REAL FILM. REAL CINEMA. At Tower Cinemas, we keep 35mm film alive. In a world of digital projection and shrinking formats, celluloid is becoming rare — and we think that matters. We hunt down original 35mm prints — often unseen for years — and put them back where they belong: on the big screen. This is cinema with depth, texture, and impact. The way it was meant to be experienced. WHY 35MM? Digital runs at 2K or 4K. 35mm? Closer to 8K. That means sharper detail, richer contrast, and deeper, more natural colour. Film simply looks and feels different — more alive. And it’s not just the format — it’s the craft. Every session is run by a real projectionist, presenting the film with care and precision. Sure, digital is consistent. Film isn’t — and that’s the point. Every print carries a history. Slight imperfections, subtle wear — that’s character. That’s warmth. That’s cinema. The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

Paris. A shocking death, a determined psychiatrist, and a truth no one else wants to see. When Paula Cohen-Solal (Virginie Efira - star of upcoming films by Asghar Farhadi & Ryusuke Hamaguchi) is found dead, the authorities rule it a suicide. But her psychiatrist, Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster in her first major French-language role), refuses to accept it. Convinced that Paula’s husband Simon (Mathieu Amalric, The French Dispatch) is involved, she decides to investigate on her own – even if it means venturing far beyond her professional limits. With the help of her ex-husband Gabriel (Daniel Auteuil, The Thread) and a hypnotist whose sessions trigger unsettling visions, Lilian is plunged into a labyrinth where memory, intuition, and doubt collide. Each vision brings her closer to the truth… or deeper into danger. Jodie Foster delivers a riveting performance worthy of her two Oscars and four Golden Globes, and showcases her sensational linguistic and emotional precision. Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski (Other People’s Children), the film reimagines the investigative thriller with a bold twist – blending tension, dark humour, and witty couple dynamics within a charged psychological setting.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle & New Farm Cinemas: 5 June. In Japanese language with English subtitles. Released in 1988 but set in Neo-Tokyo, dystopian 2019, AKIRA follows a secret military project that endangers Kaneda and his friends when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging monster that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.

New Farm Cinemas. Q&A screenings Fri 29 May - Sun 31 May. Tower Cinemas 4pm 20th June. A sequel to the cult Brisbane film 'All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane', we are pleased to present a Brisbane-exclusive season of director Louise Alston's long-awaited sequel 'All My Friends Are Back in Brisbane'. After being dumped by her fiancé in London, a lawyer returns home to Brisbane and finds herself working with the now-married ex-boyfriend she left a decade earlier. Shot in-and-around the city and suburbs, including Brunswick St, this follow-up to one of Brisbane's most iconic films can't be missed.

Presented by Container Film Society in partnership with the Institute of Modern Art New Farm Cinemas: Tue 19 May, 7 PM. A counter history of filmmaking in Australia. Whether tracked by funding bodies or word of mouth, there is a clear trail connecting films made by local production companies or filmmakers to Australia and its filmmaking history. However, there are filmmakers who touch the ground more lightly—whether with Jodie Mack refracting Palm Beach’s glistening water while touring her breakthrough Let Your Light Shine program or Malena Szlam’s multi-year research program which also culminated in a three-channel work. This screening reflects on this alternative history and its distinct engagement with our environment by bringing together key recent works. Something Between Us – Jodie Mack (2015, 10m) Go Between – Chris Kennedy (2023, 6m) For Dan – Luke Fowler (2021, 12m) Archipelago of Earth Bones: To Bunya – Malena Szlam (2024, 20m) Double Phase – Takeshi Makino (2020, 25m) Brisbane River – Chris Kennedy (2023, 3m) More info can be found at container.net.au Unrated 15+ and presented in partnership with the Institute of Modern Art.

New Farm & Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sat 23 & Sun 24 May. 25th Anniversary Screening. Amelie Poulain has led a sheltered life - educated at home by over-protective parents, she retreats into a fantasy world of her own. When she finally leaves home and finds work as a waitress in a Parisian café, life is pretty uneventful until a chain of extraordinary events leads her to the discovery of a tin box containing a schoolboy's long forgotten mementos. It is then that Amelie discovers her true vocation in life - helping others find love and happiness - which she sets about in her own unique and magical way. When Amelie falls in love herself, she realizes that making neat solutions is not as easy as it seems...

