Melbourne Shorts 2025

We’re thrilled to present a panoramic program of shorts from our emerging talent here in Melbourne.

These bold and visionary voices capture the pulse and stories of today.

Join us for a celebration of local talent and see a glimpse at the future of Australian filmmaking.

CHRYSALIS
Dir: Lachlan Plain
CHRYSALIS is an animated meditation on metamorphosis.  

HASSAN
Dir: Ammar Yonis
A teenage boy is taught a valuable lesson about friendship when his new group of friends leave him behind at a crime scene.
Premiere: Australian Premiere 

EDIE AND AUDREY
Dir: Alexandra Millen
An older sister takes her younger sister out of the house for a day of movies, arcade games and bowling as a distraction from a more ominous situation unravelling back at home.  

RED EYES
Dir: Sam Pates
Two friends take the weekend to go camping in a historical mining town, but they have different motives for the weekend.
Premiere: Melbourne Premiere  

SISTERS
Dir: Luke Neher, Sam Gill 
Jacqui's sister Leia comes home for a week to help her decide whether to sell their late mother's house. Leia thinks Jacqui should learn to communicate with the dead.
Premiere: Melbourne Premiere  

HANDHOLD
Dir: Yianni Rowlands
After witnessing the passing of his grandfather, a young man attempts to reconnect with his estranged father.
Premiere: Melbourne Premiere  

A WALK WITH KATE
Dir: Gaia Mitting
Kate Kelly, sister of infamous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, embarks on a bush walk which draws her through increasingly visceral memories of her own extraordinary, tumultuous life.
Premiere: Melbourne Premiere

BOTTLENECK
Dir: Lotte Sweeney
A fight rampages through a quaint cocktail bar leaving three bartenders to process their shock and navigate newly raw relationships.