Movies: Freya Berkhout

Betty and Rosalie are best friends living on a Northern Territory mission. When cinema titans Charles and Elsa Chauvel arrive, searching for the perfect star for their revolutionary moving picture, the girls are forced to decide whether to rise up to...

There's a secret hidden in almost every website and every digital image you've ever seen. And how it got there is part of a far bigger story....

In 2008, allegations emerged that Malka Leifer, the headmistress of the girls' campus of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish school in Melbourne's inner south-east, had committed grievous crimes against three young students under her care, sisters Dassi Erlich,...

Two estranged friends stumble upon each other and reconnect over a shared loss....

Violet and Blue's youth collide in an early morning toke that leads to the ocean where connection stirs. What results is a tender, uplifting, queer surf-romance about the nuance of gender and the refuge found in being truly seen....

A young woman is faced with a choice: give up her ability to transform into a dog or face the familial and societal consequences of keeping it....

When Paula, a restless Midwesterner yearning for a fresh start in California, unexpectedly reunites with Sloane—her enigmatic high school crush—the spark between them reignites instantly. What begins as a casual catch-up soon turns into a spontaneous...

An alienated teen on the cusp of womanhood must find solace in an alternate coming of age, where lines of gender dissolve by the surrounds of the sea....

In her world, Jendal is a small time revolutionary, locking her clients' electronic devices in a safe and helping them to reconnect with their humanity. Her latest client, Daniel, seems sweet and harmless. She is happy to assist him. 23 Blonde is a d...

On an isolated Australian property in 1915, Aurora faces the repercussions of a passionate affair she is having in the absence of her husband....

In a moment of desperation and despair, Shiloh travels back in time to save her mother's life. What will changing the course of history for her mother do to her own future?...

A highschool janitor runs through a series of dangerous obstacles....

The Greenhouse is a magic-realist drama that centres on the eldest child of two women, Beth, who discovers a portal into the past on their family property. On the cusp of her widowed mother Ruth's sixtieth birthday and the return of her dysfunctional...

A nice romantic dinner in a restaurant goes awry when it’s revealed one of them has a monstrous secret....

A lonely, awkward teenager encounters a male sex worker on a morning in suburban Sydney. Based on the short story "Concealer" by Andy Boreham....

When her brother’s health worsens, Yasmin returns from living abroad to convince her mother to turn off his life support machine....

Artist Atong Atem shares her story of embracing her dark skin tone while growing up in Australia....

On the eve of his brain-damaged daughter's 18th birthday, Daniel Shaw must find a way to reconnect with his family....

During a storm in a remote Nepalese village, a mysterious man finds refuge in the house of a family haunted by their father's disappearance years before. Strangely unwilling to leave, he slowly reawakens lost memories of the missing father....

When Arabella, a hard-of-hearing school student, begins spending time discussing schoolwork with Mr Chapman, she starts to find herself isolated. As her teacher’s grooming unfolds, she must hold onto the good energy that surrounds her....