Swinburne Film and Television School

Desperate for independence, mother, Helena secretly applies to university, uncertain of the response she will get from her conservative family. Her goal is sidetracked when she learns that her son is hiding a terrible secret.

Fourteen-year-old Bernie must convince her religious mother that her repeated attempts to explore her body are natural, not depraved.

Unable to tap into his emotions on stage, a middle-aged struggling actor is given one last chance to prove himself, and in turn, takes a class with an acting coach who promises to transform his performance.

Adapting to her new home in Melbourne, Vietnam War immigrant Hanh (9 years old) mistakes the cunningness of her new “friends” as an act of kindness, forcing her to come to terms with the reality of human betrayal through the loving and tender guide of her family - especially her father, Quan.

On his 18th birthday, Jesse cocoons himself inside his coastal family home, reminiscing about bittersweet childhood memories with his siblings. But as his older sister and brother vanish from sight, Jesse struggles to find his wings and fly away from a place so haunted by memory.

Following the passing of Rod Roberts, renowned host of the tacky paranormal reality show 'The Ghost Hunter', his estranged daughter Bec struggles to find the means to grieve, blinded by her cynicism towards his career.

17-year-old Jane begins to embrace her background and rekindle her relationship with her mother when she becomes immersed in Chinese culture at her younger sister's new language school.

A shy teenager attempts to manipulate a game of seven minutes in heaven so he can confess his feelings to the boy he is infatuated with.

Cindy, a not-so-normal teenager who, whilst grappling with the hormonal changes of puberty, finds that she has the unexpected ability to create a voodoo doll which she uses against her unfaithful boyfriend. She decides to embrace this new-found occult power as she continues to fiercely torture any boy who does her wrong.

In a dystopian future, an Australian-Iraqi woman held captive in a chaotic and brutal British immigration detention centre takes up severe measures to survive and reconnect with her estranged family.

When Park Ranger Anthony discovers critical levels of toxic air pollution in his national park, he must rally public attention and challenge a powerful industry to protect the environment and public health.

Three friends witness an argument and theorise on what it could be about.

The morning after sleeping together for the first time, Mia and Will are forced to confront their conflicted feelings for each other when Will accidentally stabs Mia.

Kate's love for her brother's wife and the ensuing feelings of guilt lead her to an obsession with the supernatural.

An Italian boy with an aversion to water and unable to speak English is forced into a swimming lesson with the boys at an Australian school

BONNIE, barely a teenager working passionately in her father’s Chinese restaurant runs off with the most popular girls in school; but when they begin to insult her father, she must fight back and return to the restaurant she calls home.

Gem realizes there is a lot she doesn't know about her cruel 'best friend', Drew, and learns what must be sacrificed in order to survive in the visceral high school world.

At The Middle of Nowhere, a rough truck-stop brothel, Billie, a young sex worker, becomes obsessed with the mystical tale of the Wild Woman of Nowhere and convinces her friend Rosie to escape with her.

Jealous of the affection her mum gives her younger brother, Lily starts believing she has flowers growing inside her that make her hay-feverish mum allergic to her.