John Batchelor

Easter long weekend, three disconnected siblings reluctantly return to their childhood home while their mother is away: there is Lou, who has been fired and evicted; Avery, who found her husband cheating, and Rio, who well… he never left home. Tensions boil over when their estranged father reaches out in attempt to rekindle a connection, much to the dismay of everyone but Rio. Secrets reveal themselves, drawing the inharmonious trio closer, and together they must decide if the past is best left behind them.

Gary’s so used to caring for his disabled daughter Jess, he can do it in his sleep. But when the in-laws come to stay, everyone will get a wake-up call.


Wagga is a country town that loves its sport but is divided over its loyalty for the rival codes, AFL and NRL. It's in this setting that we find our hero Chase Daylight, whose dream to play in the professional Rugby League is falling by the wayside, just like his relationship to Brooke. At his lowest point, Chase takes a leap of faith to sort out his life. But living this out is a far greater challenge than he imagined, especially among team mates who won't let him give up his partying ways without a fight. Chase's leap of faith might possibly be the worst decision ever he has ever made.

It's the beginning of the 1980s boom in Western Australia. Larrikin brothers Ray, Brian and Peter Mickelberg spend their days abalone fishing...

호주 서부의 댐피어에 있는 동떨어진 광산 마을에 호주 태생의 꼬질꼬질한 캘피(양 지키는 개)가 갑자기 나타나고, 거주민들의 삶은 훨씬 좋아진다. 그러나 개가 독살되면서, 마을 사람들은 개에 대한 기억을 사랑의 마음으로 함께 나눈다.

Boys On Film goes down under to bring a fresh batch of funny and touching tales courtesy of our Aussie and Kiwi cousins, while stories of men falling in love from the USA and Hawai'i to Singapore via Korea round out the collection. Volume 6: Pacific Rim contains eight complete films: Craig Boreham's "Drowning" starring Miles Szanto, Xavier Samuel, and Bren Foster; Hannah Hilliard's "Franswa Sharl" starring Callan McAuliffe, John Batchelor, and Diana Glenn; Boo Junfeng's "The Casuarina Cove" starring Nick Shen, Scott Lei, and Yann Yann Yeo; Christopher Banks's "Teddy" starring Brian Moore, Chris Tempest, and Alan Granville; Kim Jho Gwang-soo's "Love, 100°C" starring Do-jin Kim, Jae-won Kwak, and Se-Hyun Yun; Sophie Hyde's "My Last Ten Hours With You" starring Toby Schmitz and Joel McIlroy; Darcy Prendergast's "Ron the Zookeeper" featuring Marc Gallagher and Darcy Prendergast; and Brent Anbe's "Ajumma! Are You Krazy???" starring Thea Matsuda, Tessie Magaoay, and Cari Mizumoto.

Based on the change a rapidly growing town faces when southern developers take over.

Keeping the position of number one son requires a certain amount of ingenuity. Twelve year old Greg has inherited his father's competitive streak. On a family holiday to Fiji they have different ideas about where Greg should focus his talents. When his creative pursuits fail to amuse his father Greg goes to bizarre lengths to win him back.

The story is about Iris' rise to the apex of a love/power triangle that includes her roguish English lover, McHeath and Art, an earnest young boxer. Within the flawed moral landscape, each character struggles to establish their sovereignty.

석유 재벌의 요원들이 시추용으로 표시된 늪지를 탐험하던 중 사라진다. 지역 보안관은 세미놀 전설인 '맨씽(Man-Thing)'을 조사하고 공포를 느끼는 사람들을 불태우는 엉망이 된 늪 괴물에게 맞서게 된다.

When a young country footballer, Mat, comes to the big smoke to stay with his cousin, all he wants is a quiet night. After a twelve hour odyssey of cops, crazies, harlots and heavies, all he wants is a new cousin.

