New Zealand, 2023 ∙ 110 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Paul Middleditch & Hamish Bennett

A story about connection and finding your place in the world. Set in Dunedin in 1981, 17-year-old Josh is forced to make some choices about his life and stand up for himself, his whānau and his future. Read more

Drama, Comedy ∙ English

France, 2021 ∙ 88 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Eric Gravel

A single woman pushed to her limits when the delicate balance between her home and work life is upended. Read more

Drama ∙ French

Short film: Voice Activated – Australia, 2021 ∙ 12 mins ∙ Dir. by Steve Anthopoulos

USA, 1940 ∙ 92 mins ∙ Rated G ∙ Dir. by Howard Hawks

Walter, an editor of a newspaper, becomes furious when he learns that his ex-wife and ace reporter, Hildy, is marrying another man. Desperate to win her back, they work together on one final investigation. Read more

Comedy ∙ English

Spain, 2021 ∙ 123 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Pedro Almodóvar

Two single women from different backgrounds meet in a hospital room where they are both going to give birth. One is middle aged and elated, while the other is adolescent and scared. The two women form a strong bond as they both confront motherhood. Read more

Drama ∙ Spanish

Ukraine/France/Switzerland, 2021 ∙ 90 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Elie Grappe

In 2013, a teenage gymnast from Ukraine is torn between Switzerland – where she is training for the European Championship – and Kiev, where her mother works as a journalist, reporting on Euromaidan. Read more

Drama, Sports ∙ Ukrainian/French/Russian

Short film: Mise en Place – Australia, 2022 ∙ 6 mins ∙ Dir. by Julian Neuhaus

Ireland, 2022 ∙ 122 mins ∙ Unclassified ∙ Dir. by Neasa Ní Chianáin & Declan McGrath

A primary school headmaster in Belfast’s Ardoyne housing estates invokes the wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers to fight poverty, drug dealers and the IRA – restoring hope in the heart of a battered community. Read more

Documentary ∙ English

Japan, 2023 ∙ 124 mins ∙ Rated PG ∙ Dir. by Hayao Miyazaki

A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. Read more

Fantasy, Animation ∙ English (dubbed)

USA, 2022 ∙ 135 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Gina Prince-Bythewood

The remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Read more

Historical Drama ∙ English

USA, 1973 ∙ 106 mins ∙ Rated PG ∙ Dir. by Peter Bogdanovich

During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.

Comedy, Drama ∙ English

Italy/Spain, 2022 ∙ 120 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Carla Simón

In a small village in Catalonia, the peach farmers of the Solé family spend every summer together picking fruit from their orchard. But when plans arise to install solar panels and cut down trees, this tight-knit group suddenly faces eviction – and the loss of far more than their home.

Drama ∙ Catalan

Singapore/Japan/Taiwan/France, 2013 ∙ 99 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Anthony Chen

Set in Singapore during the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997, Ilo Ilo chronicles the relationship between the Lim family and their newly arrived Filipino maid, Teresa. Jiale, the young and troublesome son, starts to form a unique bond with Teresa, who soon becomes an unspoken part of the family.

Drama∙Mandarin/Tagalog/Hokkien/English

Tunisia/France/Germany/Saudi Arabia, 2023 ∙ 107 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Kaouther Ben Hania

A reconconstruction of the true story of Tunisian mother of four Olfa Hamrouni, this riveting film unpacks a complex family history through intimate interviews and performance to examine how her two eldest daughters became radicalised.

Documentary ∙ Arabic/French

Canada, 2022 ∙ 117 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Anthony Shim

Set in the 1990s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind.

Drama ∙ Korean/English

USA, 2022 ∙ 104 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Sarah Polley

The women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling their reality with their faith. Through the backstory, we see a community of women come together to figure out how they might move forward together to build a better world for themselves and their children.

Drama ∙ English

USA, 2015 ∙ 88 mins ∙ Rated G ∙ Dir. by Sydney Pollack

A music documentary that captures Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin as she records the most successful gospel album of all time, Amazing Grace, at The New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles in January 1972.

Documentary ∙ English

USA, 1995 ∙ 102 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Carl Franklin

Denzel Washington stars as Easy Rawlins, an out-of-work war hero who is drawn into a dangerous world of crime and subterfuge in 1948 Los Angeles, in this stylish neo-noir based on Walter Moseley’s novel.

Mystery, Thriller ∙ English

Australia, 2022 ∙ 88 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Jub Clerc

Troubled 16-year-old Murra finds herself abandoned after an explosive incident with her mother. Her caring policeman uncle Murra throws her a lifeline in the shape of a photo safari into the Pilbara country alongside three other teenagers facing their own challenges.

