Wayne Blair

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Mullet (2001)

Eddie returns to his home town on the south coast of New South Wales. Having left for the city without explanation a few years previously, he tries to pick up the pieces of his life and fit back in to the lives of those he left, including his ex-girlfriend Tully ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Caesar
CAST:  Ben Mendelsohn  •  Susie Porter  •  Andrew S. Gilbert  •  Belinda McClory

Eddie returns to his home town on the south coast of New South Wales. Having left for the city without explanation a few years previously, he tries to pick up the pieces of his life and fit back in to the lives of those he left, including his ex-girlfriend Tully ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Caesar
CAST:  Ben Mendelsohn  •  Susie Porter  •  Andrew S. Gilbert  •  Belinda McClory

The Turning (2013)

Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winning author Tim Winton. The linking and overlapping stories explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wenham  •  Mia Wasikowska  •  Robert Connolly  •  Warwick Thornton  •  Jonathan auf der Heide  •  Tony Ayres  •  Shaun Gladwell  •  Rhys Graham  •  Anthony Lucas  •  Ian Meadows  •  Ashlee Page  •  Marieka Walsh  •  Jub Clerc  •  Claire McCarthy  •  Stephen Page  •  Simon Stone  •  Justin Kurzel
CAST:  Cate Blanchett  •  Hugo Weaving  •  James Fraser  •  Rose Byrne

Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winning author Tim Winton. The linking and overlapping stories explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wenham  •  Mia Wasikowska  •  Robert Connolly  •  Warwick Thornton  •  Jonathan auf der Heide  •  Tony Ayres  •  Shaun Gladwell  •  Rhys Graham  •  Anthony Lucas  •  Ian Meadows  •  Ashlee Page  •  Marieka Walsh  •  Jub Clerc  •  Claire McCarthy  •  Stephen Page  •  Simon Stone  •  Justin Kurzel
CAST:  Cate Blanchett  •  Hugo Weaving  •  James Fraser  •  Rose Byrne

The Sapphires (2012)

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It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when they entertain the US troops in Vietnam as singing group The Sapphires.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Blair
CAST:  Chris O'Dowd  •  Deborah Mailman  •  Jessica Mauboy  •  Shari Sebbens

It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when they entertain the US troops in Vietnam as singing group The Sapphires.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Blair
CAST:  Chris O'Dowd  •  Deborah Mailman  •  Jessica Mauboy  •  Shari Sebbens

Wish You Were Here (2012)

Four friends lose themselves in a carefree South-East Asian holiday. Only three come back. Dave and Alice return home to their young family desperate for answers about Jeremy's mysterious disappearance. When Alice's sister Steph returns not long after, a nasty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kieran Darcy-Smith
CAST:  Joel Edgerton  •  Teresa Palmer  •  Felicity Price  •  Antony Starr

Four friends lose themselves in a carefree South-East Asian holiday. Only three come back. Dave and Alice return home to their young family desperate for answers about Jeremy's mysterious disappearance. When Alice's sister Steph returns not long after, a nasty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kieran Darcy-Smith
CAST:  Joel Edgerton  •  Teresa Palmer  •  Felicity Price  •  Antony Starr

X (2011)

A veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Hewitt
CAST:  Peter Docker  •  Eamon Farren  •  Jordan Fielding  •  Burnetta Hampson

A veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Hewitt
CAST:  Peter Docker  •  Eamon Farren  •  Jordan Fielding  •  Burnetta Hampson

Blessed (2009)

Seven lost children wander the night streets while their mothers await their return home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ana Kokkinos
CAST:  Frances O'Connor  •  Miranda Otto  •  Deborra-Lee Furness  •  Victoria Haralabidou

Seven lost children wander the night streets while their mothers await their return home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ana Kokkinos
CAST:  Frances O'Connor  •  Miranda Otto  •  Deborra-Lee Furness  •  Victoria Haralabidou

Nulla Nulla (2015)

