A hypnotic, futuristic reimagining of a Buddhist folk tale that speaks to our chaotic moment.

Two crocodile men go to a public pool to cool off. It turns out one of them is distinctly more human – and the other is unable to contain his desire.

A deliriously defiant, all-female reimagining of Conan the Barbarian that’s feted to become a new cult classic.

Two loners from different worlds find fleeting intimacy in this enchanting and stylish short film.

Slow cinema auteur Lisandro Alonso and actor Viggo Mortensen reunite for a free-flowing triptych of meditations on colonialism past and present.

In this Kafkaesque comedy for the selfie age, a woman must confront just what makes her identity her own after her face abruptly changes overnight.

This multi-award-winning interactive VR experience shows the rise and fall of an entire civilisation.

Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Elma Kris and Waangenga Blanco lead this film about a Torres Strait Islander woman whisked away from her thankless job.

First-time director Hsieh Wen-Yee presents a surreal trip through a post-apocalyptic Taiwan.

Four Congolese people accused of practising sorcery forge very different spiritual paths in this electrifying Cannes award-winning cinematic mixtape.

Direct from Cannes comes a charming, lo-fi fantasy caper for adults and children alike that’s destined for cult status.

Anna Torv, Sam Neill, Tim Minchin and Deborah Mailman lend their voices to this Australian animated adventure based on the popular novel and game.

An ingenious and ethereal animation that combines puppetry and photography.

Witchcraft, revenge and Indigenous rancour swell in this atmospheric, anti-colonial bildungsroman set in 19th-century Chile.

The supernatural encroaches on a woman’s simple existence in this FIPRESCI Prize–winning tale of folklore, deception and retribution.

An immersive fairytale whose everyday heroes are mothers and children in Italian prisons.

When the laws of time and space are turned topsy-turvy, what would you give up for one last moment with a lost love?

Becoming one with nature takes a dystopian turn in this visionary rotoscoped romance.