Drama ∙ English

Short film: Katele – Australia, 2023 ∙ 13 mins ∙ Dir. by John Harvey

France, 2022 ∙ 104 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Rebecca Zlotowski

Virginie Efira stars as a teacher whose new relationship with a single father becomes complicated when she begins to bond with his young daughter.

Romance, Drama ∙ French

UK, 1971 ∙ 111 mins ∙ Rated MA15+ ∙ Dir. by Mike Hodges

Michael Caine is Jack Carter, a London gangland enforcer who returns to his hometown of Newcastle to investigate his brother’s death.

Crime, Thriller ∙ English

Finland/Germany, 2022 ∙ 81 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Aki Kaurismäki

This beguiling new comedic romance from celebrated auteur Aki Kaurismäki follows two lost souls who meet by chance in the Helsinki night and then try, in turbulent times, to find companionship.

Romance, Comedy ∙ Finnish

Short film: The Road to Vagator – 2018 ∙ 12 mins ∙ Dir. by Jess Milne

Australia, 2023 ∙ 117 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Noora Niasari

Shayda, a brave Iranian mother, finds refuge in an Australian women’s shelter with her six-year-old daughter. Over Persian New Year, they take solace in Nowruz rituals and new beginnings, but when her estranged husband re-enters their lives, Shayda’s path to freedom is jeopardised.

Drama ∙ Farsi/English

UK, 2022 ∙ 95 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Kim Hopkins

Growing old amid flickering memories, one of the oldest amateur film clubs in the world is teetering on the brink of survival. Desperately clinging to their dreams, and to each other, this hilarious and moving portrait of artistic folly speaks to the delusional escapist dreamer in us all.

Documentary ∙ English

Mexico/Denmark/France, 2023 ∙ Unclassified ∙ Dir. by Lila Aviles

Over the course of a single day, seven-year-old Sol and her extended family prepare for a surprise birthday party for her father.

Drama ∙ Spanish

USA, 2023 ∙ 105 mins ∙ Rated MA15+ ∙ Dir. by Andrew Haigh

Living alone in London, writer Adam encounters his neighbour Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. Preoccupied with childhood memories as he works on a screenplay, Adam is drawn to his family home where his parents appear to still be living, just as they were on the day that they died 30 years ago.

Romance, Drama ∙ English

USA, 1971 ∙ 102 mins ∙ Rated G ∙ Dir. by Elaine May

In this modern, pitch-black take on the screwball comedy, Walter Matthau stars as Henry Graham, a formerly affluent playboy whose lifestyle has drained his fortune. He sets his sights on meek but wealthy botany professor Henrietta Lowell (Elaine May) to avoid climbing down the social ladder.

Comedy ∙ English

Australia, 2022 ∙ 113 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Laurence Billiet & Rachael Anthony

A poetic portrait of environmentalist Bob Brown and the forest that draws on emerging science and Brown’s experiences of activism to inspire a new chapter in our relationship with trees.

Documentary ∙ English

Australia, 2020 ∙ 81 mins ∙ Unclassified ∙ Dir. by Madeleine Blackwell

A drama about how mere humanity can bond us all. It follows Ali, an immigrant using another man’s license, and his elderly passenger Esther, who can’t remember where she is going, and is angry that she’s been stripped of everything familiar to her.

Drama ∙ English

Short film: Grey Power – Australia, 2023 ∙ 12 mins ∙ Dir. by Lara va Raay

USA, 2023 ∙ 92 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Molly Gordon & Nick Lieberman

Ben Platt and Molly Gordon star as lifelong best friends and drama instructors at a rundown camp in upstate New York. When clueless tech-bro Troy arrives to run the property (into the ground), Amos and Rebecca-Diane band together with the staff and students to stage a masterpiece to keep their beloved summer camp afloat.

Comedy ∙ English

Italy/Belgium/France, 2022 ∙ 147 mins ∙ Unclassified ∙ Dir. by Felix van Groeningen & Charlotte Vandermeersch

An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps.

Drama ∙ Italian

USA, 1952 ∙ 102 mins ∙ Rated G ∙ DIr. by Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly

A golden era Hollywood musical about the turmoil suffered by the movie industry in the late 1920s as movies were transitioning from silent to talkies.

Musical ∙ English

India, 2022 ∙ 112 mins ∙ Rated M ∙ Dir. by Pan Nalin

Samay fights heaven and earth to find light. He wants to catch, control, cut and project that light to tell stories. Now to pursue that dream he must leave everything he loves and take a flight to find the light.

Drama ∙ Gujarati