Paul Gleeson

An erotic, lyrical depiction of a young girl's sexual awakening, Somersault is a breakthrough debut for both its director and its star. (Magnolia Pictures)

Science-fiction story in which a modern-day young boy comes face to face with Komodo dragons while suffering the loss of both his parents. (imdb)

Eleven-year-old Harry lives for the beach; it is his home and sanctuary. Every day he escapes to the freedom of the ocean, diving into its cool depths, weightless and renewed. But when Harry is forced to come to terms with a move away from his beloved waves, he must learn to engage with the world and embrace the challenges of growing up. Wobbegong is a small and delicate coming-of-age story set on Sydney's picturesque Northern Beaches. (imdb)

A quite riveting independent Australian film in which a group of surly, uncommunicative men, for various reasons, join a men's group in order to all deal with their personal demons. What starts out as a group of guys unwilling to share, and treating the whole thing as a joke, soon becomes an emotional crutch for all of them.

The Little Death is a truly original comedy about sex, love, relationships and taboo. In a multi-story narrative, we peer behind the closed doors of a seemingly normal suburban street. We explore questions: Why do we want what we want? How far will we go to get it? What are the consequences of that fleeting moment of sexual ecstasy? (imdb)

House of Bond tells the rags-to-riches-to-rags tale of controversial business tycoon Alan Bond from the 1960s to the 1990s. It follows the story of a cheeky, knockabout "Ten Pound Pom" who fought his way from the back alleys of Fremantle to become the richest man in Australia and one of the country's greatest sporting heroes. (imdb)

A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys and their soccer coach are trapped in a system of underground caves that are flooding. (imdb)

Steve Beck (Vince Martin) is a Karate instructor, Robby Mason (Tom Jennings) his prize student. Beck is using drugs to give him an edge. Guy Duncan (Craig Pearce) is Beck's drug connection that threatens to expose Beck as a user then Beck kills Duncan, but Robby was witness to this. Robby confronts Beck about the killing, during the karate championship. Beck tries to kill Robby during the match and again afterward in the street. (imdb)