“TYCHO! Beyond the Baton” is a fascinating exploration of the life of Tommy Tycho, one of Australia’s most renowned musical figures. To understand Tommy Tycho is to trace the arc of the 20th century, ...

Documentary The Last Closet explores homophobia in the AFL. Filmmaker Reese Leigh joins us in the studio. The Last Closet screens at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, July 12.

The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) has revealed its 2026 program

Michelle Kometz A new Australian documentary following artist Michelle Kometz’s provocative public art project will premiere at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival this weekend, exploring the g…

Led by youth conservationist Spencer Hitchen and directed by Josh “Bones” Murphy, “Love Letter to the Unseen” is a moving and inspiring documentary that brings attention to the plight of Tasmania’s en...

Around every table sits a collection of stories, and "Shared Table: Regional Heroes" explores how these personal journeys contribute to the ever-evolving fabric of Australian life.

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How to describe "Silver Screamers" in one word? Sublime. Directed by Sean Cisterna, "Silver Screamers" documents the experience of a group of seniors as they unite to make a horror movie. Not only do ...

Out Laws documentary explores the modern-day impacts of criminalisation in former colonies and its origins in Britain dating back to King Henry the 8th. Activists campaigning for decriminalisation in ...

As the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival celebrates another year of nonfiction storytelling, several Australian women directors are slated to screen their first feature documentaries at the festival...

Shared Table Regional Heroes is one of the most personal and emotional films I have ever made. As the writer and director, I wanted to create more than just a documentary about food; I wanted to explo...

An extraordinary talent and a remarkable life, there is plenty of great music in this very watchable and well-presented documentary.

Bruce Lee's motto, "being water", was adopted by Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. It inspired a fluid, adaptive and mobile response when it…

Bereep-Bereep is the Indigenous name for Mount Cole. It translates as ‘wild’ in the language of the Beeripmo balug group of the Djab wurrung people.…

With "Expression of Illness," filmmaker Bryn Silverman offers an intimate glimpse into her experience with thyroid cancer, crafting a short documentary that unfolds like a personal diary—raw, reflecti...

A Perth filmmaker has taken out the top award at this year's Australia Youth Film Festival, held in Melbourne on Friday night. Dannon Wu, 24, won the ABC Best Overall Film award for 'Black Cockatoos: Cultural Significance,' a documentary centred on an Elders Yarning Circle.

Distressing, powerful and thought-provoking…

The Longer You Bleed (2025): When screens numb the soul

Directed by Riccardo Servini, “Dwarf Story: Little People, Big Choice” is a thoughtful and deeply moving documentary that engages with one of the most pressing and polarizing developments in the world...

… fun, upbeat ...

The natural and cultural values of the Kimberley's Martuwarra Fitzroy River was showcased to a Naarm audience recently, when powerful nature documentary Lifeblood premiered at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.

The film’s contents may lack the polish or shape, but its tactility – its sounds, colours and characters – are what makes The Nicholas Building priceless.

... important, fairly hopeful and very watchable ...