Adapted to the screen by writer - director Nora Fingscheidt (a Silver Bear winner for her debut feature, System Crasher ), The Outrun is based on author Amy Liptrot’s own struggles with drugs and alcohol. After living on the edge and spiralling into addiction, Rona (Ronan) leaves London and returns to her childhood home, hoping to recover. Escaping her mother’s well - intentioned interfer ence, she takes a job as a bird observer on a tiny remote island. But she can’t outrun the past, which threatens to overwhelm her – until Rona finally connects with the natural world in all its windblown, elemental glory. Ronan’s outstanding performance be autifully portrays her character’s fragility and grit as she journeys from destruction to serenity

n 1960s Australia, a generation travelled Australia’s coastline seeking waves – and a different kind of life. Their odyssey was captured on 16mm film, now lovingly restored by The Surf Film Archive. Director Jolyon Hoff (W atandar, My Countryman ) combines this never - before - seen footage with stories from the original filmmakers, surfing gurus and more. One enthusiast likens surfing to being “kissed by God” – a sentiment in keeping with the blissed - out vibes that permeate this sun - filled, salt - infused movie. The original soundscape is from Australian music collective Headland (led by Murr ay Paterson, a Tex Perkins collaborator).

Celebrated Māori director Mike Jonathan’s Ka Whawhai Tonu boldly tells the story of a crucial battle in the first land wars fought in New Zealand’s Waikato region. Amidst the chaos of the infamous 1864 siege of Ōrākau, two teenagers must seize command of their destinies and fight for freedom. Facing insuperable odds, the Māori tribes defiantly stand their ground in a struggle for sovereignty against the relentless advance of colonial forces. Presented in te reo Māori, this ambitious historical drama tells the story of a critical moment in New Zealand history from a Māori perspective.

Canan (Tülin Özen, superb) is a no - nonsense attorney who spends her days in the courthouse and her nights in the hospital with her gravely ill mother. Her mother’s condition is a matter of great contention between Canan and her sister. As her defence of he r client comes to its suspenseful conclusion, Canan is faced with an incredibly difficult decision that could have significant consequences for her mother, her client, and even the judge on the case. Director Selman Nacar studied both law and film, and his immaculately paced, gripping and morally complex film is a perfect expression of his dual interests. A hit at festivals all over the world, Hesitation Wound ’s impact will linger long after the final credits

n Mumbai, Nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend. A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for thei r desires to manifest

Contrary. Passionate. Outspoken. Over 45 years Midnight Oil helped shape modern Australia. This is their trailblazing story for the first time on film. Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line is the authorised documentary of seminal Australian rock group tracing their origins from the politically charged atmosphere of the 1970s to their rise as global icons

Since his wife's death, Andrew Blake is depressed. In an ultimate impetus, he leaves London to go back to France, in the house he met her. This journey through happy days memories won't go as planned.

The film tells stories of the resilience of this iconic species in the face of threatened extinction in the wild. Highlighting the need for better land management solutions, it calls for an end to habitat destruction to save the species.

Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as back-up and the countdown truly begins...

Deep in the Pyrenees, two close friends at rock bottom have the idea of the century: to pull themselves of their misery, they will launch a horse trekking tour, a voyage through the mountains for tourists in search of nature, silence and adventure.

A seventeen-year-old boy struggles to understand and embrace his sexuality as he comes of age in the working class suburbs on Melbourne's edge.

A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.