Based on a true story, the tale of a cement truck driver named Danny, whose long awaited vacation is cancelled thanks to his scheming girlfriend, Trudy. Danny escapes his grim life in suburban Australia and blasts into the skies in a chair tied with helium balloons. A mighty thunderstorm blows him clean off the map, and spits him out far away over the lush green town of Clarence. In this new town, he rockets into the world of Glenda, the town's only parking cop. While the media back home becomes obsessed with the story of his disappearance, Danny gets to reinvent himself in this new town, and in his great adventure, he discovers a true soul mate in Glenda. Fate catches up with him eventually, as Danny's true identity is revealed and Trudy--now a tabloid celebrity--comes to the idyllic town to claim Danny and drag him back to Sydney. Danny, however, is a changed man; he's discovered what it means to be happy and has found a new self-worth.

범죄율 제로. 최고의 평화와 안전을 자랑하는 도시 리버튼. 이곳에서 범죄와의 전쟁을 위해 언제나 두눈을 부릅뜬 사나이가 있었으니, 그의 이름은 바로 형사 가제트. 오늘도 그는 범죄의 완전소탕을 위해 규정속도를 0.3마일 위반한 할머니를 체포했다가 큄비 반장에게 된통 야단만 맞는다. 얼마 전에도 유통기한이 3일지난 쿠키를 파는 꼬마 소녀들을 구속했다가 망신만 당했다. 그런데 어쩌다가 최고의 형사가 이런 자질구레한 사건이나 처리하는 신세가 되었을까? 그 이유는 바로 가제트 자신에게 있었다. 최고의 악당 클로는 물론이고, 범죄자란 범죄자는 온통 감옥에 집어넣은 까닭에 심각한 범죄는 모조리 사라져 버린 것이다. 그런데! 리버튼 시를 발칵 뒤집어놓는 사건이 발생한다. 클로가 감옥에서 탈출한 것이다. 당장 가제트가 현장에 투입되지만, 사건은 좀처럼 맘먹은대로 풀리지 않는다. 뭐가 문제인지 요새 그의 몸에 부착된 장비들이 제대로 명령을 듣지 않고 말썽만 부리는 까닭이다. 가뜩이나 경찰에서 그의 자리가 위태로운데, 시 당국은 최첨단 로봇 형사 G2를 개발하여 가제트를 찬밥취급한다. 최첨단 칩과 테크놀로지로 무장한 G2는 냉정한 판단력에 날렵한 무술실력, 게다가 늘씬한 미모까지 갖추고서 맡는 사건마다 단번에 해결해버렸다. 클로 사건도 G2 차지가 되었다. G2의 미모에 반한 가제트는 그와 파트너로 일하려 하지만, G2는 어리버리하고 무능해 보이는 그를 동료로 취급하지도 않고, 큄비 반장은 한 술 더 떠서 가제트를 형사직에서 완전히 해고시켜 버린다.

A lesbian private detective falls in love with a suspect in the disappearance of a young woman. The film is based on the verse novel of the same name by Australian poet Dorothy Porter.

City Loop tells the story of six young people who work in a pizzeria, as they struggle to comes to terms with boredom, fear of responsibility and pizzas to go

All Wally Mellish, an ex-convict in 1960s Australia, wants to do is live a quiet life with his girlfriend Beryl. Unfortunately when two police officers come around to disturb this, a misunderstanding quickly becomes out of control, resulting Wally, Beryl and her child being trapped in their house, surrounded by armed police under the impression that Wally is holding everyone hostage. Events quickly spiral into a media circus as, through the siege, Wally - inadvertently - manages to become a symbol for the anti-war movement.

Private detective Dirk Trent, a collector of cigarette butts, a "smooth" ladies man, a wearer of bad suits, and he's convinced there's more to an incident he caught on tape, where a man seemed about to murder his mistress with an axe. Delving deeper, the film enters some seldom-trodden territory as it slips easily into horror and sci-fi, while still maintaining the hilarious dialogue

Detective James Quinlan has left his alcoholic wife, sprouting a bloom of insecurity, anger and self-motivation within him to expose the corrupt police force that surrounds him. He abandons his straight life to join his partner Detective Church in order to get on the inside of the circle of double-agents. He secretly sides with a reporter and an Internal Affairs lawyer to expose them to the press.