Blackwood River Film Festival

Be You T Fool: An anonymous street artist reveals her secret practice of pasting portraits on the pillars of Chandler Highway Bridge in Melbourne, Australia.

Deb: On a morning where everything that could possibly go wrong, does, single mum Deb is reminded that the people who love you always have your back.

I’m So Depressed: Hairy Soul Man Depicts a day in the life of depression through hand-painted carboards sets and comedy soul music.

Lost Contact: Aldo has always felt like a being from another planet, stranded on Earth. His autism and the long struggle to speak fluently alienated him from others. Now, he searches for meaning in the esoteric and for connection with people like himself.

Painting by Number:In a mysterious gallery imbued with strange life, shadows of the past and unresolved futures collide when a child’s vision peels away the layers of what we call ‘reality’…join a journey through the masterpieces you thought you knew as their hidden souls are finally given a voice.

Sparkles: A 30-something-year-old woman with Down Syndrome leaves her past behind, and runs away from a small country town, heading towards the city.

These Walls: Dancers responding to the stories and architecture of homes and public spaces in the City of Vincent.

Two Sands: As Garang struggles on his first day at high school in Australia, memories of being lost in South Sudan are triggered. When past and present collide, Garang must find a way to bridge the gap between where he is and where he’s come from.

WHILE(ALIVE){}: Explores how a person’s relationship with a humanoid robot evolves over a lifespan, conveying a worldless narrative exclusively through hand movements.

Woven Threads: Jett: Jett was in primary school when the bullying started, it continued right through his school years. It was due to the friends he had, mostly girls and the fact he enjoyed performing and dancing. Over the years Jett pushed himself further into the world of performance and dance to deal with the bullying which lead to depression, self-harming and finally anorexia nervosa. Jett shares his story and how going into cardiac arrest changes the way he looked at life.