FLICKERFEST: Best of Australian Shorts

FLICKERFEST CELEBRATES WA FILMMAKERS

Celebrate the next generation of Australian filmmakers with a glass of wine on arrival and *complimentary pizza courtesy of Siena's *(while stocks last). Filmmakers in attendance will be announced soon!

This programme is a specially curated selection of highlights from Flickerfest’s Australian Academy Award® Qualifying competition programmes in Bondi 2026.

Flickerfest, celebrating 35 years bringing you the Best of Australian Shorts.
‘Strictly Great Short Films!’

Trading Cards

A man journeys back in time to find his younger self, under the guise of trading cards, but the exchange turns into a haunting exploration of identity, mental health, and the fading light of childhood innocence.
WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Radheya Jang
Writer: Radheya Jang
Producer: Radheya Jang, Jay Jay Jegathesan
Runtime: 15min
Year: 2025
Country: Australia

Without White Clovers

A young man fears for his older brother’s life after he randomly texts him that he loves him.
NSW PREMIERE
Director: Cooper Clark
Writer: Cooper Clark
Producer: Cooper Clark
Runtime: 8min
Year: 2025
Country: Australia

Mango Seed (芒果芯)

After an ordinary day at the produce markets, a Chinese working-class father is met with the announcement that his daughter is moving to another city to pursue her dreams. Faced with the approaching separation, they struggle to express to each other the words in their heart.
Director: Berni Jiang
Writer: Berni Jiang
Producer: Cameron Davis
Runtime: 14min
Year: 2025
Country: Australia

Grey

A woman’s flirtatious encounter at a bar explores the grey area between connection and danger.
WORLD PREMIERE
Director: 'Ana Ika
Writer: 'Ana Ika
Producer: 'Ana Ika, Bella Burton, Domenic Anthony
Runtime: 10min
Year: 2025
Country: Australia

Shelly

When widowed fisherman Keith Herring hauls in an unexpected catch, his lonely life unravels – a gripping tale of grief and isolation where devotion curdles into delusion, and love from the deep tests the very limits of morality.
WORLD PREMIERE
Director: James Trevor Chappell
Writer: James Trevor Chappell
Producer: Alexandra Galloway
Runtime: 12min
Year: 2025
Country: Australia

Hemma

Expecting young couple Amanda and Owen put their relationship to the fire as they struggle to decide whether their child will be born in Amanda’s native Sweden, or here in Owen’s Australian hometown.
NSW PREMIERE
Director: Bailey Parkinson, Jay Doherty
Writer: Bailey Parkinson, Jay Doherty, Isabelle Bäsén
Producer: Bailey Parkinson, Jay Doherty, Isabelle Bäsén
Runtime: 14min
Year: 2025
Country: Australia

E-Mum

Emma, a lonely woman, receives an AI child from her estranged mother. As their fragile bond grows, she must face the blurred line between real love and programmed affection. E-Mum is a haunting exploration of love, longing, and the silent heartbreak of loving something that cannot love you back.
NSW PREMIERE
Director: Jessica Londono 
Writer: Jessica Londono
Producer: Jessica Londono, David Vincent Smith
Runtime: 15min
Year: 2025
Country: Australia

Inheritance

Fresh out of prison and barely holding it together, John Barker returns home to his dying grandfather—only to inherit an old boat, the family dog, a convict legacy, and one final chance to break the cycle… if he has the courage to try..
WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Myles Pollard
Writer: Myles Pollard, Ben Mortley
Producer: Myles Pollard, Jasmine Leivers
Runtime: 17min
Year: 2025
Country: Australia

The Scan

Based on a true story, we follow Jenny, a middle-aged woman in remission going for an MRI. However, before the scan Jenny discovers that she can’t take off her erotic piercing. This leads to her finding an unlikely confidant in the MRI’s Technician as they both try and find a solution to this tricky situation.
WORLD PREMIERE
Director: Jake Shannon
Writer: Jake Shannon
Producer: Cecilia Low
Runtime: 10min
Year: 2025
Country: Australia

*This programme contains mature themes & is not recommended for children under 15.
Classification: Children under 15yrs must be accompanied by an adult.