Creating Wonder

Sinan, a young graduate, is desperate to become a writer. He returns to the Turkish village where he grew up hoping to publish his first novel , but although home looks wonderful when he is away from it, being there reminds him of its irritations, not least his father’s debts. Beautiful, moving, exotic.

World Stories

Two people locked in a stale marriage find they have new neighbours who make love VERY loudly, all the time. They are invited around for drinks and a social chat. What could go wrong? Well…. lots! We’ve all been there: reassuringly familiar yet excruciatingly amusing at the same time. 

Stories of Us

You’ve heard about this classic Aussie film so here’s your chance to see it. David Gulpilil in his debut film role, plays a young Aboriginal boy on walkabout, his transition to manhood, who discovers and saves from certain death two children left to die in the Australian desert by their suicidal white father. Vale David Gulpilil (1953-2021)

Call of the Wild

In 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to climb Everest. But Hillary never considered it his finest hour. The “best, the most memorable expedition,” was, he said, a 1977 jet boat voyage up the Ganges from the ocean to its source, followed by a climb up Akash Parbat (Sky Mountain) in the Himalayas..

We Are Who We Are

How does it feel to be 100 or more? Most of the thirty Irish centenarians we meet in this landmark documentary seem to agree that – with the exception of doing things more slowly than they once did – it doesn’t feel much different. What IS different is their never far below the surface sense of humour, their clear-eyed view of the world – and a surprisingly optimist outlook. Look and learn!

FIRST NATIONS STORIES

This BOFA we invited First Nation Warren Ngarrae Foster and Hiromi Matsuoka,  Cheryl Davison and Andrew Robinson, Ewan Cutler, Milpa Project Artists, Jason Haji-Ali, Adam Jenkins, Daen Sansbury-Smith, Roger Scholes, Jahvis Loveday, Lara van Raay and Sarah Simmons, Leonie Kelly and Joel Brown to create short films to tell their stories – stories of adventures, wins, losses, connection to country, dreams and Dreaming, heart-ache and hope! You are invited to watch the short listed film from around Australia for FREE – then cast your vote for the People’s Choice. WATCH FIRST NATIONS STORIES SHORT FILMS HERE