Best Oceanian short movies
A curated collection of popular short movies from Oceania.
Solarmax (2000)
Solarmax (2000)
Solarmax is a 40-minute giant-screen documentary that tells the story of humankind's struggle to understand the sun. The film will take audiences on an incredible voyage from pre-history to the leading edge of today's contemporary solar science.
I Spy (2012)
I Spy (2012)
Kyle's 13. He's a good kid, naive but curious. And on a camping holiday with his family he'll learn what growing up is all about... quickly! Led astray by his older cousins' and convinced to play their version of I spy, he will see things he never dreamed of.
Ruin (2012)
Ruin (2012)
Welcome to the land of RUIN... Where men live in the violence and decay of a once civil land. Young women are isolated from society by their fathers till sold as brides to the highest bidder. Any affairs out of wedlock result in death. Tonight... the wealthiest man of Ruin, The Sultan, will auction his daughter's life. All Luna longs for is to escape with her one true love. Can he get to her before it's too late?
Cockatoo (2012)
Cockatoo (2012)
On the sixth month anniversary of his break-up with his ex-girlfriend, Michael decides to celebrate by ordering a girl from an agency and tries to recreate his failed relationship. Sometimes it's best to let sleeping birds lie.
White Song (2006)
White Song (2006)
The most famous of Indonesian ghosts, the Kuntil Anak, tells the story of Raesita, the batik artist, whose heavy grief after the death of her husband draws the ghost to her. They seduce each other into a deadly dream world. Raesita's own desire for oblivion moulds perfectly to the Kuntil Anak's desire to save her from the pain of life. But it is Raesita's unborn child, and its desire to live, that the Kuntil Anak has not counted upon.
Blue Tongue (2005)
Blue Tongue (2005)
A distant boy and a disturbed girl discover a blue tongue nest, but not all is as it appears.
Desert Dash (2018)
Desert Dash (2018)
On the outskirts of Australia, opals are now the currency for survival in the game of Desert Dash. When a feisty heroine gets the opportunity to ‘Level Up’, there is no choice but to win.
Imprint (2009)
Imprint (2009)
A short film by Edwin Mcgill.
Love Bite (2008)
Love Bite (2008)
Noah and Gus hang out and smoke weed after school. As the munchies kick in Noah feels compelled to share a secret desire that has been tormenting him.
Learn (2011)
Learn (2011)
3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage - a short devoted to the exploration and learnig through travel.
Eat (2011)
Eat (2011)
3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage - a short devoted to the food of the world.
Welcome To Country (2017)
Let's Talk (2008)
Let's Talk (2008)
Mommy and Daddy have a problem
White Void (2020)
White Void (2020)
Horror Short: A fashion photographer sees a nightmarish aberration in the glare of his camera flash.
Move (2011)
Move (2011)
3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage - a short devoted to motion and travel.
What's This? (2021)
What's This? (2021)
An animated short film by James Gaunt
The Eidolon State (2014)
The Eidolon State (2014)
Josh has been experiencing reoccurring dreams of a tall, faceless being stalking him. As the dreams become more constant, he confides in his friend to help understand why they are happening.
Quick Drag (2019)
Quick Drag (2019)
Two drag queens getting ready for a show are interrupted by a criminal, who is willing to do anything to evade the police.
Possum (1997)
Possum (1997)
In a backwoods cabin, a boy called Little Man lives with his dad (a trapper), his older sister Missy, and his younger sister Kid, who is feral, spends most of her time under the table, and can imitate the sound of any animal. Their mother is dead. One day, while dad's in town selling skins, Missy teases Kid and gets bitten. There's Hell to pay when dad gets home, and Kid runs off into the night to spend it with her animal friends. Little Man, who narrates much of the story as well as his reflections in a whisper, must sort out loss and emptiness.
Chris Cree Brown: Electronic Composer (1980)
Chris Cree Brown: Electronic Composer (1980)
“Sonic artist” Chris Cree Brown discusses composing with new media and how he orchestrates particular sounds into formal compositional structures. Some sounds are made instrumentally, while others are recorded from his environment. In 1980 few classically-trained musicians in New Zealand experimented with synthesized sound and the gloriously large and sturdy equipment Brown uses to create his music will be of sure anthropological interest to many musos. The documentary was recorded with no script to capture the true art of creation.
One Small Step (2017)
One Small Step (2017)
One of humankind’s greatest achievements has been to walk on the moon. It was marked in history as a phenomenal success. What if that first step had turned out a little differently? As Neil Armstrong is about to take his first step on the moon, something catches his eye in the distance. Naturally curious, he leaps out into the unknown territory to investigate. What he finds will forever change the course of human history.
The Secluded House (2012)
The Secluded House (2012)
Four teens document their night on camera as they visit an old, abandoned house that, in recent years, has caused people to go missing as well as played host to other strange occurrences. They soon realise that the secluded house is more than what it seems.
Imperfect Quadrant (2016)
Imperfect Quadrant (2016)
A once in lifetime heist brings together four mismatched thieves whose personalities collide with each other. Set against the backdrop of the Australian outback, the thieves are forced into a series of unforgiving events.
Peace and Quiet: Dr Genius & the Secret Agent Formula (2000)
Peace and Quiet: Dr Genius & the Secret Agent Formula (2000)
When the formula to create a super secret agent is stolen from Dr. Genius, it’s left up to special agents Julian Pearce and Frank Quiet to get it back.
The Heisenberg Principle (2001)
The Heisenberg Principle (2001)
A man in the middle of nowhere contemplates existence.
Time is a Spider (1997)
Time is a Spider (1997)
Rummaging through the mementos falling out of her closet, Margaret remembers moments from her life and her marriage to George.
The Kiss (1998)
The Kiss (1998)
Bob is a car nut who's oblivious to his wife Sue's need for some amorous action and Barry's (his gay neighbor) unrequited affections. When Sue mistakes the legs sticking out under her hubby's car for Bob's and decides to take action, who can tell where events will lead?