Fresh out of the academy, White Cop experiences his first taste of Aboriginal community life, as Black Cop puts him to the test.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dylan River
CAST:  Khan Chittenden  •  Pamela Sampson  •  Audrey Martin  •  Wayne Blair

Fresh out of the academy, White Cop experiences his first taste of Aboriginal community life, as Black Cop puts him to the test.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dylan River
CAST:  Khan Chittenden  •  Pamela Sampson  •  Audrey Martin  •  Wayne Blair

Septembers of Shiraz (2015)

In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Blair
CAST:  Adrien Brody  •  Salma Hayek Pinault  •  Gabriella Wright  •  Shohreh Aghdashloo

In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Blair
CAST:  Adrien Brody  •  Salma Hayek Pinault  •  Gabriella Wright  •  Shohreh Aghdashloo

The Broken Shore (2013)

An evocative crime thriller that captures the chilling action and sharp wit of Peter Temple's acclaimed novel The Broken Shore. In this gripping adaptation, Detective Joe Cashin uncovers a web of lies, betrayal and police corruption in a small coastal town where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rowan Woods
CAST:  Don Hany  •  Claudia Karvan  •  Anthony Hayes  •  Erik Thomson

An evocative crime thriller that captures the chilling action and sharp wit of Peter Temple's acclaimed novel The Broken Shore. In this gripping adaptation, Detective Joe Cashin uncovers a web of lies, betrayal and police corruption in a small coastal town where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rowan Woods
CAST:  Don Hany  •  Claudia Karvan  •  Anthony Hayes  •  Erik Thomson

Dirty Dancing (2017)

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle, and nothing is ever the same for anyone in the Houseman family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Blair
CAST:  Abigail Breslin  •  Colt Prattes  •  Sarah Hyland  •  Debra Messing

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle, and nothing is ever the same for anyone in the Houseman family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Blair
CAST:  Abigail Breslin  •  Colt Prattes  •  Sarah Hyland  •  Debra Messing

Emu Runner (2019)

A spirited young girl in small town Australia forms a meaningful bond with a wild emu as she tries to cope with her beleaguered father, a naïve social worker, and her own painful grief in the aftermath of her mother’s sudden death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Imogen Thomas
CAST:  Rhae-Kye Waites  •  Wayne Blair  •  Georgia Blizzard  •  Stella Carter

A spirited young girl in small town Australia forms a meaningful bond with a wild emu as she tries to cope with her beleaguered father, a naïve social worker, and her own painful grief in the aftermath of her mother’s sudden death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Imogen Thomas
CAST:  Rhae-Kye Waites  •  Wayne Blair  •  Georgia Blizzard  •  Stella Carter

Top End Wedding (2019)

Lauren and Ned are engaged, they are in love, and they have just ten days to find Lauren’s mother who has gone AWOL somewhere in the remote far north of Australia, reunite her parents and pull off their dream wedding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Blair
CAST:  Miranda Tapsell  •  Gwilym Lee  •  Kerry Fox  •  Ursula Yovich

Lauren and Ned are engaged, they are in love, and they have just ten days to find Lauren’s mother who has gone AWOL somewhere in the remote far north of Australia, reunite her parents and pull off their dream wedding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Blair
CAST:  Miranda Tapsell  •  Gwilym Lee  •  Kerry Fox  •  Ursula Yovich

The Djarn Djarns (2005)

The Djarn Djarns is a comedy-drama very much suited for young people. It is a dance film with a sports feel, so culture and sport are not in competition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Blair
CAST:  Hunter Page-Lochard  •  Tony Briggs

The Djarn Djarns is a comedy-drama very much suited for young people. It is a dance film with a sports feel, so culture and sport are not in competition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Blair
CAST:  Hunter Page-Lochard  •  Tony Briggs

Redfern Now: Promise Me (2015)

Two young women are raped on their way home. The story follows the lives of both women and the different ways they deal with the crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Perkins
CAST:  Deborah Mailman  •  Wayne Blair  •  Rarriwuy Hick  •  Lisa Flanagan

