SXSW Sydney
Short Films: Bush Shorts
Thursday, October 16th 2025, 5pm – 9pm
Saturday, October 18th 2025, 1:30pm – 3:15pm
🎬 Winda has again helped to curate the Bush Shorts at SXSW.
Screenings will take place at
Tumbalong Park, Sydney
on Thursday, October 16th 2025
and at
Palace Central, Sydney
on Saturday, October 18th 2025.
Anangu Way
Keenan reconnects with his Dad’s Country after 30 years to learn culture and make artefacts together in Cundeelee, WA.
Barani
A bittersweet story set in Warrane (Sydney Cove) 500 years ago, exploring harmony between humans and nature through a mother-son story.
Kwatye Urrewe
Poetic collaboration tracing stories of five poets on Arrernte, Warlpiri, Anmatjere and Kaytetye Country, blending song, dance, and ancestral memory.
Yapa Mali
Ngiyampaa/Wangaaypuwan and Wiradjuri woman Maddy Hodgetts brings her debut collection “Maku” – revitalising ancestral stories through contemporary adornments and textiles.
Tunku & Ngaadi
A creation story collaboration with Cheryl Davison, telling of love, heartbreak, and the origins of rivers, oceans, and the Waratah flower.
How to Attend
This screening is open to:
All SXSW Sydney passes, screen wristbands and rush tickets.
- Primary access: Platinum and screen passes, rush tickets.
- Secondary access: Screen wristbands and all other pillar passes.
Ticketing
Single rush tickets are available in limited numbers here.
Screen wristbands (your unlimited screening multipass) available here.
SXSW Sydney passes (your full festival access) available here.
