Melbourne Shorts 1
Spirit
Director Jane Dyson
Rated: G - General
Runtime: 30 mins
Description
When Saraswati arrives as the first educated daughter-in-law in a Himalayan village, she wonders how she will ever feel at home. But faced with the scepticism of an older generation of women, she grows determined to succeed
What Goes Wrong in Cancer?
Director Dr Maja Divjak
Rated: G - General
Runtime: 14 mins 37 seconds
Description: The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is a Melbourne institution and world leader in cancer research, treatment and diagnostics. Our ground-breaking Peter Mac biomedical animation reveals the invisible molecular world within cells and how this can become disrupted, leading to cancer.
Bright Lights - The Perils of the Pokies
Director Charby Ibrahim
Rated: M - Mature
Runtime: 13 misn 30 seconds
Description A 25 year addiction to poker machine gambling has cost ‘Sharon’ almost everything... and very nearly her life in this short, fully animated documentary, voiced by Claudia Karvan.
The Last Extinction
Director Reilly Archer-Whelan
Rated: M- Mature
Runtime: 19 mins
In an attempt to improve human life, we have been blind to the health of the planet. Hundreds of species are going extinct each day.
The Horses
Director Nick Barkla
Rated: M - Mature
Runtime: 11 mins 46 seconds
Description Max, a traumatised war veteran, finds healing working with a traumatised ex-racehorse.
The Missing
Director Jary Nemo
Rated: M - Mature
Runtime: 11 misn 21 seconds
Description When WW1 brought Australians face to face with mass death a Red Cross Information Bureau and post-war graves workers laboured to help families grieve for the missing.
Accounts of a Nuclear Whistle Blower
Director Naveed Farro
Rated: G - General
Runtime: 13 mins
Description Accounts of a Nuclear Whistleblower is a documentary that uncovers Australia’s dark history of nuclear testing. Avon Hudson describes the atomic tests undertaken by the British Government within the area of Maralinga, SA, in the 1950’s and 60s.
Melbourne Shorts 1
Spirit
Director Jane Dyson
Rated: G - General
Runtime: 30 mins
Description
When Saraswati arrives as the first educated daughter-in-law in a Himalayan village, she wonders how she will ever feel at home. But faced with the scepticism of an older generation of women, she grows determined to succeed
What Goes Wrong in Cancer?
Director Dr Maja Divjak
Rated: G - General
Runtime: 14 mins 37 seconds
Description: The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is a Melbourne institution and world leader in cancer research, treatment and diagnostics. Our ground-breaking Peter Mac biomedical animation reveals the invisible molecular world within cells and how this can become disrupted, leading to cancer.
Bright Lights - The Perils of the Pokies
Director Charby Ibrahim
Rated: M - Mature
Runtime: 13 misn 30 seconds
Description A 25 year addiction to poker machine gambling has cost ‘Sharon’ almost everything... and very nearly her life in this short, fully animated documentary, voiced by Claudia Karvan.
The Last Extinction
Director Reilly Archer-Whelan
Rated: M- Mature
Runtime: 19 mins
In an attempt to improve human life, we have been blind to the health of the planet. Hundreds of species are going extinct each day.
The Horses
Director Nick Barkla
Rated: M - Mature
Runtime: 11 mins 46 seconds
Description Max, a traumatised war veteran, finds healing working with a traumatised ex-racehorse.
The Missing
Director Jary Nemo
Rated: M - Mature
Runtime: 11 misn 21 seconds
Description When WW1 brought Australians face to face with mass death a Red Cross Information Bureau and post-war graves workers laboured to help families grieve for the missing.
Accounts of a Nuclear Whistle Blower
Director Naveed Farro
Rated: G - General
Runtime: 13 mins
Description Accounts of a Nuclear Whistleblower is a documentary that uncovers Australia’s dark history of nuclear testing. Avon Hudson describes the atomic tests undertaken by the British Government within the area of Maralinga, SA, in the 1950’s and 60s.