Long form

Heatwaves is a curated art and culture documentary project that explores the vibrant creative scene in Melbourne, Australia. Creative independents of today that defies definition are conducting Heatwaves of culture.

LAST PARTY OF SUMMER

Our series follows several young adult character’s through their life changing experiences at The Last Party of Summer. Lovers are reconnected, fights break out, new friendships are formed and old ones are tested. This pop culture infused young adult melodrama combines the chaotic and euphoric feelings of being at a party with the coming of age lessons that come crashing down on us in its wake.

NEVER SAY DIE

William, ex-1960s film star and now cantankerous old man, must learn to navigate an enforced homecare in a world that’s grown critical of his existence.

HOT BREAD

From the outside, a row of terrace houses might look similar. “Hot Bread” shows us that behind the facade there is an exciting and diverse cast of characters that might never normally cross paths. From lost souls looking for love to eccentric flatmates discussing the intricacies of Downton Abbey, our first season follows three stories interwoven with comedy and heartbreak.

BEEZAL MOP

Beezal Mop aims to expand the cinema going experience by creating an ongoing series of two minute, cinematic episodes that screen before the feature film. Our core value is to keep locality as key aspect of each story through location, talent, crew & sponsors – who we hope to engage and keep these running at no cost to the cinema.

ROLE PLAY

You don’t get in life what you want, you get in life what you are.’

Community Theatre asks the question: If you had your life to live over again, do you think you could have done more than what you’ve done thus far? After years of helping hide her husband’s homosexuality, spited lover and failed playwright Meredith Bishop decides to stage an original play at her local community theatre that will expose everything.

Short form

KAMPONG SPIRIT

Jing Kai and his kelong have one key idea at the core “connecting local Singaporeans with local seafood”. Following Kai, a millennial who gave up a cushy office job to hustle out in the open sea, we learn about the uphill battle to keep traditional Kelong Farming alive.

A ROSE FOR KATRINA

A man arriving for a first date is subjected to a strange mind game.

A father takes a trip down memory lane as he packs boxes of hand-me-down items for his son.

LOOKIN

When a 15-year-old schoolboy, Lachie, becomes unsatisfied by his closeted school fling, he goes looking for love through the only way he knows how, a hook-up app.

FAVOUR ON THE FORTH FLOOR

A hotel guest solicits a cleaner for help with an unusual predicament.

FARMHOUSE

Set in rural Victoria amidst a bushfire, two sisters run out of water. What seems to be sibling drama, quickly turns sinister.