New Farm Cinemas: Thu 14 May. This disturbing Japanese thriller follows Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi), a widower who decides to start dating again. Aided by a film-producer friend (Miyuki Matsuda), Aoyama uses auditions for a fake production to function as a dating service. When Aoyama becomes intrigued by the withdrawn, gorgeous Asami (Eihi Shiina), they begin a relationship. However, he begins to realize that Asami isn't as reserved as she appears to be, leading to gradually increased tension and a harrowing climax.

New Farm, The Elizabeth, Red Hill & Tower Cinemas Newcastle. The debut feature film from A24’s youngest up and coming director, twenty-year-old Kane Parsons, BACKROOMS is a psychological horror that will have you questioning those in-between places in everyday life. A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom. Inspired by the viral YouTube short films Parsons created in his teens under the alias Kane Pixels, this feature film adaptation boasts an all-star cast led by Oscar winner Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) and Oscar-nominatee Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value), BACKROOMS will have you on the edge of your seat.

New Farm Cinemas - Brisbane Friday 31 October at 7pm. WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY TOMMY WISEAU – THE CREATOR OF CULT CLASSIC THE ROOM! Three firefighters must save New Orleans from a shark attack.

Presented in 3D and directed by Academy Award® winners James Cameron (Avatar: Fire and Ash) and Billie Eilish, the concert film was captured during Eilish’s sold-out world tour. A two-time Oscar® and nine-time Grammy Award winner, Eilish is among the most celebrated and successful artists of her generation and consistently ranks among the most-streamed performers in the world.

New Farm Cinemas: Fri 15 May, 6 PM. Q&A screening with director Zoe Pepper and producer Cody Greenwood. Evicted and jobless, Cory and his pregnant wife are forced to stay with his parents. As the younger couple’s stay extends the parents’ become worried that their disappointing son will never leave the house. Desperate to prove himself, the edges of Cory’s reality slip away and he finds an unexpected path to success that detonates the family.

New Farm Cinemas: Sat 9 May. Nina (Portman) is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica (Hershey) who exerts a suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side - a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.

Ang Lee’s compassionate epic of love and longing, Brokeback Mountain was a watershed moment for queer stories in mainstream cinema that remains affecting more than twenty years on. In 1963 two cowboys, Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal), take on a summer sheep herding job through the grazing pastures of Brokeback Mountain, Wyoming. It is that fateful summer that their lives change forever – a powerful romance catches them by surprise, costs them their job and splits them on different paths. Years later after both have separately married and had kids, Jack pays Ennis a visit, reigniting their flame and leaving an impact on each-other’s families.

Exclusive to New Farm Cinemas in Brisbane, and Tower Cinemas in Newcastle. Winner of an Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival, DJ AHMET is about a 15-year-old boy from a remote Yuruk village in North Macedonia who finds refuge in music while navigating his father’s expectations, a conservative community, and his first experience with love — a girl already promised to someone else. Writer/Director Georgi M. Unkovski makes his delightful feature film debut with this inspiring tribute to the unifying power of music at any age, as well as the unexpected freedoms it can provide. Uplifted by warm humour, lovable characters, and an unsurprisingly catchy soundtrack, DJ AHMET casts a welcome spell that reverberates long after the last joyous note.

New Farm Cinemas: live Q&A with Mark Sowerby in-person. Tower Cinemas Newcastle: livestreamed Q&A. Don’t Be Prey is an edge-of-your-seat adventure into one man’s fight to reclaim his life by taking on the world’s most dangerous marathon swims, the Oceans Seven. Featuring unforgettable characters, raw vulnerability and breathtaking ocean feats, it’s a gripping, uplifting journey of resilience, reinvention and what it really takes to survive.

Advance Screenings! Based on the global hit video game created by KOTAKE CREATE, this mind-bending psychological thriller comes to cinemas on April 23 in Australia and New Zealand. A man becomes increasingly desperate when he finds himself trapped in an endless, sterile subway passageway with no way out. He finds a set of rules: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. When even a single mistake will send him back to the beginning, will he ever escape this purgatory?

