FFFA: Melbourne Shorts 2026
Melbourne Shorts 2026
Australian Premiere
We’re thrilled to present a panoramic program of shorts from emerging filmmakers in Melbourne. These visionary new voices capture the pulse of genre filmmaking today, and provide a glimpse into the bright future of Australian filmmaking. We are delighted to be joined by the filmmakers at our shorts showcase screening at Lido Cinemas on Monday 4 May, 7pm.
Are You Coming to My Birthday?
Dir. Mario Hannah • 8 mins • English
Determined to have the perfect birthday, May's party plans are complicated by kitchen mishaps, family drama, and the arrival of a serial killer.
Baby Teeth
Dir. Thomas Irving • 5 mins • English
A cunning young girl attempts to rob the tooth fairy to help her struggling single mum, but the tooth fairy turns out to be a twisted nightmare version of the fabled sprite, and she won't be so easily fooled.
Blood & Bone
Dir. Lily Lunder • 12 min • English
Facing eviction from her cherished home by the very corporation she suspects is responsible for the death of her husband, cunning gardener Amira hatches a plan for vengeance.
The Dysphoria
Dir. Kylie Aoibheann •13 min • English
A trans woman performs a Satanic ritual to get a vagina, but unwittingly invites a demonic presence into her home which demands a terrible sacrifice.
Freestyle
Dir. Josh Stafield, Josephine Wagstaff •12 min • English
When an incomplete artwork opens up a gateway into an alternate reality, an artist is forced to confront her own artistic process and life choices.
Mother
Dir. Koko Crozier • 12 min • English
Tasked with the spiritual salvation of a couple struggling to conceive, a devout nun faces a profound crisis of faith when she herself falls pregnant.
Stranded
Dir. Reilly Archer-Whelan, Michael Whyntie • 10 min • English
When Kelly (Michelle Brasier) dumps Brian (Ben Russell), his world comes crashing down. Now, Brian faces his biggest dilemma yet: sail solo or stay marooned for a second shot at love.
When Dogs Bark
Dir. Matthew Keisoglu • 14 min • English, Greek
After his father’s lambs are brutally slaughtered, an intellectual son returns to his widowed father’s remote shack, where he's drawn into his father’s growing fear that the past is repeating itself.
Rating
Unclassified 18+
Duration
90 min
Country
Australia
Director
Mario Hannah,Thomas Irving,Lily Lunder,Kylie Aoibheann,Josh Stafield,Josephine Wagstaff,Koko Crozier,Reilly Archer-Whelan,Michael Whyntie,Matthew Keisoglu
