Rod Quantock: Comedy Warrior
Friday 26th of June 2:00pm FIONA COCHRANE | AUSTRALIA | 2026 | 1’55” Rod Quantock: Comedy Warrior charts the life and career of Australia’s pioneering stand-up comedian, Rod Quantock, and his tireless efforts over five decades to communicate the perils of neoliberalism and the cataclysmic urgency of climate change through comedy. Rod Quantock: Comedy Warrior
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Agridulce (Bittersweet)
Friday 26th of June 5:00pm (Australian Premiere) FRANK PAVICH | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 2025 | 1’38” A coming-of-age story set in the Dominican Republic, where a group of aspiring young Bachata artists search for answers to love and life through their music. In Cabarete, on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, bachata is woven
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LOCALS + after party at Theatre Royal
Friday 26th of June 8:00pm LOCALS | REGIONAL VICTORIA | 2026 | 90′ A cornerstone of the festival, LOCALS returns for its fifth year to celebrate homegrown storytelling and champion grassroots creative voices from across the region. From heartfelt to hilarious, this vibrant collection of short-form documentaries offers a window into the people, places, and
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Human Algorithm + Stelarc – Suspending Disbelief
Screening followed by In Conversation with festival guests, directors Sarah-Jane Woulahan (Human Algorithm) and Richard Moore & John Doggett-Williams (Stelarc). Friday 4th of July 5:00pm HUMAN ALGORITHMWORLD PREMIERE SARAH-JANE WOULAHAN | AUSTRALIA | 2024 | 16′ When machines reflect us, what do we see? The Human Algorithm explores how artificial intelligence is changing the way
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Man with a Movie Camera + Live Score by Underground Lovers Moda Discoteca
Friday 4th of July 8:00pm DZIGA VERTOV | RUSSIA | 1929 | 64′ A CASTLEMAINE DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL SPECIAL EVENT. No actors, no script — just the rhythm of life. Dziga Vertov’s playful 1929 Soviet silent documentary Man With a Movie Camera revolutionised cinema with dazzling never before seen techniques and playful energy. Filmed by his
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