Cirrus@Austlit

'When the attention-seeking suicide attempt of Ronnie’s daughter, Audrey, dramatically fails Ronnie assumes her identity in a bid to fulfil her own thwarted dreams.'

Source: Screen Australia funding approvals.

'Maxie, Summer and James share a deep bond and love for music. James (Rory Potter) is the entrepreneur of the trio, his sights set on a career as a promoter. Summer (Yasmin Honeychurch) has an incredible singing voice. Maxie (Rasmus King, Bosch & Rockit, SFF 2021) is the maestro of mischief. When James receives a devastating diagnosis, the friends – each with burdens to bear – throw themselves into a whirlwind of festivals in an attempt to escape reality. Featuring top acts Dune Rats, G Flip, Bliss n Eso, B Wise, Peking Duk, Ruby Fields, Jerome Farah, Kobie Dee and more – and fantastic footage shot at actual festivals – 6 Festivals is a moving love letter to young friendship and the life-altering power of live music.'

Source: Sydney Film Festival.

'Zainab and Asif move from India to Sydney to build a new life, but when Asif dies in suspicious circumstances Zainab realises she never really knew her husband and their new comfortable white neighbourhood hides a dark secret.'

Source: Screen Australia funding approvals.

'A young Muslim activist and slam poet goes missing in this tense Sydney-set mystery with a sharp perspective on Islamophobia by Partho Sen-Gupta (Sunrise, SFF 2015).

'Adam Bakri (Omar, SFF 2014) stars as Ricky, a Sydney café owner and Muslim refugee who is proudly assimilated into Australian culture. Ricky is estranged from his sister Ameena (Danielle Horvat), a hijab-wearing, politicised slam poet who is unafraid to air her views on Australian society. When Ameena disappears after a gig one night, Ricky is forced to revisit his internal conflicts over his own identity as he and his mother desperately search for her. When the right-wing media seizes on the story, speculating that Ameena has fled the country to join the Islamic State, the family suffers a barrage of scrutiny – even as they fear it could be true.'

Source: Sydney Film Festival.

This film 'is an ensemble comedy set in the music festival scene and taking place over three consecutive years.' (Source: Variety website)