Mildura Film Society

Like My Brother
RELEASE DATE: 26/01/25
RATING:G Very mild themes and infrequent coarse language
RUNTIME: 93mins
DIRECTOR: Danielle MacLean, Sal Balharrie.

Four talented Tiwi Island Indigenous girls dream of AFLW stardom, and with the support of their community, face the social and physical obstacles standing in their way. This is an inspirational story of human endurance, ancient resilience and the power of sport to act as a force for change. Filmed over 6 years, the documentary explores the different worlds that the girls must traverse from the remote Tiwi Islands to mainland Australia as they are selected by the Essendon Football Club for their talent and unique style of play. Navigating the competitive world of professional football while dealing with the weight of cultural expectations, distance and financial barriers, the girls encounter triumphs and disappointments before defining success on their own terms to become an inspiration for the next generation of their community.

The Teacher Who Promised The Sea
RELEASE DATE: 11/02/25
RATING:M Mature themes and violence
RUNTIME: 105mins
DIRECTOR: Patricia Font
ACTORS: Laia Costa, Ramón Agirre, Enric Auquer, Luisa Gavasa, Milo Taboada, Nicolás Calvo, Alba Hermoso, Gael Aparício.

Inspired by extraordinary true events, Patricia Font’s superb new drama follows a charismatic teacher whose progressive outlook transforms the lives of a group of young students on the eve of the Spanish Civil War, but places him in the crossfire of local authorities. 1935. Idealistic Catalonian educator Antoni Benaiges (a stellar Enric Auquer, Too Many Chefs) is appointed as the new schoolmaster of a small, isolated village in the province of Burgos. With an innovative approach, he soon wins over his reluctant pupils, a group between the ages of six and twelve who are used to being instructed by the strict local priest. Inspiring his young charges to hope and to broaden their horizons, Antoni even promises to take them the ocean for the first time… Meanwhile, 75 years later, Ariadna (Laia Costa, Lullaby, Victoria) is attempting to uncover what happened to her great grandfather – a man who disappeared during the war – leading her to discover the emotional story behind Antoni’s promise. A major word of mouth hit at the Spanish box office in early 2024, Font’s film is an eloquent and deeply moving tale of the power of education and the importance of never letting the lessons of history be forgotten.

My Favourite Cake
RELEASE DATE: 23/02/25
RATING:M Mature themes
RUNTIME: 97mins
DIRECTOR: Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam
ACTORS: Lili Farhadpour, Esmaeel Mehrabi

Seventy-year-old Mahin, solitary until now, chooses to revive her love life. A chance encounter becomes an unforgettable evening.