2023 Program
An Untitled And Perfectly-Legal Coming-Of-Age Parody Film
An Untitled And Perfectly-Legal Coming-Of-Age Parody Film
This movie, though much discussed and clearly ground-breaking, is screened here as a hush-hush secret presentation.
Bolan’s Shoes
Bolan’s Shoes
Seventies Britain and T-Rex mania reigns supreme, especially with a group of kids from a children’s home, until tragedy strikes.
Devil’s Peak + Q&A
Devil’s Peak + Q&A
In a gripping blend of crime and family dynamics, this southern gothic drama delves into the evolving relationship between drug lord Charlie and his son Jacob.
Enter Mycel
Enter Mycel
What follows in Limmer’s debut feature combines a kind of unsettling psychological horror that worms into the viewer’s psyche with a post-Lynchian surrealism.
Frank and Frank (Or The Valley And The Walrus: Ruminations On The Mystery From Soup To Nuts) + Q&A
Frank and Frank (Or The Valley And The Walrus: Ruminations On The Mystery From Soup To Nuts) + Q&A
A subtly, knowing portrait of two men as they enter the middle years of their lives.
Heavenly Resentments
Heavenly Resentments
Experimental filmmaker Carey Burtt’s latest feature is an exploration of the phenomena of ‘men going their own way.’
Hello Dankness + Q&A
Hello Dankness + Q&A
Australia’s most radical filmmakers explore contemporary US politics and the era of the Trump presidency.
Holy Shit + Intro
How To Blow Up A Pipeline
How To Blow Up A Pipeline
A group of twenty-something environmental activists who become engaged in a radical action.
I Like Movies
I Like Movies
A hopelessly ambitious small town cinephile seventeen-year-old who dreams of film school.
Love Me Lex +Q&A
Love Me Lex +Q&A
This locally produced seven-part web series tells the tale of Lex, who’s single, in her forties, and searching for love in her local lesbian community. This special session includes a screening of the series and a discussion with the key creatives behind it as they come together at the Backlot to discuss the production process.
Mammalia
Maniac Cop
Maniac Cop
Join us for a special screening of the cult classic film, hosted by the Black Maria Film Collective.
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence + Q&A
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence + Q&A
Telling the story of a Japanese prisoner of war camp, the film has been described by Akira Kurosawa and Christopher Nolan as among their favourite films.
Opening Night 2023
Opening Night 2023
Come and enjoy the Australian premiere of Devil’s Peak at the Revelation Opening Night 2023, with drinks and food and good company.
Paco
Paco + Q&A
Paco + Q&A
A beautifully realised work that reimagines film sounds with surprising and magical results.
Riceboy Sleeps
Riceboy Sleeps
A beautiful study of the relationship between an immigrant Korean mother and her son, both of whom are caught between cultures and traditions.
Shin Ultraman
Shin Ultraman
Shin Ultraman reimagines the genre and the original 1966 TV series with a joyous appreciation of the material and a true sense of fun.
The Integrity of Joseph Chambers
The Integrity of Joseph Chambers
A haunting feature that explores family, masculinity and ethics.
The Mummy
Unidentified Objects
Unidentified Objects
Convinced of contact with advanced aliens, free-spirited sex worker Winona hires Peter for a border-defying road trip towards her alien abduction.
Circus Of The Scars
Citizen Sleuth
Citizen Sleuth
Explores true crime podcast culture, but primarily the focus is on the troubled podcast Mile Marker 181.
De Humani Corporis Fabrica
De Humani Corporis Fabrica
In five Parisian hospitals, the body opens up for doctors, surgeons, researchers and the filmmaker’s camera.
Dùthchas
Fragments of Paradise
Fragments of Paradise
Chronicles Jonas Mekas' life, from a displaced person after World War II to his influential role as a poet, writer, and filmmaker in the realm of experimental and underground cinema.
IX XI + Q&A
IX XI + Q&A
A deeply human documentary that weaves together the experiences of a handful of ordinary people in New York on 9/11.
