Achiever

Grandad was a romantic. He once saw a picture of Granny and realised that she was the love of his life. One day he decided to go meet her.

A vibrant anthology of LGBTQ+ short films and music videos that delve into the complexities of youth, identity, and desire. This diverse collection showcases a range of cinematic voices—both emerging and established—exploring the exhilaration, vulnerability, and confusion of coming-of-age through stories that celebrate queer love, self-discovery, and the breaking of societal boundaries. Blending narrative shorts, experimental visuals, and music-driven pieces, the anthology offers an evocative, multifaceted portrait of innocence transformed.

Dave struggles to keep his Tourette’s on the down-low while on a date with Jess.

Charly is afraid of her dreams. Her grandmother calls her a naïve scaredycat – one who turns round and round until it keels over dead. What is it that Charly is afraid of? These dreams don't show reality, right? Is there even such a thing as reality?

A short comedy about infidelity, drinking too much at parties, and letting go.

11-year-old Joanna tries to understand grief through her mother’s reaction to Princess Diana’s death.

A woman makes a powerful connection with a surprising stranger on her 30th birthday.

Toast is pining after his lost love, Egg, having made the mistake of copping off with a slice of salami.

On a mission to win her overbearing mother's approval, a free-wheeling young woman searches for a date in the unlikeliest of places-her nephew's bris.

A man feels like having a beer, but due to heavy traffic, it is not safe for him to cross the road to the pub on foot.

When Ethel is threatened with eviction from her retirement community, her friends Vivian and Ruth become co-conspirators in the heist of the century. Their target: the local bingo hall.

Prep and Landing: On Christmas Eve, a high-tech team of elves from an elite unit known as "Prep & Landing" ensures homes around the world are prepared for Santa's visit. But when two hilarious little elves face unexpected challenges and are pushed to their limits, it'll take a great big effort to save the season. Prep and Landing: Naughty vs. Nice: The outrageous yuletide adventures of Christmas elves Lanny and Wayne continue in this totally tinsel adventure that reminds us there's room for everyone on the 'nice' list. Santa's stealthiest little elves must race to recover classified North Pole technology, which has fallen into the hands of a computer-hacking naughty kid, in an effort to stop Christmas from descending into chaos.

Johnina seeks revenge on her childhood abuser and the community that enabled him, with the help of a duck.

Minutes before her perfectly planned evening, Lily accidentally summons a genie from a vinyl record. The fairy-godmother-like Reggaetonero is convinced he can help her woo her date, but Lily is skeptical about his methods.

This short re-tells the real life tale of the director as an exchange student in Rotterdam. Upon his arrival, he quickly develops a rivalry with his roommate's cat. This coupled with the trials of the city and art school will prove this exchange to be tougher than expected.

When her imaginary friend is kidnapped, Olivia has to go on an epic quest to get him back.

A look at the challenges of living in a small Australian town, portrayed through the lens of a novelist and her teenage son.

Comedian Jack Rooke narrates his first sexual encounters as a gay man.

Jaq is a typical young woman, navigating the foibles of life, love and endometriosis.

This story takes place in California in the 1990s. Xiao Lu, a young Chinese woman who has just immigrated to the United States, is struggling to learn a new language. At the same time she has elusive feelings for one of her colleagues. She wants to find out about them. However, the misunderstanding between them is not just due to the language barrier...