TRAVELLING FILM FESTIVAL
SCREENING 21-23 AUGUST 2026
Founded by David Stratton in 1974, the TFF is committed to providing audiences in regional Australia with access to films they would otherwise not have the opportunity to see on the big screen.
The TFF presents cinema in a festival environment and promotes a film experience that encourages debate, community involvement and interaction.
The TFF facilitates a direct and invaluable dialogue between regional audiences, local film practitioners and Australia’s wider film community, an opportunity enthusiastically embraced by all parties.
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21 August 2026
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22 August 2026
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22 August 2026
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22 August 2026
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22 August 2026
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23 August 2026
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23 August 2026
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23 August 2026
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Runtime: 84 MinutesLanguage: In English, Spanish and Japanese with English subtitlesUnsurprisingly, whistling as a competitive sport attracts an eccentric crowd. Wrangling this multifarious mob, is ‘Whistling Diva’ producer Carole Anne Kaufman, a contentious figure, who’s on a mission to elevate the artform and the competition. Directed by Christopher Nelius (Girls Can’t Surf, SFF 2021), this highly entertaining documentary in the tradition of Best in Show and The Golden Spurtle, celebrates persistence and lip-pursing talent as it captures the highs and lows of competitive musical whistling. -
Runtime: 96 MinutesStarring: Yannis Kokiasmenos, Maria Diakopanagiotou, Argyris Pandazaras, Antonis Kafetzopoulos, Antonis TsiotsiopoulosLanguage: In Greek with English subtitlesAn animal protagonist to rank alongside the heroes of Red Dog and Babe, Hen begins life as a black-feathered outcast in an ocean of golden chicks bound for slaughter. Capturing the personality of this creature, Pálfi charts the funny adventures and hair-raising escapes along the Greek coast. As the humans around Hen come into focus, Pálfi delivers a sobering study in human nature and a commentary on burning social issues. Made without CGI, animatronics or AI, Hen is technically brilliant and boldly innovative. -
Runtime: 96 MinutesStarring: Donovan RutherfurdLanguage: In EnglishBull riding is eight seconds of fast and furious tension – preceded by months of determined graft. It’s a risky sport for youthful dreamers like Peter Jnr, living in remote Doomadgee with his ex-bull rider father; tenacious Camicka, plus Mount Isa local favourite Donovan; and talented larrikin Darcy. This engrossing documentary captures the grit and determination of the four Queenslanders, with their stories accompanied by a soulful score from Sam Teskey (Teskey Brothers). -
Runtime: 100 MinutesStarring: Shahrbanoo Sadat, Anwar Hashimi, Liam Hussaini, Yasin Negah, Torkan OmariLanguage: In Dari and Pashto with English subtitlesKabul, 2021. In the lead up to the Taliban’s return to power, Naru is the sole camerawoman at Kabul’s main TV station. Having left her cheating, abusive husband, and struggling to gain custody of her young son, it is no wonder that Naru feels that there are " no good men " left in Afghanistan. Assigned to a major news story, she partners with journalist Qodrat, and an unexpected connection forms. Adeptly playing with rom-com conventions, with the backdrop of a society on the brink of tumult, Sadat has made a film as daring as it is delightful. -
Runtime: 146 MinutesStarring: Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Lisa Carlehed, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Lisa Loven KongsliLanguage: In Norwegian, English and Romanian with English subtitlesRomanian-Norwegian couple Mihai (Stan, A Different Man, TFF 2024) and Lisbet (Reinsve, Sentimental Value, TFF 2025) relocate with their five children to a fjord village in Norway. As they settle in, their daughter Elia befriends a rebellious local teen. When Elia arrives at school with bruises, scrutiny of her parents’ conservative parenting methods escalates into crisis in the village and far beyond. With Fjord Mungiu challenges the audience to contemplate the limits of secular contemporary societies in dealing with minorities and, as always, poses resonant ethical questions. -
Runtime: 147 MinutesStarring: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Léa Seydoux, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm, Sylvester GrothLanguage: In German with English subtitlesA mighty gingko tree in a German university town witnesses the intertwined lives of three generations. In 1908, a pioneering botanist becomes the institution’s first female student. In 1972, two classmates bond over a geranium in politically charged times. In 2020, a lonely neuroscientist (Leung Chiu-wai), stuck on campus, seeks meaning from the tree’s electromagnetic signals under the guidance of a French biologist (Seydoux). Returning in resplendent form, Ildikó Enyedi crafts a perceptive, time-spanning exploration of humanity’s enduring connection to nature. -
Runtime: 93 MinutesStarring: Sandra Hüller, Caro Braun, Marisa Growaldt, Godehard Giese, Robert GwisdekLanguage: In German with English subtitlesSaid to be the "true and twisted tale of a deceiver of land and folk, who, defying her birth as a woman, comported herself as a man and committed many a wicked deed," what follows is far more complex. Battle-worn, 'the soldier' arrives in a village, and lays claim to an abandoned farmstead. As the soldiers is pressured to marry – a series of surprising and tragic events unfold. Based on historical characters, and with a wry humour, this is an ode to a gender non-conforming stalwart. -
Runtime: 98 MinutesStarring: Chirag LoboLanguage: In English, Hindi and Pashto with English subtitlesThis epic documentary tells an incredible true story of adventure and romance. In Delhi, 1975, young street artist PK meets Lotta, who is visiting from Sweden, and paints her portrait. Certain she is the true love foretold to him by an astrologer, PK embarks on the mission of his life – to cycle from India to Sweden. Award-winning director Orlando von Einsiedel (Virunga) tells this rousing story through sumptuous, vivid reenactments and wonderful interviews with PK and Lotta.