Five Star Cinemas - New Farm Cinemas, QLD Thursday, Aug 20 from 7 pm to 9:30 pm The Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) is proud to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2026, marking two decades of unforgettable stories, breathtaking landscapes, and a community bound by a passion for fly fishing. This milestone year promises to be a landmark event, as the tour kicks off with a fresh collection of the finest fly fishing films from across the globe.

Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sat 9 May. New Farm Cinemas: Sun 17 May. In this sprawling crime epic by Michael Mann, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro come face to face in a tense heist thriller like none other. Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.

Q&A screenings. Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Tue 9 June & New Farm Cinemas: Sat 13 June. In various languages with English subtitles. The award-winning international sensation documentary that is reshaping how we think about dementia. 24-year-old humanitarian activist and author Teun Toebes has a mission: to improve the quality of life of people living with dementia. As the number of people with dementia is set to double in the next 20 years, Teun's quest is not a question, but a necessity. In a three-year journey across four continents and 11 countries, Teun and filmmaker Jonathan de Jong take on a disarming and eye--opening quest around the world, exploring how dementia is dealt with in other countries, and what we can learn from each other to rethink the future of care. The film will be introduced and followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers Jonathan de Jong and Teun Toebes.

With unprecedented access to the official archives and intimate recollections from the band, both current and past, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition invites fans to experience one of the most iconic journeys in music history. Spanning five decades, this electrifying documentary charts the band’s rise from the pubs of East London to the world’s biggest stadiums. Featuring exclusive interviews with band members and contributors such as Javier Bardem, Lars Ulrich and Chuck D, as well as all- new animated sequences of the band's legendary mascot, Eddie, the film offers a rare and intimate look at Iron Maiden’s uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their truly global army of fans.

Advance Screening: Saturday 25th April. Never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from Jeff Buckley's inner circle paint a captivating portrait of the gifted musician who died tragically in 1997, having only released one album.

Teenage boys Naim and Ryan strike up an unexpected connection. But when their bond draws the attention of their community, a ritual is performed on them, releasing a violent entity. An entity that takes the form of its victim's truest desire.

New Farm Cinemas. Limited sessions. At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (a career-best Gael García Bernal) navigated a fleet of ships to Southeast Asia, attempting the first voyage across the vast Pacific Ocean. On reaching the Malay Archipelago, the crew pushed to the brink of madness in the harshness of the high seas and overwhelming natural beauty of the islands, Magellan's obsession leads to a rebellion and reckoning with the consequences of power. A vast, globe-spanning epic from Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz (NORTE, THE END OF HISTORY), MAGELLAN presents the colonisation of the Philippines as a primal, shocking encounter with the unknown and a radical retelling of European narratives of discovery and exploration. With lavish cinematography by Artur Tort (Pacifiction, Afternoons of Solitude), MAGELLAN must be seen on the big screen.

Mother's Day at New Farm Cinemas, Yatala Drive-In & Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sun 10 May. The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA.

Michael is the cinematic portrayal of the life and legacy of one of the most influential artists the world has ever known. The film tells the story of Michael Jackson’s life beyond the music, tracing his journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the Jackson Five, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world. Highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career, the film gives audiences a front-row seat to Michael Jackson as never before. This is where his story begins. Michael stars Jaafar Jackson in his feature film debut, Nia Long (Empire, The Best Man franchise), Laura Harrier (BlacKkKlansman, Spider-Man: Homecoming) and Juliano Krue Valdi (The Loud House, Arco), with Miles Teller (Top Gun: Maverick, Whiplash) and two-time Academy Award® nominee Colman Domingo (Sing Sing, Rustin). Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the award-winning filmmaker of Training Day, Olympus Has Fallen and The Equalizer franchise, from a screenplay by three-time Academy Award® nominee John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator), the film is produced by Academy Award® winner Graham King (The Departed, Bohemian Rhapsody), John Branca (executive producer This Is It, Thriller 40) and John McClain (executive producer This Is It, Michael Jackson Live at Wembley July 16, 1988).

