Russell Dykstra

Ricky Nasser is a young Australian whose peaceful suburban life turns to hell when his sister Ameena disappears without a trace. In a climate of distrust and xenophobia, Ricky is forced to denounce her as an extremist.

The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom. Almost singlehandedly, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

In a climate change ravaged world in 2012, after 240 days without rain Sydney has only two weeks of water left. When the city is then ringed by severe bushfires, the question becomes, how do you fight fire when you have no water?

Based on the books by Australian author Bob Graham. The movie tells the story of two very different ten year olds and the trials and tribulations of their friendship.

8 shorts centered around 8 themes directed by 8 famous film directors involved and sharing their opinion on progress, on the set-backs and the challenges our planet faces today.

A grumpy old man living in an idyllic coastal town who can't see he has the perfect life.

Esther Blueburger é uma tímida aluna que não consegue se adaptar ao colégio particular em que estuda. Ao conhecer a jovem Sunni, ela resolve estudar clandestinamente na escola pública da amiga, onde é apresentada a um mundo totalmente diferente do seu.

Esther Blueburger é uma tímida aluna que não consegue se adaptar ao colégio particular em que estuda. Ao conhecer a jovem Sunni, ela resolve estudar clandestinamente na escola pública da amiga, onde é apresentada a um mundo totalmente diferente do seu.

Nearly 20 years ago a young mother was shot during an apparent kidnapping and subsequent police chase. Now after all that time, the man in jail for the murder is about to be paroled. Jack has two missions - to bring the father and his daughter back together and to find out if any justice has been done by the conviction.

The shy son of an aging comedienne tries to find a balance between his demanding home life, his new girlfriend, and his mother's second chance at fame.

The story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is a story of impossible love that ultimately celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.

After wearing a wire to catch a dirty colleague selling confiscated drugs, detective Jack Kempson is hated by his colleagues. He also gets 'promoted away' to the basement, where old files get transferred to the national computer database. Thus he comes across fingerprints, now identifiable, in the 30 year old case of Ashley, the kidnapped son of lottery winners. Although he's too late to help him now, he tracks the perpetrators down behind his boss's back.

A story through a child's eyes about living through a drought.

Jack discovers that a man jailed for matricide could be innocent and the killer could still be close to home. Did Jack's own father-in-law have some part to play in the mystery?

Jack investigates a gangland execution at a children’s football game twelve years ago.

Jon Peregrine (Jason Donovan), a financial slueth investigates a stock market rort which caused his brother-in-law to commit suicide. Meanwhile his ex-wife asks for his help to investigate a missing underworld "business" figure.

The world's worst actor Danny, meets the world's worst crook Marcus and their lives are changed forever...

Ned Kelly (Heath Ledger) é um bandido que, ao lado de seus dois irmãos e de dois amigos, liderou durante anos uma gangue que aterrorizou a Austrália. De 1878 a 1880 a gangue de Kelly realizou assaltos, sequestros e assassinatos, sendo caracterizada pelo uniforme que usavam, capacetes de ferro e uma placa de aço protegendo o peito.

Jack Kempson started out as an idealistic cop. Thirty years on, he remains relentless in tracking down villains, but has lost confidence in his moral barometer. He turns a blind eye to the dubious methods employed by some of his contemporaries — prepared to let dodgy means be justified by the noble end.

Uma banda de garagem australiana tenta alcançar a fama enquanto seus membros lidam com assuntos interpessoais que ameaçam a unidade do grupo.

O detetive Leon Zat adentra um labirinto sombrio de relações humanas em sua jornada para resolver o mistério do desaparecimento de uma mulher. Ele descobre obsessões desconcertantes entre quatro casais, o que o obriga a refletir sobre seu próprio casamento e aquilo que perdeu.

For the first time in 15 years, all four siblings in a family show up to care for their dying mother, who is only given a couple of weeks to live. One comes from America with her two children. A divorced sister also comes with her child and sneaks off regularly to meet a mystery man who may be her ex-husband. The third & youngest daughter is an unmarried nurse aware of her ticking biological clock. The only son chases after his grumpy father who seems to not care a whit about his wife's circumstances. The four are also faced my their mother's dreams to accomplish a few things before she dies - to visit a beach she had visited in the past, to see her youngest married, and to visit Paris. She also wants to be embalmed and be honored with a 21 gun salute. Thus the whole group has to set off in the quest to fulfill their mother's wishes.