Australian Film Festival is on at the Maleny Community Centre 8-10 March Jirga 7:15pm 8 March ($13 members/$16 non-members) MCC hall Backtrack Boys 1pm 9 March ($13 members/$16 non-members) MCC hall Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival Shorts 5pm (free) MCC hall Strange Colours 7:15pm 9 March ($13 members/$16 non-members) MCC hall, presented by director...

Emily Johnson is having problems with her DVR and calls customer service for help, only to find herself lost in the automated system. When she finally gets a live agent on the phone, she is transferred again and again. Will she finally get the help she needs? Country: USA Genre: Comedy Duration: 14 mins

Former Australian soldier, Mike Wheeler, returns to Afghanistan, seeking redemption from the family of a civilian man he killed during the war. Country: Australia Genre: Drama Duration: 78 mins Rating: M

Backtrack is the youth program run out of Bernie Shakeshaft's shed on the outskirts of Armidale. It's a place for troubled kids to safely continue their education while learning trust, support for one another and to have faith in a world that has forgotten them. When Shakeshaft recruits Zach, Alfie and Rusty to join him...

An Australian Shakespeare fan with Down Syndrome sets off on a solo adventure to discover Tokyo in order to get away from his overbearing older brother and prove his independence. Along the way, he uses his knowledge of the Bard, his sketchbook and his wits to win the hearts of the people he meets. Country:...

Milena travels to a remote opal mining community to see her estranged, ill father. Lost and alone, she falls into his bewildering world, where men escape society and share ideals of freedom. Soon, he doesn't want her to leave. Stuck in time, father and daughter try to mend their fractured bond, but their connection is...

In 2008, a band of young Islamic militants from Pakistan lands in Mumbai, their primary target, the iconic Taj Mahal hotel. With Indian forces unable to regain control, for 4 days the guests must battle to survive as the terrorists seek to drive them from hiding. The harrowing events that follow will come to be...

Ladies in Black is set in Sydney in the summer of 1959, against the backdrop of Australia's cultural awakening, breakdown of class structures, and liberation of women. It tells the coming-of-age story of suburban schoolgirl Lisa, who while waiting for her final high school exam results with dreams of going to the University of Sydney,...