Need some help deciding which films to stream from your lounge room? We’ve got you covered! Keep scrolling to check out some of our curated MIFF Play bundles, which – as an added bonus – also offer you a massive saving (that’s $40 for three films or $50 for four films vs $15 per individual stream). Plus, book a MIFF Play stream any time between now and Sunday 27 August and go in the running to win a Past Lives movie poster, hand-signed by director Celine Song herself!
But get in quick: each film has a pre-set capacity, so fill up your at-home festival calendar now. For more information about MIFF Play – including how to book, viewing conditions and troubleshooting – you can read our MIFF Play FAQs.
Image: The Coolbaroo Club
Experimental Storytelling
Pushing the boundaries of traditional storytelling and filmmaking techniques, the films in this bundle present new ways of seeing and thinking about cinema. Stream Gush, The Face of the Jellyfish and A Couple from the comfort of your own home!
First Nations Stories
Celebrate the richness and the breadth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures by supporting First Nations storytelling. This bundle contains Rebel With a Cause Parts 1 & 2, Keeping Hope and The Coolbaroo Club.
Music on Film
A select number of titles from Music on Film, always one of our most popular program strands, are available to stream on MIFF Play. This bundle includes Abebe – Butterfly Song, Little Richard: I Am Everything and Louder Than You Think.
Presented by Triple R and Mountain Goat.
Political Stories
From chilling real-life thrillers to eye-opening documentaries, this bundle contains a curated selection of political stories from this year’s program. From anywhere in Australia, stream Autobiography, Ukraine Guernica – Artist War and A Storm Foretold.
Queer Stories
MIFF proudly showcases stories by and about members of the LGBTQIA+ community across the world. Stream a selection of queer stories from home this week, including Casa Susanna, All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White and Little Richard: I Am Everything.
Restorations
Stream a selection of hard-to-find restorations on MIFF Play. This bundle contains Bela Tarr’s film Werckmeister Harmonies, Hou Hsiao-hsien’s sensual tale Millennium Mambo, the NFSA-restored The Coolbaroo Club and Robert Connolly’s iconic Australian film The Bank.
Save with a MIFF Play Flexi-pass
A MIFF Play Flexi-pass gives you access to four streams at a discounted price.
Whereas individual streams are $15 each, you can grab a MIFF Play Flexi-pass for just $50 – or, if you’re a MIFF Member, for just $45!
Purchase a stream, win a Past Lives poster!
We were delighted to have Celine Song join us in Melbourne this year to present her highly lauded film Past Lives.
Purchase a stream on MIFF Play any time this week and go in the running to win a signed Past Lives poster, autographed by the director herself!