From New Line Cinema comes the latest high-stakes installment in the blockbuster video game franchise in all its brutal glory, Mortal Kombat II. This time, the fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders. Karl Urban stars as Johnny Cage, alongside Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, with Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han, and Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi and Scorpion. Director Simon McQuoid returns to helm the follow up to his explosive 2021 cinematic adventure, from a screenplay by Jeremy Slater, based on the videogame created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. The film is produced by Todd Garner, James Wan, Toby Emmerich, E. Bennett Walsh and McQuoid, and executive produced by Michael Clear, Judson Scott, Slater and Lawrence Kasanoff. Joining McQuoid behind the camera are director of photography Stephen F. Windon, production designer Yohei Taneda, editor Stuart Levy and costume designer Cappi Ireland, with casting by Rich Delia and music by Benjamin Wallfisch. New Line Cinema Presents an Atomic Monster/Broken Road Production, a Fireside Films Production, Mortal Kombat II. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, only in Australian cinemas 23 October 2025.

On the eve of Mother's Day, join us for a special advance screening of the newest film by acclaimed director David Lowery (The Green Knight, A Ghost Story). Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) is a world-famous music icon preparing for a comeback and the visionary fashion designer who helped shape her image. When the two women reunite, admiration begins to blur into rivalry, and long-buried tensions surface as creative control shifts. As the mythology surrounding a carefully curated persona starts to fracture, devotion turns volatile. Also starring BAFTA-winner Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You) and Hunter Schafer (HBO's Euphoria) and featuring original music by Charli XCX, FKA twigs & Jack Antonoff.

New Farm Cinemas. Join us for our next MYSTERY MOVIE. Trust us if ye dare! On Sat 16 May, you'll be in for a surprise. The movie will remain a secret until the house lights go down! Caution: This film contains sequences that may not be suitable for individuals who suffer with photosensitive epilepsy. Our Mystery Movie will be a film not previously screened in the past two years at New Farm Cinemas. --- Content Advice : As these films are a mystery, we aren't able to provide specific ratings / guidance on the film's content. We strongly advise that you take this into consideration before purchasing a ticket. Refunds are not permitted.

After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

New Farm Cinemas. After a chance meeting, wedding band front man Rick (Paul Rudd) drunkenly jams with former boy-band sensation Danny (Nick Jonas). Six months later, Rick is astounded to discover their impromptu song has skyrocketed to global fame, yet Danny receives all the glory. As Danny’s solo career takes flight, Rick fights for recognition. However, in his relentless pursuit of fame, fortune, and the rockstar life he’s dreamed of having, Rick risks losing a grip on his real fortune—his wife, daughter, and cherished friends back home.

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

Tower Cinemas & New Farm Cinemas, Sunday 7th June (Prince's birthday). Dress Code: Purple Glam. PRINCE NIGHT AT TOWER ON PRINCE’S BIRTHDAY. This isn’t just a movie… it’s a celebration. PURPLE RAIN on the big screen — loud, legendary, unforgettable. Purple glam encouraged (sequins, lace, 80s rock vibes… go all out) Limited-edition Purple Rain drinks at the bar. Pre-show Prince playlist to set the mood. Photo moment in the foyer. One night only. One legend. One iconic cinema. A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.

New Farm Cinemas Sunday 31st May. In this acclaimed Australian masterpiece screening in 35m film, the controversial topic of the Stolen Generation is played out in the true story of three Aboriginal girls. Taken from their home and separated from their mothers, they are sent to a remote settlement 1,500 miles away. Desperate for their freedom, they attempt the impossible and embark on a daring escape and epic journey to find their way back home - across an unforgiving landscape that will test their very will to survive.

Five Star Cinemas - New Farm Cinemas, QLD Thursday, Jul 23 from 6:30 pm to 9 pm RunNation is an original documentary film festival founded by a group of local runners in Sydney nine years ago, and since then has grown from a local event into a world tour that has screened around the globe. The festival is an inspiring experience attended by running celebrities, thousands of runners and non runners across Australia, New Zealand and many parts of the world. Receiving film submissions from across the globe, the program is curated into an incredible two hour screening. RunNation is not just about running. It is about celebrating the human spirit and using running as a storytelling medium.

SHREK - 25th Anniversary. Friday 15th till Sunday 18th May. When a green ogre named Shrek discovers his swamp has been 'swamped' with all sorts of fairytale creatures by the scheming Lord Farquaad, Shrek sets out with a very loud donkey by his side to 'persuade' Farquaad to give Shrek his swamp back. Instead, a deal is made. Farquaad, who wants to become the King, sends Shrek to rescue Princess Fiona, who is awaiting her true love in a tower guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. But once they head back with Fiona, it starts to become apparent that not only does Shrek, an ugly ogre, begin to fall in love with the lovely princess, but Fiona is also hiding a huge secret.

