Gravitas Ventures
1) The Exiles
Description
Documentary filmmaker, Christine Choy, tracks down three exiled dissidents from the Tiananmen Square massacre in order to find closure on an abandoned project she began shooting in 1989.
3) Lancaster
Description
It tells the story of the iconic WW2 bomber, through the words of the last surviving veterans of the bombing campaign
6) Coda
Description
A famous pianist struggling with stage fright late in his career finds inspiration with a free-spirited music critic.
9) The crest
Description
The story of two descendants (great-great-grandsons) of the King of the Blasket Islands (in Ireland) who have never met, but have both inherited a deep-seated love for the ocean and surfing. Upon discovering each other, they arrange to meet for the first time in the land of their unique heritage, to explore their history and satisfy a desire to conquer the dangerous water of The Blasket Islands.
10) What remains
Description
A small-town pastor reckons with an act of forgiveness while a sheriff investigates a murder that may be related.
11) End of sentence
Description
After Sean is released from prison, he reluctantly embarks on a journey with his alienated father to spread his mother's ashes in her native Ireland.
12) Baby done
Description
Zoe freaks out when she falls pregnant to her long-term boyfriend Tim. Tim embraces the idea of parenthood, while Zoe rushes away from it.
13) Clean
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A fly-on-the-wall insight into the world of trauma cleaning through the journey of charming transgender business owner Sandra Pankhurst and the lives of a motley crew of workers at Frankston's Specialised Trauma Cleaning Services (STC).
16) The falconer
Description
Two friends in Oman work together at the zoo, but after Tariq's sister has an arranged marriage which results in her being abused, he plans to steal animals and sell them on the black market in order to give her money to escape. When the white, wealthy, Cai figures out what's happening, it strains the friendship as the two young men are forced to face the differences in their lives and situations.
17) Pre-crime
Description
Science fiction turns into disturbing fact as forecasting softwares, algorithms and databases quickly become the new fortune tellers for future crimes, driving people to ask, how much are they willing to abandon for the sake of security?