Lee Fields: Faithful Man
Lee Fields: Faithful Man
Nine years in the making, Lee Fields: Faithful Man tells the singer’s story, charting his life and musical career.
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Little Richard: I Am Everything
A unique rock and roll icon - let’s be honest no-one else really came close to Little Richard - the queer, African American musician and visionary was a true original and innovator.
Manifesto
Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV
Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV
Known for coining the term “Electronic Superhighway” and as the father of video art, he was a key figure in the avant-garde of the 20th century.
Show Me The Magic + Documentary Masterclass
Show Me The Magic + Documentary Masterclass
Explores the life and work of cinematographer and DoP Don McAlpine. Plus a Documentary Masterclass with Cathy Henkel.
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
A truly exceptional documentary focusing on a rural sauna in Estonia in which women come together to share their innermost secrets and personal experiences.
Sunlight: Yes +Q&A
Sunlight: Yes +Q&A
An exploration of WA based bio-artists Symbiotica’s ‘Sunlight, Soil & Shit (De)Cycle’ exhibition which transpired in Fremantle in February 2022.
The New Americans: Gaming A Revolution
The New Americans: Gaming A Revolution
Delving into the world of at-home stock traders, this exploration illuminates the individuals who navigate the markets like a game.
The Space Race
The Space Race
In the 1950s, there exists another narrative that highlights the often neglected yet crucial role played by African Americans in shaping space exploration
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
Revealing something of the man behind some of the greatest films of the last fifty years.
What You Could Not Visualise
What You Could Not Visualise
Telling the story of Rema Rema, this film paints a portrait of the unknown yet influential band against a background that includes the likes of Joy Division, The Cure, Cabaret Voltaire and many others.
Where the Green Ants Dream
Where the Green Ants Dream
A visually stunning work that focuses on a dispute between a mining company and the local indigenous community whose land is under threat.
3 Seconds In, 6 Seconds Out
3 Seconds In, 6 Seconds Out
After suffering a panic attack in public, a young woman decides to never leave her apartment again.
60 Second Thoughts: Volume Two
60 Second Thoughts: Volume Two
A new collection of anti-commercials created to question the answers.
Against All Odds
Against All Odds
Cautiously testing and expanding boundaries, Younus is playing a risky game. When the tension finally unloads, he questions the deeper foundation of the fragile relationship.
Bald Future
Bald Future
A follicly challenged outcast's desperate pursuit to fit in at work takes a deadly turn, leading him to devise a hair-raising plan to save his job.
Chokehole: Drag Wrestlers Do Deutschland
Chokehole: Drag Wrestlers Do Deutschland
The story of how disenfranchised, queer performers defeated all the odds to make a compelling theatrical show.
Closing Night: GYSO + COV 2023
Closing Night: GYSO + COV 2023
Our Closing Night event is Get Your Shorts On! and the premiere of the City of Vincent Film Project 2023 films!
Death Drive
Death Drive
A young man drives along a country road in his new sports car, until he is waved down by a stranded mysterious woman, with a love of speed and a lust for death.
Don’t You Go Nowhere
Don’t You Go Nowhere
A jazz dynamo belts his way through his weekly set until he makes an unexpected connection with an audience member.
Goodbye, Munchkin
Goodbye, Munchkin
Two part-time food-delivery drivers find themselves in a temple in suburbia.
Language Unknown
Language Unknown
Leaves, mycelium, and roots playfully examine how humans experience the world and the (supposedly) silent watchers consider what language those swift blurs of human might possibly understand.
Love Forever
Love Forever
A girl from Canberra navigates the treacherous waters of first love with a boy from Sydney's northern beaches.
Making Waves
Making Waves
Celebrates the inspiring and diverse women who compete at the top level of the dynamic sport of waveski surfing.
Marungka Tjaalatjunu (Dipped In Black)
Marungka Tjaalatjunu (Dipped In Black)
A journey from the oppression of white city life in Adelaide as Yankunytjatjara man Derik Lynch's returns to his remote Anangu community to seek spiritual healing, and perform on sacred Inma ground.
