Cirrus@Austlit

'A piece of paper, a passport, an identity card or a new legend can give a person a second chance, a new life and – in some cases – the ability to commit all manner of crimes.

'Professional forger Alan Figg operates in a world of duplicity where little is what it seems. He provides people with new identities and often the chance of a new life. His clients range from embezzlers to murderers, from credit card scammers to Mafiosi; as long as they can pay, Figg provides, no questions asked. But with age beginning to take its toll on his craft, and a thug threatening his life, Figg's world is about to spin out of control.

Supported by the MIFF Premiere Fund and inspired by a real-life Russian forger, director and screenwriter Ian Pringle (Isabelle Eberhardt, MIFF 1991; Wrong World, MIFF 1985) has crafted a taut, engrossing story about the disposable, desperate underbelly of society.' (Production summary)

Set at the turn of the twentieth century, Isabelle Eberhardt is the story of a determined young journalist who becomes enmeshed in the politics of the annexation of Morocco from Algeria. The film focuses on the hardships that she endures as a woman in an Arabic culture.

'A disillusioned expatriate returns to Australia and is committed to a psychiatric hospital. There he meets and inadvertently assists a fellow inmate, Mary, to escape. Their relationship develops and they find a way to survive the uncertain future.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 3/2/2014)

'Two technicians in an isolated, satellite relay station pass the time as best they can. The daily transmissions are the only contact they have with the outside world: an uninterrupted stream of violent, bizarre images which form a stark contrast with the starkly beautiful surroundings of the relay station. As one of the technician's nightmares get worse, violence and madness come to the plains of heaven.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 3/2/2014)