SWIFF audiences will be the first in the country to witness the highly anticipated Australian Premiere of Brandon Cronenberg’s latest cinematic disruption, Infinity Pool. Starring Alexander Skarsgård (The Northman, SWIFF’22), Mia Goth (Pearl, X), and Australian actress Cleopatra Coleman (Dopesick), Infinity Pool is a gripping and tense, visceral satire, further cementing Cronenberg’s reputation as a …
Noomi Rapace (Angel of Mine, SWIFF’20, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) stars in Australian-Macedonian director Goran Stolevski’s ravishing, gothic, mythological folk fable. After escaping from her overprotective mother’s clutches, 16-year-old Nevena encounters the Wolf-Eateress, the witch that terrorises her 19th-century Macedonian village, and discovers a mysterious shared power between them. Upon this revelation, Nevena …
The pulsing megacity of Seoul attracts the young and glamorous from around the globe to its infamous nightclubs and bar scenes – including French national, Freddie (Park Ji-min). But the nightlife isn’t the only thing pulling Freddie back to Seoul. Born to Korean parents and adopted out at birth, Freddie spontaneously finds herself tracking the …
1938. Two European Jewish immigrant brothers escape fascist Germany for America, right before World War II. They open a movie theatre. Over four generations and over 85 years, the Laemmle family dedicated themselves to elevating the art of film. Bringing foreign film to Los Angeles, popularising independent cinema, documentary films and their makers, and opening …
Ravensbrück concentration camp, Christmas Eve, 1944: A female inmate is ordered to sing Christmas carols, when a voice calls out “Sing something from Madame Butterfly!” Hauntingly, the singer chooses “Un bel di” — the ultimate expression of longing and hope. So begins the long-hidden, extraordinary love story of two prisoners from the Resistance: Nelly and …
Imagine a house that grows its own food. That’s the vision of environmental campaigner Joost Bakker, who was once dubbed the ‘Poster Boy of Zero Waste Living’ by The New York Times. This inspiring feature documentary follows Bakker as he builds a self-sustaining home, an ecosystem that provides its occupants with water, energy, shelter, and …
Sissy St. Claire has scored a television special, and she has some treats in store for her captive yet unseen audience. But who’s the masked figure waiting in the wings? Is Sissy being stalked, or is her desperation for fame giving way to something far more sinister? Sophie von Haselberg (daughter of the divine Bette …
Just four months after giving birth, principal dancer Giulia Tonelli is returning to the prestigious stage of the Zurich Opera. But in an environment where commitment to art is apex of aspiration, is there a place for her? Filmed over 3 years between 2019 to 2021, Laura Kaehr’s elegant and empathetic documentary peeks into the …
The Barnes-Sharrock clan is a neurodiverse family living on the suburban fringe, dreaming of something a little bigger. Janet Sharrock and Brent “Buddha” Barnes have five children between them, having blended their families Brady Bunch style, with a cavalcade of pets making for a busy household. But being neurodiverse comes with both perks and challenges. …