Once Upon A Time In Ribolla (C’era Una Volta A Ribolla)
Once Upon A Time In Ribolla (C’era Una Volta A Ribolla)
Inspired by the tragic events of May 4, 1954 when, 43 miners lost their lives following a gas leak in a tunnel: the most serious mining tragedy in Italy since the war.
Salt Dreams
SOS Extase
SOS Extase
Ultimate pleasures and indigo fluids: these are the experiences of SOS EXTASE, a trip organised by a mysterious travel agency.
Still Up There
Still Up There
A mortally wounded Astronaut awakens in the upper atmosphere after a catastrophic event.
The Discoverer of The Discoverers
The Discoverer of The Discoverers
A family in West Africa tells the story of how their ancestor discovered the European explorers — to a European film crew.
The Interval
The Interval
A young WWII soldier posted on the Rhine River encounters three apparent strangers who challenge his perception of reality.
Useless Eaters
Useless Eaters
Mutated hackable bodies, bodies that didn’t quite work out and bodies that can no longer be classified as bodies.
Closing Night: GYSO + COV 2023
Closing Night: GYSO + COV 2023
Our Closing Night event is Get Your Shorts On! and the premiere of the City of Vincent Film Project 2023 films!
Documentary Shorts 1: The World and All Within It
Documentary Shorts 1: The World and All Within It
A trio of short-documentaries meets experimental auto-fiction. A quartet of personal stories about our lives and the world around us, told by filmmakers who explore the nature of the documentary form.
Documentary Shorts 2: Fault Lines + Q&A
Documentary Shorts 2: Fault Lines + Q&A
A trio of ‘long-short’ documentary works that focus on race and identity and one short work about the plight of refugees fleeing PTSD. Sometimes confronting to watch, these powerful works tell stories that explore the personal and the political, telling often painful truths and asking uncomfortable questions.
Experimental Shorts
Experimental Shorts
Divided like chapters, this year’s experimental program shifts through mutable changes, themes emerge and vanish, and cinema changes before your eyes, from fragmented echoes of time through the geographical space, vehicular momentum to the speed of the imagination caught on film and finally the fragmented poetics of our own existences.
Horror Shorts + Intro
Horror Shorts + Intro
A selection of horror and twisted shorts. From movies that embrace the gothic, the Lovecraftian and the ghostly, through to twisted surrealism and the outright bizarre…
International Family Animation Explosion 2023
International Family Animation Explosion 2023
A specially curated collection of international short animations that are perfect for all ages – including those who have never been to the movies before.
WAnimate + Intro
WAnimate + Intro
WAnimate – the Western Australian Animation Association - represents and presents an exclusive display of WA’s vibrant animation scene; spotlighting entries from the global 3|Thirty Competition; the high-energy 48-hour WAMBAM Challenge and creations from WAnimate, WA’s thriving community of animators.
Westralia Day 2023
Westralia Day 2023
Come and celebrate a section of WA short films. Exploring all areas of cinema and culture these films showcase both established and emerging talent from across the state, with filmmakers exploring all manner of filmmaking styles, exploring the possibilities of the short film as a way of telling personal stories, micro-documentaries, comedies, dramas, and much more.
Westralia Day Session #2
Westralia Day Session #2
Come and celebrate a section of WA short films. Exploring all areas of cinema and culture these films showcase both established and emerging talent from across the state, with filmmakers exploring all manner of filmmaking styles, exploring the possibilities of the short film as a way of telling personal stories, micro-documentaries, comedies, dramas, and much more.
Westralia Day Session #3
Westralia Day Session #3
Come and celebrate a section of WA short films. Exploring all areas of cinema and culture these films showcase both established and emerging talent from across the state, with filmmakers exploring all manner of filmmaking styles, exploring the possibilities of the short film as a way of telling personal stories, micro-documentaries, comedies, dramas, and much more.
Westralia Day: Session #1
Westralia Day: Session #1
Come and celebrate a section of WA short films. Exploring all areas of cinema and culture these films showcase both established and emerging talent from across the state, with filmmakers exploring all manner of filmmaking styles, exploring the possibilities of the short film as a way of telling personal stories, micro-documentaries, comedies, dramas, and much more.
