The Setting Sun Film Festival

The Setting Sun Film Festival

The Setting Sun Film Festival

Setting Sun Film Festival

Opening Night 2024

Sun Theatre 8 Ballarat St, Yarraville, Vic, Australia

Hosted by Samuel Gabrielassie. Features VIP speeches and award ceremony. Bazigaga drama Dir. Jo Ingabire Moys France 26:44 It’s 1994, Rwanda. As the civil war rages, Bazigaga takes in a […]

$35.00

`Fight to Live’, directed by Tom Haramis. Melbourne premiere

The Greek Centre 168 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

‘Fight to Live’ directed by Tom Haramis about UFC bareknuckle boxing champion Bec Rawlings. Trigger warning: domestic violence Wild child, mother, abuse survivor, UFC contender, bare-knuckle boxing champion, Bec Rawlings […]

$22

Youth A

Kindred Studios 3 Harris St, Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia

A selection of short films made by secondary students. 1 2 3 Red light, Green Light animation Dir. Liangyu Chen Taiwan 5:07 Grandpa Capybara travelled from South America to Taiwan […]

$18 – $20

Youth B

Kindred Studios 3 Harris St, Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia

A selection of short films by secondary students Don't Burn the Toast animation Dir. Lucas A. Taylor Australia 4:04 In order to eat breakfast, a teenager must confront the absurd […]

$18 – $20

Session one

Kindred Studios 3 Harris St, Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia

Short film program featuring local, emerging and international films Game Face drama Dir. Gillian Francesca Crosby Australia 9:32 Evie, a woman in her 30s, arrives at a confidence workshop for […]

$18 – $20

`Things Will Be Different’ directed by Lucie McMahon

Kindred Studios 3 Harris St, Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne Premiere. Feature length documentary. Film introduced by a representative from the Renters and Housing Union Australia. A special forum about activist documentary making with the filmmakers to follow hosted […]

$18 – $22

Session two

Kindred Studios 3 Harris St, Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia

Short film program featuring local, emerging and international films Dash comedy Dir. William Qoro Australia 3:27 Set from the perspective of a car dashcam, a woman is driving home from […]

$18 – $20

Session three

Kindred Studios 3 Harris St, Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia

Short film program featuring local, emerging and international films La Perra Dir. Carla Melo Gampert Australia Dir. 14.05 In Bogota, a bird-girl leaves behind the family home, her domineering mother […]

$18 – $20

Session four

Kindred Studios 3 Harris St, Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia

Short film program featuring local, emerging and international films Becky romance Dir. Suzhen Williams Australia 6:59 Romance is never linear, relationships can change quickly and how we react to certain […]

$18 – $20

Session five

Kindred Studios 3 Harris St, Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia

A selection of local, emerging and international shortfilms. Animal Transport drama, fantasy Dir. Iván Bustinduy Argentina 18:43 A man gets a job in a company that transports animals. On his […]

$18 – $20

Session six

Kindred Studios 3 Harris St, Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia

A selection of short films from local and international filmmakers. Drive, Bye coming of age Dir. Amber Smith Australia 19:04 A short film following Alex, who, whilst grieving the loss […]

$18 – $20

Session seven

Kindred Studios 3 Harris St, Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia

Short film program featuring local, emerging and international films One Last Summer comedy Dir. Xavier Lacaille France 16:23 As the summer break comes to an end, Cédric, Romain and Carlos’ […]

$18 – $20

Session eight

Kindred Studios 3 Harris St, Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia

A selection  of short films by local and international filmmakers. Chip Packet Day comedy Dir. Oscar Axel Thorborg Australia 3:08 A young woman seeks refuge in the comfort of a […]

$18 – $20

Session nine

Kindred Studios 3 Harris St, Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia

A selection of short films from local and international filmmakers 2 OR 3 Things I Don’t Know About Her drama Dir. Sabrina Idiri Chemloul France 22:00 Lila is an 18 […]

$18 – $20

The Rouge – Female Filmmaker Program hosted by WIFT (Vic)

Kindred Studios 3 Harris St, Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia

A selection of films directed by Australian female filmmakers followed by a q+a with the filmmakers. Laugh With Me drama Dir. Karen Liebau McPherson Australia 16:46 A recently divorced man’s […]

$18 – $22

Filmonik Kabaret

Kindred Studios 3 Harris St, Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia

The Filmonik Kabaret at Kindred Studios is a yearly celebration of filmmaking, where creatives spontaneously produce short films over a 72-hour marathon, culminating in a screening at the Setting Sun Film Festival. It’s […]

55$ – 80$

Psarokokalo – Athens short film festival

The Greek Centre 168 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

A selection of Greek and Cypriot short films from the Athens Short Film Festival Look At The Stars sci-fi Dir. Aris Kouvaras Greece 11:34 In the twilight of his life, […]

$18 – $20