UNRAVELLING THE REAL

The Journey Home

By Megan Nicholson The Journey Home is a first-person documentary that explores my own experiences moving houses when I was nine years old. The film opens at my first home, revealing the joyful memories I shared with friends and family. This perfect world of mine is soon turned upside down when I discover that I…

How to Cope with Brussels Sprouts

A film by Sabrina Phillips Brash How to Cope with Brussels Sprouts is a short, experimental documentary that seeks to find out what love has to teach us. Who better to ask than your own grandmother? The production process for this film involved an intimate interview between my grandmother and myself, followed by weeks of…

Out Of The Wardrobe

Lachlan Riddle explores his identity and health in a short film documentary that endeavours to shine a light on the social intricacies of being queer in the modern age. This compelling story provokes the viewers to explore their own sense of self and invites them to explore themselves through their own expression. Turning to fashion…

Joy

‘Joy’ follows the filmmakers Nan as she retells a memory from her childhood. Made by Courtney Joyce, this film is a short documentary that utilises found footage and archival materials to take an artistic approach in contrasting images of happy memories with audio of a sad one. The process of making this film was definitely…

the best part of my day

Directed by Patrick Mastalerz, ‘the best part of my day’ acts as a farewell to my life in lockdown and a coming to terms of the ‘back to usual’. I had never been happier than I was in lockdown, and I found myself struggling when transition back to real life. I would often tell myself…

Ancient Chinese Musician—sherry

Director By：Zenghui Li How did a 26-year-old girl create music Academy? Let us focus on the stories of Chinese classical musicians living and teaching in Australia. After I got to know and followed Sherry’s life, I discovered that Sherry’s life is completely different from what I once thought. Let me lead you to uncover the…

REBEL

Directed by Nadia Harari ‘Rebel’ is a short experimental documentary which provides insight to what it is like to be a climate activist. Through exploring various interviews with youth who are involved in Extinction Rebellion Youth (XRY), this film showcases the mental toll that activism can take, as well as the effort that goes into …

Out of Our Depth

A poetic contemplation on how climate change is causing significant erosion along Victoria’s Western Coastline. From the Bellarine Peninsula to the Great Ocean Road, it entails the stories of 3 women who are hoping to conserve this environment. It took a while for the idea of this documentary to come to me, my initial ideas…

Plastic Trophies

Plastic Trophies is a short documentary based around my indoor soccer team. The documentary follows the team through their first season in a new competition, showcasing their skills and discussing their thought process during preseason, before reviewing the team’s in game performance while they pursue their goal of reaching the finals. The film aims to…

Introspection

‘Introspection’ is a short documentary which explores the challenges that young adults face when transitioning from adolescence into adulthood. This film positions the audience to examine the qualities, beliefs, insecurities and interests that form the identities of each of the four young adults, while also asking the viewer to reflect on how and why their…