Thursday, February 21 @ 7:00 pm
Point of No Return takes you behind the headlines of the first ever solar-powered flight around the world — where two courageous pilots take turns battling nature, their own crew, and sometimes logic itself, to achieve the impossible. Not just to make history, but to inspire a revolution.
Friday, February 22 @ 6:15 pm
SOLD OUT! Featuring absurdly honest interviews with leading academics, economic theorists and the world’s financial elite, System Error takes a deep-dive into the fundamentals of our global economy and asks, ‘How can we have infinite growth on a finite planet?’
Friday, February 22 @ 8:30 pm
SOLD OUT! From the jungles of Borneo to corners of India, and from the Amazon to the Isle of Skye, Tawai follows international explorer Bruce Parry on his adventurous investigation into what has happened to humankind since we stopped flowing with nature and began to build civilizations.
Saturday, February 23 @ 12:00 pm
In the embattled provinces surrounding Kruger National Park, South Africa, a network of individuals risk their lives everyday to save the planet’s last remaining black and white rhinos. As poachers continue to destabilise their environment, Vestige investigates the gripping realities of human life and philosophy amid a disappearing species.
Saturday, February 23 @ 2:00 pm
SOLD OUT! A collaborative effort between Emma Hudson (Director), Blair Palese (CEO of 350.org AU), and John Collee (Master and Commander, Happy Feet), Accelerate follows one of the world’s most internationally recognised environmentalists, Bill McKibben, on his 2018 tour of Australia, where he passionately attempts to inspire government, business and community to accelerate action on climate change.
Saturday, February 23 @ 4:30 pm
In a world full of catastrophic headlines, we need stories of hope. Dirt Rich showcases the revolutionary new tools and techniques that can help reverse the effects of runaway climate change. Exploring the epic potential of ‘geo-therapy,’ Dirt Rich shows us how, by returning carbon to the earth, we can re-stabilise our climate and revitalise the soils that give us life.
Sunday, February 24 @ 12:00 pm
Inspired by the South African philosophy of ‘Ubuntu – I am who I am because of who we all are’, The Ubuntu Project is a celebration of human-ness and a global exploration of people, stories and connection. The Ubuntu Project aims to promote a sense of unity and respect, and highlight how, despite our differences, we are all part of the same human race.
Sunday, February 24 @ 2:15 pm
SOLD OUT! This incredible story of courage and the human spirit follows international celebrity and endurance athlete Samantha Gash (Australian Survivor) on her epic 3,200km purpose-fuelled adventure. From the sweltering heat of the Rajasthani desert in the West to the daunting mountainous tea estates in the East, Sam pushes her body to breaking point, all in the name of a noble quest to help remove the barriers to education faced by everyday Indians.
Sunday, February 24 @ 4:00 pm
Oklahoma to California: 2600 kms, 420 dollars, 30 days, 5 bikes, 3 cameras, 2 guitars and one of the most influential novels of the 20th century — The Bikes of Wrath is the story of adventure, human connection, and an in-depth look at today’s America through the lens of John Steinbeck’s seminal novel, ‘The Grapes of Wrath’.
Sunday, February 24 @ 7:00 pm
Join Transitions Film Festival at the Brunswick Mechanics Institute for a special evening of music, film and art, exploring what it means to be alive in a time of climate emergency, species extinction and economic uncertainty. Enjoy the premiere screening of Matt Wicking’s experimental eco-film Lost at Sea, feature film The Reluctant Radical, expert panel discussion, and musical performances.
Monday, February 25 @ 6:30 pm
Join Transitions Film Festival for a diverse selection of inspiring shorts exploring the state of our world and the future we want. Films in this year’s shorts program engage with topics including: regenerative agriculture, refugees, climate change, and our relationship with technology.
Tuesday, February 26 @ 6:15 pm
Youth Unstoppable follows award-winning filmmaker Slater Jewell-Kemer on her 8 year documentation of the Global Youth Climate Movement. From a wide-eyed and optimistic 15 year old, to a seasoned young adult, Slater gives us behind-the-scenes access to the leaders of tomorrow who are fighting to protect their future – a story that until now has yet to be told.
Tuesday, February 26 @ 8:45 pm
Burkinabe Rising showcases creative nonviolent resistance in Burkina Faso. A small, landlocked country in West Africa, Burkina Faso is home to a vibrant community of artists and engaged citizens, who provide an example of the type of political change that is possible when people come together. It is an inspiration, not only to all of Africa, but also to the rest of the world.
Wednesday, February 27 @ 6:15 pm
Energy Pioneers portrays a group of visionaries who are convinced that their ideas will
contribute to solving humanity’s most challenging problems. Following entrepreneurs, innovators and professors, and the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that come with giving birth to big ideas. Energy Pioneers shows the genius, grit and commitment it takes to change the world.
Wednesday, February 27 @ 8:45 pm
A successful chef and adventurer, Eduardo Garcia’s life was forever changed after he was shocked with 2400 volts of electricity in a backcountry freak accident while hiking in Montana. Garcia lost his left hand, ribs, muscle mass and nearly his life, but more important than what he lost was what he found. A love story unlike any other, Charged is about physical recovery and a life fully realised.
Thursday, February 28 @ 6:15 pm
Life in Italy is thrown into a tailspin when refugees arrive by the thousands. An Eritrean refugee, who survives a major shipwreck, is trapped in the Italian faltering immigration system and goes underground to reach Northern Europe. Through his journey, intercut with the road trip to Germany of a Syrian family, the clash between the newcomers and the locals escalates in real time.
