorts.

Short Films

Mate

After a long time apart, hopeless local John reconnects with reserved schoolboy Jack over a weekend in an insular working-class outpost of Western Sydney. Jack’s attempt to reestablish their relationship is threatened, however, as John’s self-destructive nature emerges.

Bug

After not seeing her for four months, Alma’s father asks her to leave her baby sister with him without her mother’s knowledge. Alma is forced to choose between her mom and her dad.

We Should Get Dinner!

After their parents divorce, ex-step-siblings Abby and Sean are forced to confront if they were ever really family.

Ibiza

Sonia is about to go on summer vacation with her friends for the first time in her life when her mother uses her vacation money to buy a second-hand jacuzzi. Sonia’s not going to let her get away with it . . . not this time.

The Fourth Wall

Home and family, relationships, desires, wishes and everything is summarized in a kitchen. The stuttering boy is alone there, playing with his imagination.

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