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Screening at Sydney International Film Festival [28]

	A Parachute Falling in Siberia Short film Director: Ian Meadows A sense of disconnect, reflected in the parallel narratives of two cosmonauts returning to earth, haunts this story of a couple facing their last moments together.
	Bad Language Short film Director: Viron Papadopoulos Bill makes an unusual bet with the fractious regulars at his uncle's suburban Kafenois (a men's club, café and gambling den all in one) and words fly in more than one language.
	Cane Toads: The Conquest Documentary Director: Mark Lewis Mark Lewis traces the devastating migration of these amphibian invaders.
	Caught Inside Feature film/animation Director: Adam Blaiklock When a tight-knit group of surfers venture to a secluded island paradise on the 'surfari' of their lives, they make the mistake of bringing the one thing that can tear them apart. A beautiful young woman. As tensions boil over and friendships fall to the side, a monster emerges from within the most revered and feared amongst them. A monster who will turn the dream vacation into a nightmare fight for survival.
	Complicity Short film Director: Nicholas Hope An erotically charged marriage. A beautiful house. A solid income. Sometimes, living a lie is the easiest option.
	Deeper Than Yesterday Short film Director: Ariel Kleiman The crewmen in the claustrophobic world of a submerged submarine are confounded by a miracle at sea. Their reaction to it will determine if they are decent men or savages. Selected for Critics' Week at Cannes this year, this original drama focuses on a group of submariners who've been underwater for three months and whose humanity is beginning to fracture.
	Drive Documentary Director: Bronwyn Purvis, Telen Rodwell Drive examines the relationship between men and their cars - and the impact of their love of speed on family and community.
	Eye Documentary Director: Andy Canny, Donna McCrum Bindi Cole travels from her Melbourne home to the far north of Australia to document the beautiful transgender 'Sistergirls' of the Tiwi Islands.
	Glenn Owen Dodds Short film Director: Frazer Bailey G.O.D spells Glenn Owen Dodds and this deity isn't quite what we've been led to believe.
	How to Lose Weight in 60 Seconds Short animation Director: Dave Carter Don't miss this very valuable advice from a little red creature.
	Indonesia Calling: Joris Ivens in Australia Documentary Director: John Hughes “Our documentary history shouldn’t be forgotten.” – filmmaker John Hughes. In 1946 celebrated Dutch documentarian Joris Ivens defied his government and released a radical film supporting Indonesian independence. This feature documentary revisits Australia’s early relationship to its northern neighbour, and the impact of this small film on emerging Australian film culture.
	Little Sparrows Feature film/animation Director: Yu-Hsiu Camille Chen This nuanced, heartrending independent feature traces the emotional lives of three sisters whose mother is dying of cancer.
	Mind Documentary Director: Emma Crimmings An exploration of the nature of identity: from an early age, award-winning writer Tom Cho thought he was different and knew he didn't match his mother's expectations of a good daughter.
	New Beijing: Reinventing a City Documentary Director: Georgia Wallace-Crabbe A fascinating record of the changing face of Beijing - the demolition of the old and the construction of the new.
	Pop Short film Director: Tobias Andersson When a young boy reluctantly joins his father on a rabbit hunt deep in the Snowy Mountains, their relationship is put to the test
	Red Hill Feature film/animation Director: Patrick Hughes A young city cop moves to the country with his pregnant wife for some peace and quiet only to be thwarted on his first day when an escaped convict goes on a rampage.
	South Solitary Feature film/animation Director: Shirley Barrett Meredith arrives on a remote island with her cantankerous Uncle who is charged with improving the performance of its resident lighthouse keepers.
	Strange Birds in Paradise Documentary Director: Charlie Hill-Smith Director Charlie Hill-Smith embarks on a journey through the culture and complex history of West Papua, jamming with exiled musicians in musicologist Dave Bridie's Melbourne studio.
	Suburbia Short film Director: Antonio Oreña-Barlin Based on true events, an unsettling tale from the urban sprawl starring Don Hany as a man trying to make sense of what he's heard and seen
	The Adjustable Cosmos Short animation Director: Adam Duncan A fantastical adventure played out in a jewelled cosmos housed inside a great crystal sphere.
	The Kiss Short film Director: Ashlee Page On a hot summer's night, two girls, fueled by hormones and alcohol, take a leap that will change their lives.
	The Lost Thing Short animation Director: Shaun Tan, Andrew Ruhemann In a world of rivets and drabness, a boy befriends a fantastical red creature that appears to be totatally lost: based on writer-director Tan's prize-winning children's book.
	The Loved Ones Feature film/animation Director: Sean Byrne Brent (Xavier Samuel) has never recovered from the night of the car crash that killed his father; the crash that he was responsible for. His only solace is his loving girlfriend Holly (Victoria Thaine). But there’s another girl who yearns to comfort Brent, the quietest girl in school Lola (Robin McLeavy), and when he turns down her invitation to the prom he enters a nightmare beyond imagining.
	The Snowman Documentary Director: Juliet Lamont A poignant story about the filmmaker's search for the truth behind her father's mental collapse.
	The Tree Feature film/animation Director: Julie Berucelli After the sudden death of her father, 8-year-old Simone shares a secret with her mother Dawn She's convinced her father whispers to her through the leaves of her favourite tree and he's come back to protect them.
	The Waiting City Feature film/animation Director: Claire McCarthy Fiona and Ben arrive in India expecting to end the long wait for their adopted child Lakshmi only to encounter bureaucratic hitches that further delay the much anticipated union.
	Three Boys Dreaming Documentary Director: Michael Cordell In 2005, Australia's best young indigenous AFL players attended a Melbourne talent camp. Michael Cordell follows three boys over three years, as they struggle to keep their dreams alive.
	Wasted on the Young Feature film/animation Director: Ben C. Lucas Set in an elite high school where social hierarchies are rigorously enforced, Zack is the ruler of cool and his half brother Darren is a geek-boy misfit tenuously connect to the clique through his position on the swim team.