Two young women are raped on their way home. The story follows the lives of both women and the different ways they deal with the crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Perkins
CAST:  Deborah Mailman  •  Wayne Blair  •  Rarriwuy Hick  •  Lisa Flanagan

Martha the Monster (2017)

Shy teenage monster making new friends in a new place. In a world where humans live alongside monsters, Martha finds herself stuck with a major identity crisis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Weekes
CAST:  Rose Byrne  •  Bobby Cannavale  •  Krew Boylan  •  Kailah Cabanas

Shy teenage monster making new friends in a new place. In a world where humans live alongside monsters, Martha finds herself stuck with a major identity crisis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Weekes
CAST:  Rose Byrne  •  Bobby Cannavale  •  Krew Boylan  •  Kailah Cabanas

Extraction (2020)

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Tyler Rake, a fearless mercenary who offers his services on the black market, embarks on a dangerous mission when he is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a Mumbai crime lord.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Hargrave
CAST:  Chris Hemsworth  •  David Harbour  •  Randeep Hooda  •  Pankaj Tripathi

Tyler Rake, a fearless mercenary who offers his services on the black market, embarks on a dangerous mission when he is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a Mumbai crime lord.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Hargrave
CAST:  Chris Hemsworth  •  David Harbour  •  Randeep Hooda  •  Pankaj Tripathi

Eaglehawk (2016)

In a remote forest , an aspiring actress immerses herself in the mythical world of the 'Yowie' to scare others and herself into living.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shannon Murphy
CAST:  Tilda Cobham-Hervey  •  Ryan Corr  •  Wayne Blair

In a remote forest , an aspiring actress immerses herself in the mythical world of the 'Yowie' to scare others and herself into living.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shannon Murphy
CAST:  Tilda Cobham-Hervey  •  Ryan Corr  •  Wayne Blair

Ablaze (2022)

A feature documentary about opera singer Tiriki Onus who finds a 70-year-old silent film believed to be made by his grandfather, Aboriginal leader and filmmaker Bill Onus. As Tiriki travels across the continent and pieces together clues to the film’s origins, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alec Morgan  •  Tiriki Onus
CAST:  Bill Onus  •  Tiriki Onus  •  Jack Charles  •  John Hughes

A feature documentary about opera singer Tiriki Onus who finds a 70-year-old silent film believed to be made by his grandfather, Aboriginal leader and filmmaker Bill Onus. As Tiriki travels across the continent and pieces together clues to the film’s origins, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alec Morgan  •  Tiriki Onus
CAST:  Bill Onus  •  Tiriki Onus  •  Jack Charles  •  John Hughes

Small Claims: The Meeting (2004)

This movie is about an ex drug dealer on the run. Melinda Fehlers is on the run from her old life. Being known as Leanne in her past this all becoming déjà Vu the people from the past reappear and are here to get her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cherie Nolan
CAST:  Rebecca Gibney  •  Claudia Karvan  •  Robert Mammone  •  Freya Stafford

This movie is about an ex drug dealer on the run. Melinda Fehlers is on the run from her old life. Being known as Leanne in her past this all becoming déjà Vu the people from the past reappear and are here to get her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cherie Nolan
CAST:  Rebecca Gibney  •  Claudia Karvan  •  Robert Mammone  •  Freya Stafford

Small Claims: The Reunion (2006)

Chrissy and Jo attend Chrissy's university reunion. Surrounded by success, Chrissy begins to question her decision to stay at home with the kids. When an old friend's husband is found dead in the harbour from an apparent heart attack, Chrissy and Jo are drawn to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Tilse
CAST:  Claudia Karvan  •  Rebecca Gibney  •  Lisa Chappell  •  Simon Burke

Chrissy and Jo attend Chrissy's university reunion. Surrounded by success, Chrissy begins to question her decision to stay at home with the kids. When an old friend's husband is found dead in the harbour from an apparent heart attack, Chrissy and Jo are drawn to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Tilse
CAST:  Claudia Karvan  •  Rebecca Gibney  •  Lisa Chappell  •  Simon Burke
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