New Farm Cinemas: Sun 10 May. Hang on to your knickers, pump up your platforms and fasten your seat belts, because the Spice Girls - Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), Melanie Brown (Scary Spice), Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) and Victoria Addams (Posh Spice) - are taking center stage in their feature film debut "Spice World," a roller coaster ride which will spice up your life and open your eyes very wide!

The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu. Directed by Jon Favreau, “The Mandalorian and Grogu” also stars Sigourney Weaver and is produced by Jon Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, and Ian Bryce, with music composed by Ludwig Göransson.

New Farm Cinemas: Fri 22 May. New 4K restoration. Presented in partnership with Trash Video. A group of hobos begin melting into multicoloured piles of goo after drinking sixty-year-old liquor. At the same time, the psychotic Vietnam War vet who rules the hobo camp snaps and begins killing at random. Two brothers set out to stop the liquor and the killer.

New Farm Cinemas: Wed 3 June, 7 PM. Q&A screening writer/director James Robert Woods, star Robert Preston, and producer Stephanie Jane, moderated by Adam C. Briggs. “Concise, contained, and contemptuous. A fully fuelled bulldozer ploughing through the asbestos shack of our cultural stagnation.” Patrick Marlborough (Vice, Slate, Rolling Stone, The Yeah Nah Yeah Review) An unflinchingly funny drama following three millennial couples whose relationships are thrown into disarray when they descend on a luxury Southern Highlands farmstay for a birthday weekend they’ll never forget.

The estranged children of a once-famous artist hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be "discovered" and sold after his death.

Almost twenty years after making their iconic turns as Miranda, Andy, Emily and Nigel—Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci return to the fashionable streets of New York City and the sleek offices of Runway Magazine in the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2006 phenomenon that defined a generation. The film reunites the original main cast with director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna, and introduces an all-new runway of characters including Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Patrick Brammall, Caleb Hearon, Helen J. Shen, Pauline Chalamet, B.J. Novak and Conrad Ricamora. Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman also reprise their roles as “Lily” and “Irv” from the first film. “The Devil Wears Prada 2” is produced by Wendy Finerman, and executive produced by Michael Bederman, Karen Rosenfelt and McKenna. The film debuts exclusively in cinemas April 30, 2026.

Last Friday of the month. Written, directed and starring Tommy Wiseau, The Room is like no other film you’ve seen. Johnny (Tommy Wiseau) seems to have it all- a beautiful fiancée, Lisa, great friends and a job with a promotion in the works. But Lisa, (Juliette Danielle) isn’t who she seems. Manipulative and restless, Lisa sets her sights on Johnny's best friend Mark (Greg Sestero) and they start a torrid affair and Johnny’s perfect world starts to crumble. Featured on Adult Swim’s Tim and Eric, Awesome Show, Great Job! The Room has garnered a massive cult following, selling out sessions across the US, leaving audiences stunned and wondering “how can so bad, be so good?” Bring your plastic spoons!

In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realise they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary; it’s time to be called back to TOP GUN, the Naval Fighter Weapons School where the best of the best train to refine their elite flying skills. When hotshot fighter pilot Maverick is sent to the school, his reckless attitude and cocky demeanor put him at odds with the other pilots, especially the cool and collected Iceman.

BACK ON THE BIG SCREEN ONE LAST TIME! After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”. Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.

Opening Night - UFFA 2026: Cuba & Alaskia New Farm Cinemas: Wed 27 May 6pm Directed by Yegor Troyanovsky Best-friends “Cuba” & “Alaska”, wisecracking medics on Ukraine’s frontline, live the same battlefield story as all soldiers: slowly losing connections with friends, family and their previous lives the longer they stand up for Ukraine. With war so deeply rooted in them, can the two ever go back to the life they used to know? Best Documentary Award at Rome Film Fest 2025 (Italy) and Winner of the Directors' Week Jury Prize and the International Audience Award at the Brussels International Film Festival 2025 (Belgium).

