5-20 APRIL 2025
The Blackwood River Film Festival 2025
Showcasing films by Australian filmmakers, 9 Short Films, 2 Features and, for those that missed out, a rescreen of the 2022, 2023 and 2024 short film compilations.
FEATURE FILMS
You Should Have Been Here Yesterday
Director: Jolyon Hoff
Runtime: 1hr 40min
You Should Have Been Here Yesterday combines hundreds of hours of lovingly restored 16mm footage with a salt-infused soundscape by Headland. This cinematic poem tells the story of a wild community who took off up the coast and discovered a whole new way to live.
Going back to the never-before-seen camera reels to ask the question – what do we keep and what do we leave behind? Featuring Tim Winton, Wayne Lynch, Bob McTavish, Albe Falzon, Evelyn Rich, Maurice Cole and many more. Inspired by Moonage Daydream and Jen Peedom’s Mountain.
Bassendream
Director: Tim Barretto
Runtime: 1hr 20min
Tales of youth, friendship and family interweave in an eccentric portrait of suburban existence on the last day of the summer school holidays in 1990's Australia.
DATE | SCREENING | TIME | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
SAT 5-Apr-25 | 2022 Short Films | 3:00 pm | Nannup Town Hall |
SAT 5-Apr-25 | Feature - You should have been Here Yesterday | 5:00 pm | Nannup Town Hall |
SAT 5-Apr-25 | 2025 Short Films | 7:00 pm | Nannup Town Hall |
SUN 6-Apr-25 | 2023 Short Films | 3:00 pm | Nannup Town Hall |
SUN 6-Apr-25 | Feature - Bassendream | 5:00 pm | Nannup Town Hall |
SUN 6-Apr-25 | 2025 Short Films | 7:00 pm | Nannup Town Hall |
SAT 12-Apr-25 | 2024 Short Films | 3:00 pm | Bridgetown Repertory Theatre |
SAT 12-Apr-25 | Feature - You should have been Here Yesterday | 5:00 pm | Bridgetown Repertory Theatre |
SAT 12-Apr-25 | 2025 Short Films | 7:00 pm | Bridgetown Repertory Theatre |
SUN 13-Apr-25 | 2022 Short Films | 3:00 pm | Bridgetown Repertory Theatre |
SUN 13-Apr-25 | 2023 Short Films | 5:00 pm | Bridgetown Repertory Theatre |
SUN 13-Apr-25 | Feature - Bassendream | 7:00 pm | Bridgetown Repertory Theatre |
SAT 19-Apr-25 | 2024 Short Films | 3:00 pm | Balingup Town Hall |
SAT 19-Apr-25 | Feature - Bassendream | 5:00 pm | Balingup Town Hall |
SAT 19-Apr-25 | 2025 Short Films | 7:00 pm | Balingup Town Hall |
SUN 20-Apr-25 | 2022 Short Films | 3:00 pm | Balingup Town Hall |
SUN 20-Apr-25 | 2023 Short Films | 5:00 pm | Balingup Town Hall |
SUN 20-Apr-25 | Feature - You should have been here yesterday | 7:00 pm | Balingup Town Hall |
SHORT FILMS 2025
MIA MIAS
Sandra revisits her childhood to bring other stolen children home. This film documents the last great work of Wadandi Elder and artist, Sandra Hill.
Broono
In 1970s Glasgow, an unlikely friendship develops between a bereaved 11-year-old lad and the local bully until tragedy strikes again.
The Callback
A comedy about following a dream into a waking nightmare.
Touch
In the near future, a woman tries a new therapy to overcome her fear of being touched.
Room for One More
When an entire house collapses on him, Alex realises he’s close to death. Will he use his final moments to reconnect with loved ones? Or will he go all-in on pitching his brilliant short film idea to old friend Bruno?
The Hug
Two friends experience a strange phenomenon when their goodbye method evolves from a handshake into a hug.
Max Pam: The Freddie Incident
Photographer Max Pam recounts an experience from his seminal years traveling Asia in the early 1970s, the impact of which is life changing.
In conversations with myself and others
In Conversation with Myself and Others is a heart-warming and humorous documentary that profiles the life of a talented artist who defies ableist assumptions and conquers the art world with humour, creativity, and a trusty wheelchair.
You’re invited to Tuscan’s 5th Birthday Party
When her only son's birthday party is ruined by a runaway pony, a stressed mother deals with the comically chaotic aftermath.