Meet the Leroys (Nous, les Leroy), the directorial debut of Florent Bernard, is a 102-minute French dramedy that explores the emotional toll of divorce on an entire family.

if you’re into making a mockery of death, ethereal dancing, classical art allegories, and ‘tacky’ playlists then They Will be Dust is the film for you. 

Eva Nathena’s debut feature film, Murderess, adapted from Alexandros Papadiamantis’s classic novel I Fonissa, offers a hauntingly raw portrayal of femicide, intergenerational trauma, and the weight of patriarchal societies in early 20th-century Greece.

If you’re into switch-off-and-enjoy movies, ruining professional relationships, hilarious flashback montages, and alcoholic priests, then Hear Who’s Talking is the film for you. 

Locascio’s act was incredibly refreshing with his third-generation perspective, as well as an exploration of deeper themes like intergenerational trauma, and what it means to be an ethnic man in the 21st century.

If you’re into Aussie battlers, beautiful Australian scenery, cute speedy dogs, and blatantly crying your heart out in public then Runt is the film for you. 

If you’re into complex sinners, the inverse of the hot priest from Fleabag, provocative theatre, and social hypocrisy, then Ghosts is the play for you. 

If you’re into German language biographical films set in Berlin, offbeat heroines, and sobbing until your eyes are red then From Hilde, with Love is the film for you.

If decapitated heads, Tumblr-edit-worthy quotations about the human condition, traditional Slavic folklore, and harrowing cinematography are your thing, then look no further than Le Vourdoulak.

If you’re into sketch comedy, very light political commentary, Chekhov’s coin, and cancelled simulated sex scenes then Pass the Parcel is the show to see.

if you’re a lover of sharply written humour, sacrificing meat to cancel out the environmental damage of procreating, and learning the truth behind how Taylor arrived in Sydney for that special then I can guarantee that Big Time is the show for you. 

Just two bros sitting around a campfire. Five feet apart. Because they can’t face reality. 

If you have no interest in historical accuracy and enjoy stunning cinematography, awkward romancing, spectacular war scenes, and hate the English, then Napoleon is the film for you. 

If you like the French, the death of sex offenders, black-and-white throwback scenes, and subtle manipulation then Mon Crime is the film for you. 

Writer-Director Carolina Cavalli’s debut Italian feature film Amanda follows the titular character as she sets about aggressively re-befriending her long-lost childhood friend turned recluse Rebecca.

Director Lukas Dhont’s sophomore feature film Close explores the relationship between two best friends, Léo (Eden Dambrine) and Rémi (Gustav De Waele) as they begin high school.

Christopher Fieldus aka the drag chanteuse Ms CeCe Rockefeller rounds off the end of this year’s ever-growing Melbourne Midsummer Festival with their cabaretica Devastating Beauty.

The former 2018 Theatre Sydney Smackdown Championship winners work well off each other, effortlessly sliding in and out of different characters and scenes, each more bizarre than the next. You can truly see why they’ve been such an accomplished duo since 2017.

This isn’t the typical war movie, like Dunkirk or 1917 where we see men fighting in the trenches. The fight between the Bosnian and Serbian armies is never shown, we never see even a drop of blood, instead, we see the harsh reality of war and the impact it has on everyone, most importantly, the innocent, through the eyes of the affected civilians.

Award-winning playwright Flick’s debut full-length play SLUTNIK™ explores a group of lesbian space cannibals, and if that three-word description doesn’t sell this play, I don’t know what will.