UFFA 2026: Porcelain War New Farm Cinemas: Sat 30 May 2pm Directedy by Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev Winner of the 2024 Sundance Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Documentary, PORCELAIN WAR is a stunning tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, embodying the enduring hope and passion of ordinary people living through extraordinary circumstances. As war ravages their homeland, three artists choose to stay in their native Ukraine, armed with their art, their cameras, and for the first time in their lives, their guns. From the Academy Award®-winning producer of THE COVE and the Emmy® Award-winning producer of CHASING ICE, and the team behind the Grammy® Award-winning QUINCY, PORCELAIN WAR is one of the most decorated documentary features of 2024.

UFFA 2026: Queens of Joy New Farm Cinemas: Fri 29 May 6pm Directed by Olga Gibelinda “Queens of Joy” is a debut film about self-discovery, personal freedom and the power of community. It tells the story of three Ukrainian queer people: Monroe - a trans woman and icon of the Ukrainian queer scene, Artur Ozerov aka Aura - a drag artist and military man and Oleksandr Danilin aka Marlen Scandal – a legendary figure of Ukrainian drag culture. In times of full-scale war, they unite to organize a charity drag show in support of Ukraine and its defenders, proving that art and culture can be a powerful weapon of resistance and solidarity.

UFFA 2026: Sanatorium New Farm Cinemas: Thu 28 May 6pm. Australian Premiere. Directed by Gar O’Rourke Set within the imposing, brutalist walls of the Kuyalnik Sanatorium near Odesa, Gar O’Rourke’s Sanatorium (2025) is a poignant observational documentary that captures a summer of resilience. While the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages nearby, the facility serves as a surreal time capsule where patients and staff pursue healing through anachronistic Soviet-era treatments, including mud baths and electro-therapies. The film weaves together a tragicomic tapestry of human quirks, following a diverse cast that includes a wounded soldier, a woman seeking fertility cures, and a mother hoping to find a wife for her middle-aged son. Between the rhythmic rituals of wellness procedures and disco nights, the distant rumble of war and frequent air raid sirens serve as a constant, sobering backdrop. Ultimately, O'Rourke presents a deeply moving portrait of ordinary people reclaiming their dignity and community, offering an "oasis of respite" in an extraordinary time of conflict.

Closing Night - UFFA26: Slovo House. New Farm Cinemas: Sun 31 May, 5 PM. Australian Premiere. Slovo House is a story about a generation of Ukrainian artists persecuted by the totalitarian system, unfolding against the backdrop of one of the largest genocides of the 20th century - the Holodomor. Set in 1920s Kharkiv, Taras Tomenko’s Slovo House: Unfinished Novel (2021) is a haunting historical drama that chronicles the tragic fate of the "Executed Renaissance". The film centres on a luxury apartment building commissioned by Stalin to house Ukraine’s greatest literary minds under one roof. What begins as a "communist paradise" for creatives like Mykola Khvylovy and Les Kurbas rapidly descends into a paranoid nightmare of surveillance and state-mandated socialist realism. The arrival of Volodymyr Akimov, an ambitious but talentless newcomer who secretly works as an NKVD informant, accelerates the community’s destruction. As the Soviet regime tightens its grip, the artists face brutal repression, coerced propaganda, and eventual execution. Shot in atmospheric black-and-white, Tomenko’s feature explores the crushing of Ukrainian cultural identity against the backdrop of the Holodomor genocide, serving as a powerful testament to the resilience of the Ukrainian spirit.

UFFA 2026: U are the Universe New Farm Cinemas: Sat 30 May 5pm Directed by Pavlo Ostikov In Pavlo Ostrikov’s debut feature, U Are the Universe (2024), Ukrainian space trucker Andriy Melnyk is on a lonely, multi-year mission transporting nuclear waste to Jupiter’s moon, Callisto. His only companion is Maxim, a witty, sarcastic onboard computer designed to keep his spirits high. This routine existence is shattered when Earth suddenly explodes, leaving Andriy as the presumed last human being alive in the silent cosmos. Just as he begins to succumb to total isolation, a radio transmission from a French scientist named Catherine reaches him from a distant space station near Saturn. Despite the astronomical distance and the failing state of his vessel, Andriy embarks on a desperate, high-stakes journey across the solar system to reach her. Filmed in Kyiv during the ongoing Russian invasion, Ostrikov crafts a poignant "cosmic love story" that blends deadpan humour with a deep, existential yearning for human connection in the face of total annihilation.

