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2013. Civil war rages and Almourad Aldeeb is imprisoned by the Syrian regime for several months before managing to flee to Germany. After the fall of the dictatorship, he returns to the scene of his torment. Like a silent cry, his emotionless voiceover recounts the horrors that he and his friends endured.
Apr 2026
When faced with the haunting memories of her complicated relationship with Mark, Kate is forced to decipher if what she believes happened between them is reality.
Mar 2026
A late night poker game between a cowboy and a professional gambler, alone in a saloon. Things turn deadly as one of them is not what they seem.
Graduation is approaching, marking the close of a chapter. I took my camera to Green Island, recording video letters day by day. But the camera became unruly, backup batteries went missing, and the trip began to go downhill. Typhoons arrived, and the video letters ceased... Finally, facing the sea beneath the sun, my camera non-responsive, I took a Dramamine, then boated back home.
Yard One shows fragments of people navigating the city of Brussels through dreams, family and community. It's a tribute to its rich electronic music scene and a glimpse of how the sound system functions in today's world. It's a voice for the people. A stand. A vision. A mission.
Finlay and Joe are processing the tragic death of their friend, Luke. But when Finlay's unique coping mechanism becomes too problematic to ignore, a long-avoided conflict forces a confrontation that will change everything.
When a struggling actor, estranged for years from his family, Travis Hoffman, comes back home, he finds he's going to have to deal with more than, merely, a little familial drama.
Elena, a fisherwoman from the Empordà region in Catalonia (Spain), struggles to keep alive the craft inherited from her family, but it becomes harder every day, and her livelihood risks disappearing.
An experimental short film created for Year 12 VCE Media, exploring how different editing styles can accentuate vastly different atmospheres, even when using the same footage.
Life in Cortes Island, B.C. as local oyster farmers ply their trade amidst a rapidly changing environment.
Lauren’s idyllic suburban life is shattered when her husband, Tom, is kidnapped. His anonymous captors give Lauren a strange ultimatum: she must kill Madeline - the next-door neighbor that Lauren despises.
Tiange Sun sets out to film a documentary in Lianyungang, the world’s erotic lingerie capital. Struggling to find a common thread, she is swept into a chaotic journey that takes her to production factories, erotic trade fairs and fashion shows. Her eye captures the exquisite absurdity of this universe to deliver a film that is both reflective and hilarious.
A series of vignette style short films that cover grief in many different ways.
Four girls get trapped in a cabin when a cryptic note reveals their only chance of survival is to play a series of deadly games that forces them to confront their deepest fears. Every hour, one girl is chosen to play a game to face unbearable pain-or make another suffer. With time running out, they must find a way to escape before the clock strikes again.