Thursday, February 28 @ 8:45 pm
The Radicals follows a group of professional snowboarders and surfers as they journey across the West Coast of British Columbia, weaving stories of learning, inspiration and environmental rejuvenation – as well as some stunning sports photography. From the Tahltan fight for the Iskut Headwaters to the artistic resistance on Haida Gwaii, each community teaches the athletes what it means to be truly radical.
Friday, March 1 @ 6:15 pm
From the producers of Chasing Ice, The Cove, and Racing Extinction, The Human Element travels with internationally renowned photographer James Balog on his stunning visual odyssey which documents how climate change is impacting the air, earth, fire and water that shapes life on earth. With compassion and heart, The Human Element highlights fishermen, firefighters, coal miners and children on the frontlines of climate change.
Friday, March 1 @ 8:30 pm
An indigenous community in Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve confronts internal divisions and the threat of illegal loggers in order to recover the ancient forest they nearly destroyed. Like the millions of monarchs that also call this forest home, their survival depends on it.
Saturday, March 2 @ 12:00 pm
Inspired by the revolutionary work of David Holmgren, A Living Earth is a beautifully shot documentary about the Belgian Desnié Farm School and the power of Permaculture to build a sustainable world.
Saturday, March 2 @ 2:15 pm
An empowering documentary about the Latrobe Valley community as they bear the brunt of the privatisation of Victoria’s electricity in the 1990s and the devastating Hazelwood Mine Fire of 2014. An advanced preview of Our Power Screened in 2017. This will be the Victorian Premiere of the final feature.
Saturday, March 2 @ 4:15 pm
Comedian Shane Mauss goes on a series of experimental adventures to deepen his understanding of psychedelics and the potential they have to enlighten, heal and empower. He describes the indescribable and takes us through some of his most intense experiences, while getting expert opinions and perspectives of the world’s leading researchers. With moments of confusion, clarity, and hilarity, the film is an engrossingly honest account of the experiences of a genuine Psychonaut.
Sunday, March 3 @ 2:30 pm
SOLD OUT! This incredible story of courage and the human spirit follows international celebrity and endurance athlete Samantha Gash (Australian Survivor) on her epic 3,200km purpose-fuelled adventure. From the sweltering heat of the Rajasthani desert in the West to the daunting mountainous tea estates in the East, Sam pushes her body to breaking point, all in the name of a noble quest to help remove the barriers to education faced by everyday Indians.
Monday, March 4 @ 8:00 pm
Join Transitions Film Festival and Real World VR for a special panel, Q&A, five VR film showcase, room scale VR and beta launch. We will discuss topics ranging from preserving indigenous languages, future technologies, disruption, poverty, rising sea levels and our oceans, conservation, rainforests and more.
Tuesday, March 5 @ 6:15 pm
She Started It is a feature length documentary on women tech entrepreneurs, shot on location in Silicon Valley, NYC, Europe, Vietnam, Mississippi and beyond. The film aims to highlight successful role models for young women, and shows what it takes to be a female in the world of tech startups.
Tuesday, March 5 @ 8:30 pm
Follow the epic journey of nine Indigenous Australian Rangers, along with acclaimed Indigenous musician Dan Sultan, as they travel to Kenya, Africa, to share knowledge, culture and music with a tribe of Maasai Community Rangers. Through the lens of award-winning filmmaker Rhys Graham, this film tells the often-untold story of the sacrifices and strength that bind together the international Ranger family.
Tuesday, March 5 @ 9:00 pm
Follow the epic journey of nine Indigenous Australian Rangers, along with acclaimed Indigenous musician Dan Sultan, as they travel to Kenya, Africa, to share knowledge, culture and music with a tribe of Maasai Community Rangers. Through the lens of award-winning filmmaker Rhys Graham, this film tells the often-untold story of the sacrifices and strength that bind together the international Ranger family.
Wednesday, March 6 @ 6:15 pm
More Human Than Human explores what it means to live in the age of intelligent machines. In this personal, playful and at times dramatic quest, the filmmaker finds out how much of his creativity and human values are at stake as he builds his own robot to replace himself as a filmmaker. Will artificial intelligence (AI), infinitely smarter, interconnected and possibly self-aware, render humanity obsolete?
Wednesday, March 6 @ 8:45 pm
Containing ground-breaking interviews with controversial academic Jordan B. Peterson, Peter Schweizer, and others, The Creepy Line offers an explosive look at the the world’s most powerful search engines and social media platforms and reveals the stunning degree to which they understand, shape, and control our everyday reality.
Thursday, March 7 @ 6:15 pm
A poem for the planet, Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper’s (Occupy Love) beautiful film takes the pulse of our Earth and bears witness to a moment of profound change: the loss of one world, and the birth of another. Through a tidal flow of stunning images, Metamorphosis carves a path from the present to the future, and offers a bold new vision for humanity and the world.
Thursday, March 7 @ 8:30 pm
Executive-produced and narrated by Rosario Dawson (Daredevil, Iron Fist) and featuring Paul Stamets and Vandana Shiva, The Need to Grow highlights the urgent need to replenish the world’s soil. With a strong focus on innovative solutions, the film showcases the inspiring, innovative, and potentially revolutionary pathways to regeneration, rejuvenation and a healthy planet.
Friday, March 8 @ 7:00 pm
SOLD OUT! Academy Award-winning Passion Pictures and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios present one of the most important but untold science stories of our time—a tale with profound implications for the fate of life on our planet. Exploring some of the most remote and spectacular places on Earth, five pioneering scientists make a surprising discovery that flips our understanding of nature on its head, and offers new hope for restoring balance in our world. Screening with Australian short film Home Front (Breakthrough Production), a sobering and refreshing investigation into climate conflict and risk.