New Farm Cinemas: Sun 31 May, 2pm UFFA26: Us, Our Pets and the War. Australian Premiere. The film highlights the stories of people and their pets against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Amid violence and war, Ukrainian citizens are coming together to rescue animals that have been left behind by those forced to flee. From cats and dogs in abandoned buildings to lions and tigers in the nation’s zoos, extraordinary rescue efforts are underway to bring them to safety. The film is a tribute to the very best of the human spirit despite the horrors of war. Directed by Ukrainian YouTuber Anton Ptushkin.

Five Star Cinemas - New Farm Cinemas, QLD Friday, Jun 5 from 7 pm to 9:15 pm and Sunday 7 June 3.30pm. “SNO-CIETY,” celebrates the community and culture of snowsports, proving winter is more than just snow. From the Scottish Highlands and the streets of Finland to the back bowls of Whitewater, BC and a local hill-turned-terrain park in downtown Denver, Warren Miller’s SNO-CIETY celebrates the spirit of winter—wherever you ride and however you connect to the snow and the community around it. Through the lens of Olympians, urban riders, and local legends, we uncover what drives us to chase powder year after year. Featuring Judd Henkes’ double life between surf and snow, Britta Winans’ resilient season on the Freeride World Tour, the frenzy of the Saalbach World Championships, and a shared mountain spirit that stretches from Tuckerman Ravine to Cairngorms National Park, SNO-CIETY explores the many ways we connect on snow—and with each other.

We Are Not Powerless Q&A screening tour. Tower Cinemas Newcastle: Sat 6 June. New Farm Cinemas: Fri 12 June. Ten years ago Muzafar Ali and his wife Nagina escaped the Taliban in Afghanistan and found themselves living in Indonesia as refugees when Australia ‘stopped the boats’. Determined to do something, they started a small two room school, which soon became the hub of a community, and the most successful refugee-led initiative in the world. We Are Not Powerless tells the story of what can happen when a community refuses to give in and work together for hope, love, and education.

New Farm Cinemas: Wed 10 June. Wolf Cat Fever is an undeniable Australian original: a hyper-real, hand-built rock ‘n’ roll spectacular. Music video DP Alexander Orlando Smith (Kylie, Iggy Pop, The Darkness) uses a retrofitted Alexa with vintage lenses to draw aesthetic inspiration from early musical comedy and Mario Bava’s lurid Italian genre cinema. Furr Fever is the wild, fuzzed-up guitar-slinger of The Sextortions, a rockabilly band as deranged as they are irresistible. When Furr crosses paths with the howling, leather-clad Wolfy Howl, the two lost souls collide in a blaze of glitter and guitars in overdrive. But scheming music moguls, a corrupt Trump-ish mayor and a backstabbing bandmate are all gunning to tame them. Fortunately, the ghost of The King lives in Furr’s gold guitar, and rock and roll cannot be caged. With Josh ‘Sinbad’ Collins and renowned costume designer Babzotica crafting every set, costume and prop from recycled and salvaged materials, Wolf Cat Fever is a must-see for aficionados of schlock and devotees of distorted guitars.

Five Star Cinemas - New Farm Cinemas, QLD Friday, Sep 4 from 7 pm to 9:30 pm. Presented by Mountain Designs, the Women’s Adventure Film Tour® (WAFT) returns for its 9th year, celebrating extraordinary women and their thrilling adventures. This year’s line-up features an inspiring collection of short films that highlight stories of courage, connection, and pushing beyond personal limits. From mountain peaks to ocean waves, and from the everyday to the extreme, these films showcase women from all walks of life pursuing their definition of adventure.

New Farm Cinemas. Limited sessions. Official Selection: SXSW Sydney, Fantastic Film Festival (AU). Rachel Ormont (Betsey Brown) lives in an all-too-familiar, decidedly dystopian, alternate universe where she tries to navigate a life of feverish monotony. Raised in captivity in the carefully controlled, craftily curated clutches of an advertising agency, Rachel's humanity is imprinted by and organized around commodity and perception. Her parasocial relationship with the product being advertised - a popstar named Mommy 6.0 (Chloe Cherry) – leads her to become introspectively involved with discovering her real identity and whether she exists in the real world.