Best Australian Shorts: Session Two

A DAYDREAM WITH FINI 

Grace Tan | Australia | 2024 | 7 min 

On a sweltering summer’s day in Izamal, Fini and her friend discuss a dream. Together they dream of travelling to the pyramids, the jungle and cenotes as they await the construction of the Tren Maya.

KENTARO

Tilmann Stewart, Gaku Matsuda 2024 Australia 18 min

After the Great Japanese Earthquake, Miho and Hiro Yokobori leave Tokyo for the isolated village of Kawakami. Their son Kentaro’s birth, the first in 25 years, brings hope amid Japan’s aging population and low birth rates.

NGARRIDURNDENG KURED 

Emma Masters, Dean Munuggullumurr Yibarbuk | Australia | 2024 | 18 min 

Ngarridurndeng Kured (We Going Home Now) follows Dean, his family, and community as they return to Kuwarddewardde – the rock country – to protect their territory and reestablish their communities, traditions, and families’ way of life.

MORE THAN HUMAN 

Sean Marshall | Australia | 2024 | 9 min 

When Danielle’s Celemajer’s house was threatened by bushfires she discovered an avenue for deeper connection to the non-human animals she lives with, and developed an understanding of how we can tackle the climate crisis through our emotions.

A LITTLE BAG FOR ME 

Flore Vallery-Radot, Leonore Addison | Australia | 2024 | 29 min
As eleven-year-old Leonore gears up for the transformative milestone that is her first period, she embarks on a rollercoaster of self-discovery, shattering all the stigma while encountering hilarious consequences along the way.