Book of The Banned
Book of The Banned
Miraudo will discuss Book of the Banned and share some of those censored moments at this special Revelation Film Festival session. He will be joined by Damien Spiccia for a deeper dive into the history of banned films in Australia and an audience Q&A.
Closing Night: GYSO + COV 2023
Closing Night: GYSO + COV 2023
Our Closing Night event is Get Your Shorts On! and the premiere of the City of Vincent Film Project 2023 films!
Developing the Writer
Developing the Writer
What’s it like in the development trenches? Hear from writers who’ve been there, done that.
Fireside Chat: Exploring Channels to Success
Fireside Chat: Exploring Channels to Success
Engage in conversation with industry experts who will share their experiences and valuable insights into pathways to success in the film industry.
In Conversation with Peter Rowsthorn: Myles Pollard and Trevor Jamieson
In Conversation with Peter Rowsthorn: Myles Pollard and Trevor Jamieson
Take a deep dive into what it's like forming believable onscreen chemistry, the challenges of male intimacy and how to fall in love without kissing
International Family Animation Explosion 2023
International Family Animation Explosion 2023
A specially curated collection of international short animations that are perfect for all ages – including those who have never been to the movies before.
Love Me Lex +Q&A
Love Me Lex +Q&A
This locally produced seven-part web series tells the tale of Lex, who’s single, in her forties, and searching for love in her local lesbian community. This special session includes a screening of the series and a discussion with the key creatives behind it as they come together at the Backlot to discuss the production process.
Maniac Cop
Maniac Cop
Join us for a special screening of the cult classic film, hosted by the Black Maria Film Collective.
Meet the Producers & Distributors
Meet the Producers & Distributors
Screen industry professionals will be available for 20-minute meetings to discuss your project, strategy or progress in getting your work to the screen.
Opening Night 2023
Opening Night 2023
Come and enjoy the Australian premiere of Devil’s Peak at the Revelation Opening Night 2023, with drinks and food and good company.
Show Me The Magic + Documentary Masterclass
Show Me The Magic + Documentary Masterclass
Explores the life and work of cinematographer and DoP Don McAlpine. Plus a Documentary Masterclass with Cathy Henkel.
The Essential Screen Industry Survival Guide
The Essential Screen Industry Survival Guide
This session explores the weapons readily at your disposal to give yourself the best possible chance of getting your work made and seen and launching yourself into the next one.
The Future of Australian Film Distribution & Exhibition
The Future of Australian Film Distribution & Exhibition
What do these rapid changes in a dynamic media environment mean for filmmakers and how may they chart a course through these increasingly choppy and unpredictable waters? Hear from writers who’ve been there, done that.
The Mummy
WAnimate + Intro
WAnimate + Intro
WAnimate – the Western Australian Animation Association - represents and presents an exclusive display of WA’s vibrant animation scene; spotlighting entries from the global 3|Thirty Competition; the high-energy 48-hour WAMBAM Challenge and creations from WAnimate, WA’s thriving community of animators.
Westralia Day 2023
Westralia Day 2023
Come and celebrate a section of WA short films. Exploring all areas of cinema and culture these films showcase both established and emerging talent from across the state, with filmmakers exploring all manner of filmmaking styles, exploring the possibilities of the short film as a way of telling personal stories, micro-documentaries, comedies, dramas, and much more.
Westralia Day Session #2
Westralia Day Session #2
Come and celebrate a section of WA short films. Exploring all areas of cinema and culture these films showcase both established and emerging talent from across the state, with filmmakers exploring all manner of filmmaking styles, exploring the possibilities of the short film as a way of telling personal stories, micro-documentaries, comedies, dramas, and much more.
Westralia Day Session #3
Westralia Day Session #3
Come and celebrate a section of WA short films. Exploring all areas of cinema and culture these films showcase both established and emerging talent from across the state, with filmmakers exploring all manner of filmmaking styles, exploring the possibilities of the short film as a way of telling personal stories, micro-documentaries, comedies, dramas, and much more.
