Jack Finsterer

Kokoda

A bitter battle is fought between Australian and Japanese soldiers along the Kokoda trail in New Guinea during World War II.

In Her Skin

Tale of a 15-year-old Australian girl who went missing.

All Silent Dogs

A young woman is faced with a choice: give up her ability to transform into a dog or face the familial and societal consequences of keeping it.

Zone 39

In a time of misery and fear two enemies come together to prevent an apocalypse conspired by their leaders. 40 years of war between the Federated Republics and the New Territories Union has taken its toll. The cities are overcrowded, farming land is riddled with unexploded mines -- and still there is no hope of peace. In this hostile, decaying world of the future on thing remains constant for Lieutenant Leo Megaw; his love for his pregnant wife. Her access to classified information makes her an increasing liability for the government. When she's ambushed, Leo is forced into exile. As a border patrolman on the isolated outpost of Zone 39, ordered to kill anyone that tries to cross the border, he comes to understand that ultimate catastrophe forced upon his world by his government. The real enemy is not looming across the border but standing right behind him. Now he must reach across the border into enemy territory and form an alliance to save his world.

Tulip

Will, a widower struggling to cope with his wife Ruth's death, is confronted by the harsh reality of trying to cope with grief, loneliness, helplessness and the responsibility of taking care of Ruth's pet cow, Tulip.

Land of Bad

When a Delta Force special ops mission goes terribly wrong, Air Force drone pilot Reaper has 48 hours to remedy what has devolved into a wild rescue operation. With no weapons and no communication other than the drone above, the ground mission suddenly becomes a full-scale battle when the team is discovered by the enemy.

Ishmael

Filmed primarily at sea onboard an active fishing trawler, Ishmael is a blending of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick with a personal story of a battle with terminal illness.

Preservation

Gothic horror and erotic farce face a shotgun wedding in "Preservation," an oddball Aussie pic which is part of a spurt of government funded hour-long features. Starring local thesp Jacqueline McKenzie as Daphne, a 19th century taxidermist.

Gross Misconduct

Justin Thorne is a liberal arts professor. One of his college students is Jennifer Carter. She seduces Justin, then accuses him of rape. But it turns out that she has an unusual relationship with her father.

Schadenfreude

An existential fable about a man who wakes to find himself broke, homeless, and missing one shoe.

The Hunter

In this stop motion sand animation, a lone hunter undertakes a search for a missing boy deep in the snow covered mountains. THE HUNTER premiered at SXSW in 2012, has featured in competition at over 50 international festivals and won several awards including the AFI/ AACTA in 2013.

Big Reef

A story of romance and humour set in Australia's far North East. Former journalist Tom Stopple escapes Brisbane and heads north to find himself immersed in a world of immense beauty, bounty hunting and a three-way fight for the girl of his dreams.

Bloody Hell

A man with a mysterious past flees the country to escape his own personal hell... only to arrive somewhere much worse. In an effort to survive this new horror, he turns to his personified conscience.

Strange Fits of Passion

The hilarious tale of one young woman's quest to lose her virginity. She is a sexually curious, romantically frustrated bookstore clerk on a mission. Taking the advice of her friends she goes from one person to the next in her vain attempts to be deflowered. In between encounters with other people, she returns to the one person she can trust and truly relate to, her gay friend Jimmy, whose faith in love is being shake by the revelation that his boyfriend has been unfaithful.