Films Archive

The Disappearance of My Mother
Benedetta Barzini wants to disappear. As a supermodel in the 60s, she became a muse to Warhol, Dali, and Avedon.

The Dog
Dog Day Afternoon is the iconic 1975 film about a hold-up and hostage-taking at a New York City bank; Al

The End of Fear
It is known as one of the worst crimes in contemporary art history: the murder of artwork ‘Who’s Afraid of

The Event
August 1991: the Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse. After a decade of glasnost, a group of high-ranking

The Eviction (On the Rocks)
It seems nothing in Sydney is safe from the pervasive sell-off ideology of governments and the greedy gaze of developers.

The Eyes of Orson Welles
Granted exclusive access to hundreds of private drawings and paintings by Orson Welles, filmmaker Mark Cousins (The Story of Film)

The Family
The Family sheds light on one of Australia’s most notorious cults, in a powerful and moving film by Melbourne director

The Flat
On a shelf, buried within the other keepsakes that clutter the Tel Aviv apartment of director Arnon Goldfinger’s recently deceased

The Gleaners & I
The Gleaners & I is Varda’s widely celebrated exploration of those who fossick at the fringes of our existence. Picking

The Gospel of Eureka
Love, faith, and civil rights collide in Arkansas town Eureka Springs as evangelical Christians and drag queens step into the

The Grand Bizarre
Acclaimed experimental animator, 16mm enthusiast, and film collagist Jodie Mack’s latest work is a fast-paced, masterfully edited audio-visual adventure that

The Great Strike 1917
A century ago, a seemingly innocuous management decision in a Sydney tram depot sparked an industrial dispute that would have

The Ground We Won
Maleness, mateship, and the rural experience are all on raw display in The Ground We Won, a portrait of a

The Hottest August
The Hottest August is a fascinating attempt to answer future generations, when one day they come to us and ask,

The House I Live In
The House I Live In is a dense, multi-layered essay-style exploration of the tragically ineffectual ‘war on drugs’ policy, which

The Infinite Happiness
The 8 House, from famed architect Bjarke Ingels, is a bold, social experiment that mixes urban planning, sustainability, and high-density

The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
This timely and inspiring portrait of the internet visionary and activist explores how one of the most promising minds of

The Islands and the Whales
The Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic cut an imposing landscape, as sheer cliffs soar majestically from the sea. The

The Lab
Yotam Feldman’s brave debut feature, The Lab, turns an inquiring eye onto the Israeli occupation of Palestine, revealing what a

The Land Between
Set high up in the mountains of northern Morocco, The Land Between gazes into the hidden lives of African migrants

The Last Animals
The Last Animals is the story of the people who go to incredible lengths to save the planet’s endangered species.

The Life and Crimes of Doris Payne
Growing up in the segregated south of the USA, Doris Payne went on to become one of the world’s most

The Manor
With aspirations to be a filmmaker, Shawney, the neurotic adult son of a strip club owner, turns the camera on

The Network
The power of television to reflect and challenge society is examined in this film by award-winning filmmaker Eva Orner. Under

The Notorious Mr. Bout
How does “legitimate businessman” Victor Bout become the world’s most notorious arms dealer, and even the subject of a Nicolas

The Painter and the Thief
When two of Barbora Kysilkova’s most famous paintings get stolen in Oslo, the Czech artist decides to confront one of

The Peacemaker
Padraig O’Malley is perhaps the ultimate global citizen. Blessed with an uncanny ability to bring sworn enemies not only to

The Pipe
Four years in the making, The Pipe tells the David and Goliath story of a small community which has taken

The Power Pitch: Panel Discussion
Every filmmaker passionate about their project wants control of their story, yet few are in the position to fund their

The Price of Everything
Exploring the labyrinth of the contemporary art world, director Nathaniel Kahn (My Architect) examines the role of art and artistic

The Proposal
Part thriller and part romance, conceptual artist Jill Magid takes a highly original approach to investigating the legacy of Mexico’s

