Directed by Riccardo Servini, “Dwarf Story: Little People, Big Choice” is a thoughtful and deeply moving documentary that engages with one of the most pressing and polarizing developments in the...

With "Expression of Illness," filmmaker Bryn Silverman offers an intimate glimpse into her experience with thyroid cancer, crafting a short documentary that unfolds like a personal diary—raw,...

At this year’s Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, the short documentary category is anything but small. With 9 dedicated Shorts Sessions and shorts screening alongside many of the features at...

Healing rarely arrives with fanfare. Often, it’s quiet, cumulative, and deeply personal. In "Scars Unseen," filmmaker Meredith Yinger captures that reality with care and sensitivity, focusing not on...

Directed by Riccardo Servini, “Dwarf Story: Little People, Big Choice” is a thoughtful and deeply moving documentary that engages with one of the most pressing and polarizing developments in the...

Beneath the turquoise skin of the Pacific, the world slows down. Light bends. Giants drift silently. Directed by Ignacio Walker and Denis Arqueros, “Her Shark Story” captures that sense of oceanic...

What does it sound like when defiance becomes music? In "NAFADA: An Audio Uprising," director Reginald Tiessen explores the urgency, frustration, and fierce creativity of female artists confronting...

Now celebrating its 10th year, the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) has grown into one of the most dynamic and essential platforms for non-fiction storytelling in the Southern Hemisphere....

"Without Arrows," co-directed by Jonathan Olshefski and Elizabeth Day, is a beautifully crafted documentary that spans over thirteen years in the lives of a Lakȟóta family. The film delves into the...

"Diving Into The Darkness" directed by Nays Baghai is an exhilarating plunge beneath the surface of cave diving into the experiences of renowned diver Jill Heinerth as she examines a series of...

Directed by Michael Dillon, "The Great White Whale" is an electrifying and captivating odyssey that follows the extraordinary journey of a group of determined climbers as they attempt to conquer...

What's it like to be a street cat in Chicago? A little bureaucratic, occasionally feisty, sometimes cold, but with kind friends, not too shabby!

Short documentaries are abundant at this year’s Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. With a whopping 7 Shorts Sessions to choose from and numerous shorts screening alongside features, deciding which...

The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival online program kicks off July 1st - 31st. Audiences are spoiled for choice this year with a tremendous selection of documentaries that will challenge your...

The 2024 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is ready to fill your July with unmissable stories of hope, perseverance, and culture with a bold line-up of films that embody the human experience...