MIFF’s 72-year history significantly contributes to Melbourne’s standing as a cultural city. With its ongoing commitment to the collective festival experience being open to all, MIFF has contributed to community and connectedness in Melbourne. Audiences come to MIFF for its bold, diverse and adventurous programming. There is delight in the shared cinema experience and in seeking to discover something new about the self or the world.

MIFF is a festival for everyone, with an expansive program to suit all cinema-loving tastes. We hope you are excited to come together to be among the first to see an extraordinary line-up featuring some of the best and most highly anticipated films of the year.

REGIONAL PROGRAM
(click each title for info & tickets)

Friday Aug 15th

BUT ALSO JOHN CLARKE 8:00PM
For over 40 years, the iconic John Clarke tickled the funny bones of Australian and New Zealand audiences. Now, in this intimately produced documentary, hear his story in his own words.

Saturday Aug 16th

ONE MORE SHOT 11:00AM
An end-of-millennium house party becomes an endless, tequila-fuelled time loop in this ingenious comedy starring Emily Browning.

IRON WINTER 2:00PM
Seeking to keep a centuries-old tradition alive, two friends battle extreme conditions as they herd 2000 horses through the icy Mongolian steppes.

JOURNEY HOME: DAVID GULPILIL 5:00PM
After his passing, legendary Yolngu actor David Gulpilil is brought back to his home country in a continent-traversing commemoration worthy of his transcendent talent.

PAVEMENTS 7:30PM
Irreverent indie rock pioneers Pavement go through the looking glass in Alex Ross Perry’s multi-layered documentary experiment.

Sunday Aug 17th

FIRST LIGHT 11:00AM
A nun encounters a lethal criminal conspiracy and begins to question her beliefs in this poetic, sensory meditation on faith, power and corruption.

PASA FAHO 2:00PM
A shoe salesman struggles to save his small business and pass on his values to his son in this quintessentially Melbourne tale of life in a migrant community.

THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND 4:30PM
Can a rich, eccentric superfan reunite his favourite indie-folk duo? And can they mend his lonely heart?

DREAMS (SEX LOVE) 7:00PM
A teenage girl gives voice to her desires in this charming, thought-provoking Norwegian coming-of-age drama.

Thursday Aug 21st

GREETINGS FROM MARS
(MIFF SCHOOLS)  10:00AM
Is there life on Mars? One young lad with autism wants to find out … if he can only conquer four weeks at his grandparents’ place in the country first.

Friday Aug 22nd

DEEPER 11:00AM
A lauded Australian documentarian and one of the heroes of the Thai cave rescue come together for a gripping adventure into deep water.

Saturday Aug 23rd

CARELESS 11:00AM
In a country where ageing has become a business, this funny, moving documentary follows elderly people’s fight to grow old their way.

Sunday Aug 24th

SORRY, BABY 4:00PM
One of Sundance’s buzziest debuts, this A24-backed dramedy about a young woman’s recovery from trauma announces writer/director/star Eva Victor as a formidable new talent.

DJ AHMET 6:30PM
A charming coming-of-age story about finding your place in a world where tradition and modernity collide.