Where the Green Ants Dream
Where the Green Ants Dream
A visually stunning work that focuses on a dispute between a mining company and the local indigenous community whose land is under threat.
Devil’s Peak + Q&A
Devil’s Peak + Q&A
In a gripping blend of crime and family dynamics, this southern gothic drama delves into the evolving relationship between drug lord Charlie and his son Jacob.
Documentary Shorts 2: Fault Lines + Q&A
Documentary Shorts 2: Fault Lines + Q&A
A trio of ‘long-short’ documentary works that focus on race and identity and one short work about the plight of refugees fleeing PTSD. Sometimes confronting to watch, these powerful works tell stories that explore the personal and the political, telling often painful truths and asking uncomfortable questions.
Hello Dankness + Q&A
Hello Dankness + Q&A
Australia’s most radical filmmakers explore contemporary US politics and the era of the Trump presidency.
Holy Shit + Intro
Horror Shorts + Intro
Horror Shorts + Intro
A selection of horror and twisted shorts. From movies that embrace the gothic, the Lovecraftian and the ghostly, through to twisted surrealism and the outright bizarre…
In Conversation with Peter Rowsthorn: Myles Pollard and Trevor Jamieson
In Conversation with Peter Rowsthorn: Myles Pollard and Trevor Jamieson
Take a deep dive into what it's like forming believable onscreen chemistry, the challenges of male intimacy and how to fall in love without kissing
IX XI + Q&A
IX XI + Q&A
A deeply human documentary that weaves together the experiences of a handful of ordinary people in New York on 9/11.
Love Me Lex +Q&A
Love Me Lex +Q&A
This locally produced seven-part web series tells the tale of Lex, who’s single, in her forties, and searching for love in her local lesbian community. This special session includes a screening of the series and a discussion with the key creatives behind it as they come together at the Backlot to discuss the production process.
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence + Q&A
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence + Q&A
Telling the story of a Japanese prisoner of war camp, the film has been described by Akira Kurosawa and Christopher Nolan as among their favourite films.
Paco + Q&A
Paco + Q&A
A beautifully realised work that reimagines film sounds with surprising and magical results.
Sunlight: Yes +Q&A
Sunlight: Yes +Q&A
An exploration of WA based bio-artists Symbiotica’s ‘Sunlight, Soil & Shit (De)Cycle’ exhibition which transpired in Fremantle in February 2022.
WAnimate + Intro
WAnimate + Intro
WAnimate – the Western Australian Animation Association - represents and presents an exclusive display of WA’s vibrant animation scene; spotlighting entries from the global 3|Thirty Competition; the high-energy 48-hour WAMBAM Challenge and creations from WAnimate, WA’s thriving community of animators.
Westralia Day 2023
Westralia Day 2023
Come and celebrate a section of WA short films. Exploring all areas of cinema and culture these films showcase both established and emerging talent from across the state, with filmmakers exploring all manner of filmmaking styles, exploring the possibilities of the short film as a way of telling personal stories, micro-documentaries, comedies, dramas, and much more.
Westralia Day Session #2
Westralia Day Session #2
Come and celebrate a section of WA short films. Exploring all areas of cinema and culture these films showcase both established and emerging talent from across the state, with filmmakers exploring all manner of filmmaking styles, exploring the possibilities of the short film as a way of telling personal stories, micro-documentaries, comedies, dramas, and much more.
Westralia Day Session #3
Westralia Day Session #3
Come and celebrate a section of WA short films. Exploring all areas of cinema and culture these films showcase both established and emerging talent from across the state, with filmmakers exploring all manner of filmmaking styles, exploring the possibilities of the short film as a way of telling personal stories, micro-documentaries, comedies, dramas, and much more.
Westralia Day: Session #1
Westralia Day: Session #1
Come and celebrate a section of WA short films. Exploring all areas of cinema and culture these films showcase both established and emerging talent from across the state, with filmmakers exploring all manner of filmmaking styles, exploring the possibilities of the short film as a way of telling personal stories, micro-documentaries, comedies, dramas, and much more.