Homegrown Shorts

Kicked out of home, Tinashé is thrust into the slings and arrows of adulthood, from drunken nights of mayhem to heartbreak on milk crates.

Tig Terera | 2021 | 17 mins

Uplifting and damning all at once, Nine Years tells the evolving story of Hossein Latifi, a man cruelly imprisoned in Melbourne’s Park Hotel prison for nine years after seeking asylum in Australia.

Nell O'Shea Carre | 2022 | 11 mins

A beautiful tribute to our Elders and their stories, Tooly is an intimate tale, bringing us into a young Indigenous girl’s family as they contend with Tooly - an omen of death.

Karla Hart | 2021 | 11 mins

Gary’s life is one set in routine, as he cares for his disabled daughter every day. But a budding romance and the unannounced arrival of the in-laws sets off a tumultuous night in this charming story of acceptance.

Genevieve Clay-Smith | 2020 | 15 mins

Eliza is a high school girl in a typical high school romance, until the advances of an audacious classmate force her to confront the misogyny and chauvinism around her.

Ella Maree Carey | 2021 | 14 mins

Aether, an autistic trans teenager, narrates their own journey as we follow him through transitioning, school, lockdowns and family.

Naomi Ball | 2022 | 23 mins

Meet the diverse range of festivals and film clubs on Melbourne’s cultural calendar that call ACMI home.

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