Thursday 23 March 6.30pm | The Capitol

Removed from their family home and forced into Canada’s residential school system, Cree musical prodigy Aline and her siblings are plunged into a struggle for survival.

Friday 24 March 11am | Monday 27 March 11am | Deakin University Geelong

Six new films from six Sami filmmakers, shot with a unique camera rig consisting of six cameras and viewed on a 360° screen.

Friday 24 March 5pm | ACMI C2

Piki mai te papai Taku waka! Come up on to the deck of my canoe! The story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi, Hek Busby.

Friday 24 March 6.45pm | LIDO Hawthorn

With problems on the home front, 15-year-old Murra is on the verge of lashing out. That is, until her policeman uncle thwarts her self-destructive behaviour with a lifeline: a “photo-safari for at-risk kids”.

Friday 24 March 6pm | ACMI Gandel Lab

Curated by Jodie Bell, a Butchella and Jagera woman from Southeast Queensland.

Friday 24 March 7.15pm | ACMI C2

Two radically opposed women quickly divide an Indigenous community into two sides who must then come face to face to determine the best path to independence.

Friday 24 March 9pm | LIDO Hawthorn

Decades after covering up his classmate’s murder, Michael has moved on from his reservation and fractured past. When a man who shares his violent secret seeks vengeance, Michael goes to great lengths to protect his new life.

Friday 24 March 9.15pm | ACMI Gandel Lab

A collection of short films from across the globe curated by our Artistic Director Tony Briggs.

Friday 24 March 9.30pm | ACMI C2

As a meteorite catastrophically changes the planet outside, two lovers find each other in a small bar in Northern Ontario, Canada. Across their bodies and spirits, the star-crossed couple transcends the traumas of one world and finds a path to a new one.

Saturday 25 March 11.30am | ACMI Gandel Lab

Kyindoo Wilam (Learning Place): A selection of animations and short films from across the world.

Saturday 25th March 1.00pm | ACMI Gandel Lab

Join our International screen leaders in a discussion that explores the idea of Story Sovereignty

Saturday 25 March 2pm | ACMI C2

In Conversation with Jub Clerc and Liz Kearney. Join us as we discuss the making of the beautiful Feature Film 'Sweet As'.

Friday 24 March 7.45pm | ACMI Gandel Lab

BRING HER HOME follows three Indigenous women — an artist, an activist, and a politician — as they work to vindicate and honor their relatives who are victims in the growing epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Saturday 25 March 4pm | ACMI C2

Living in Norway on the border of Russia and Finland Venke Tørmænen has seen her Skolt Sámi culture being crushed between world events.

Saturday 25 March 2pm | CLASSIC Elsternwick

The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women.

Saturday 25 March 6pm | ACMI C2

Based on a true story of a friendship between the Russian artist of the famous painting “Shaman” Ivan Popov and the Yakut Stepan Beresekov, who suffered from lethargic sleep.

Saturday 25 March 9pm | ACMI C2

“I began in innocence, newborn, a blank page. The story was written, the story of thousands of children has to be heard. Our History must be faced. May the truth set us free.” Fa’amoana John Luafutu.

Saturday 25 March 4pm | CLASSIC Elsternwick

In the middle of a contentious custody battle, a divorced woman abducts her children and heads to the Canary Islands.

Sunday 26 March 1pm | ACMI Gandel Lab

Curated by Tearepa Kahi is an international award winning Māori filmmaker who specialises in Kaupapa Māori stories.

Sunday 26th March 2pm | ACMI C2

Join two giants of First Nations activism, Uncles Tame Iti and Gary Foley, as they share stories of friendship and activism.

Sunday 26 March 4pm | ACMI C2

On a remote homestead in the Snowy Mountains, a lonely bushwoman tries to run the family farm and raise her children while her husband is away.

Sunday 26 March 6.30pm | LIDO Hawthorn

Two brothers embark on a journey to find their birth mother after their abusive father had lied for years about her whereabouts; along the way, they reconnect with their Indigenous heritage and make a new friend.

Sunday 26 March 6.30pm | ACMI C2

Witness the work of community members with substance-use disorder, first responders, and health professionals in the Kainai First Nation as they bring hope and change through harm reduction to Blackfoot people.

Sunday 26 March 8.30pm | LIDO Hawthorn

Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace follows the struggles of Diane Abel and Chief Roland Willson of West Moberly First Nations as they battle the BC government against the construction of a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam along the Peace River (commonly known as Site C Dam).

Sunday 26 March 6.30pm | Pride Centre St.Kilda

An orphaned Indigenous girl is forced to live with her reluctant, street-smart, francophone aunty and her two best friends in 80's Montreal.

Sunday 26 March 9.30pm | ACMI C2

A young Indigenous woman trapped in the throes of an abusive relationship gets revenge by burning down her boyfriend's home.

Monday 27 March 6pm | ACMI C2

A young man is determined to give his life meaning outside of Kaimuki, the small Hawaiian town where he grew up, even if it means leaving everything he's ever known and loved behind.

Monday 27 March 6.30pm | LIDO Hawthorn

Spencer O'Brien was on her way to becoming the best female snowboarder in the world when Rheumatoid arthritis set in. Forced to return home, she rediscovered her First Nations identity.

Monday 27 March 8.15pm | ACMI C2

DAUGHTER OF A LOST BIRD follows Kendra, an adult Native adoptee, as she reconnects with her birth family, discovers her Lummi heritage, and confronts issues of her own identity. Her singular story echoes many affected by the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Indian Adoption Project.

Monday 27 March 8.30pm | LIDO Hawthorn

Beck, a single mom who learns how to reclaim her dreams, family and honour her life, all thanks to an unlikely coach.

Tuesday 28 March 6.30pm | ACMI C1

Inspired by actual events, MURU is the story of a local Police Sergeant 'Taffy' Tawharau, who must choose between his badge and his people, when the Government launches an armed raid through his Ruatoki community on a school day.