Spare Change

Zhu pu li xian ji

January 1995 •Chinese

Knock Your Door at Sunset

August 1994 •Chinese

Mei de you huo

December 1992 •Chinese

I Am My Own Woman

October 1992 •German

The life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who survived the Nazi reign as a trans woman and helped start the German gay liberation movement. Documentary with some dramatized scenes. Two actors play the young and middle aged Charlotte and she plays herself in the later years.

Married Life

March 2008 •English

A very gentle middle-aged man is married, but when he falls in love with another woman, he decides that to divorce his wife would humiliate her too much – so instead he decides to kill her.

21

March 2008 •English

Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 tuition as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor to a small but secretive club of five students, Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa to count cards at blackjack.

The Magdalene Sisters

August 2002 •English

Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.

The Terrible Thing of Alpha 9!

September 2010 •English

A space bounty-hunter travels to a lonely planet to kill a terrible monster.

Dude, Where's My Car?

December 2000 •English

Two stoners wake up after a night of partying and cannot remember where they parked their car.

Thanks, Smokey!

July 2011 •English

Condoning bestiallity by using comparable visual stimuli for the desired effect of empathy. So it would seem.

Alpha Quail

February 2020 •English

Following a night of unfortunate circumstances, Jeff gets a scary nightmare.

We Die Alone

August 2020 •English

A chance encounter dangerously intertwines the lives of three people with differing perspectives on love.

Automatic

October 2019 •Greek

Two young women convince each other they are under threat after accidentally photographing what they believe to be a concealed automatic rifle. Shot in drawn-out, static takes, Emma Doxiadi’s comical mystery comments on Greece’s ongoing refugee crisis in real time, pointing squarely at foolish knee-jerk reactions.

Fish Out of Water

July 2008 •

Fish Out of Water manages to unfurl its light-hearted tale of young man and the sea, without a word of dialogue. Avoiding the morning traffic jams, our man (Nick Dunbar) finds peace by rowing each day to work in the city. But when a seductive blonde unexpectedly enters the picture, he finds his morning boat ride heading in unexpected directions. Directed by Lala Rolls (Land of My Ancestors), Fish Out of Water was invited to play in the 2005 NZ Film Festival, plus another 10 overseas fests. Victoria Kelly composes the brass and banjo-inflected soundtrack.

Chickenshit

October 2023 •English

At the height of summer, two rowdy young boys spend the afternoon tearing through the countryside. But when they come across an electric fence a competitive game sparks something unexpected between them.

Never.

September 2021 •English

A business meeting dives into the socio-political when a truly human moment moves the group to speak their hidden truths.

Moonboy

January 2020 •English

In our darkest days, Moonboy reminds us to grab the light, music, love... and just dance in an elevator!

Feats of Herkules

February 2000 •Russian

Animated actors and vases tell stories from Greek mythology. Part of a 100-film international project on the theme of world culture. (Robert Donn)

Bodyshop

April 2023 •English

A ghost soldier bids farewell to his mother then possesses bodies worldwide to meddle in unfaithful relationships in Taiwan, Japan, Spain and Thailand. In Hong Kong he encounters his soulmate amid protests and they take refuge in a garage.

The Sexy Adventures of Van Helsing

October 2004 •English

An all-female version of the Van Helsing tale reconfigures the vampire story as an erotic fantasy. The great, great granddaughter of Van Helsing seeks to slay the sexy Countess Dracula. She may have to pretend to be her devoted love slave to get closer to the bloodthirsty demon.