The Pruitt-Igoe Myth: An Urban History
Urban renewal comes under the microscope in this fascinating documentary, an analysis of one of the great failed experiments in

The Punk Singer
Leader of the punk band Bikini Kill and electronic dance trio Le Tigre, Kathleen Hanna was one of the most

The Raft
In 1973, five men and six women drifted across the Atlantic on a raft as part of a scientific experiment

The Rest
In line with his previous film Human Flow (2017), acclaimed artist Ai Weiwei brings us face-to-face with refugees who fled

The Sandwich Nazi
‘The Sandwich Nazi’ is at best a very inaccurate nickname for Saham Kahil, from whom it isn’t especially difficult to

The Scribe
From deep within the engine room of politics comes this beautifully-crafted film on the masterful Australian speechwriter Graham Freudenberg. He

The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
Few people in this world truly qualify as brilliant; John Berger may be one. Revered art critic, intellectual, and storyteller,

The Silence of Others
Winner of the Berlinale Audience Award, The Silence of Others is a rigorous look at the ongoing struggles of victims

The Silent Eye
Directed by acclaimed Australian filmmaker Amiel Courtin-Wilson (Bastardy), The Silent Eye captures a freeform collaboration between two ageing legends: 72-year-old

The Silent Eye – A Case Study: Amiel Courtin-Wilson, Director
One of Australia’s most acclaimed directors Amiel Courtin-Wilson (Bastardy, Hail, and Ruin) latest film The Silent Eye (Antenna 2017) is

The Soldier
Piously devoted to The Salvation Army since 1949, Ken currently serves as the receptionist at the Salvo’s youth refuge, Oasis,

The Special Need
Is it a human right to have someone to love? Part rollicking road movie, part buddy story with a twist,

The Storm Makers
“I target the poorest ones. These people are easy to lure and recruit. Most can’t read, they have nothing to

The Sweetest Sound
Will the real Alan Berliner please stand up? Is there, in fact, a real Alan Berliner? For the film director,

The Triangle Wars
The Triangle Wars is the inspirational story of a battle being waged between local government, big business and the community

The Virtual Future: Panel Discussion
Antenna is for the first time hosting Horizons (Antenna 2016), an installation of Virtual Reality documentaries that have been wowing

The Visit
Aliens have not yet visited Earth, at least not officially. Nonetheless there are numerous scientists, diplomats, and military experts, equipped

The White World According to Daliborek
Daliborek is an industrial painter, amateur horror maker, angry songs composer, and neo-Nazi. He is approaching 40, but he still

Theatrical On-Demand Distribution: Panel Discussion
Taking the crowdfunding model to the next stage, theatrical on-demand distribution is now a viable alternative for filmmakers looking to

These Birds Walk
This beautifully realised and poetic film about runaway and orphaned children living at The Edhi Home and Ambulance Centre in

These Heathen Dreams
Australian avant-garde poet and artist Christopher Barnett burst onto the art scene in the ’70s to great critical acclaim, only

They Call Us Monsters
They Call Us Monsters takes us for the first time inside The Compound, a high-security juvenile jail in California that

Thy Father’s Chair
Feel guilty about your house not being tidy enough? You won’t after seeing Thy Father’s Chair, a cautionary peek into

Tomorrow
Tomorrow is an unnerving yet highly captivating portrait of ‘Voina’ (War), a Russian anarchist art collective whose prankster stunts have

Transit Havana
Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban President and advocate for the rights of transgender people, invites surgeons from Europe to

Transnistra
Tanya, Tolya, Alex, Sasha, Dima, Denis, and their friends exude the familiar charms of adolescence: fluttering hearts, raging hormones, and

Tropicália
Bossa Nova with a popular bent, a dash of rock’n’roll and a political outlook, Tropicálism was the musical movement that

Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art
Troublemakers unearths the aesthetic and intellectual motivations behind the land art movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. These

Twilight of a Life
“Not about death. Don’t people see enough of that on TV? Are you crazy? We should talk about life!” This