Helen Panckhurst

In Australia, four teenagers in a Sydney theater are astounded to hear the news that a nuclear war has broken out in Eastern Europe. They try to figure out the best way they can survive the coming conflagration.

Sixteen-year-old Mars wants more from her life than just a fistful of flies which, to her, is a fistful of nothing. Stifled and dominated by her family, Mars just wants to be free. Denied relationships with the people who truly understand her, Mars battles her family on her own, and in her quest to be treated as a grown-up she gives her mother the courage to act and forces her father to make the choice of his life. A story about how a young girl finally finds the courage to have faith in herself.

Two lovers, Nikki and Al, have a scam in which Nikki allows herself to be picked up by older men, drugs them, and, with Al's help, robs them. After accidentally killing one of her victims with an overdose, Nikki and Al are on the run.

8-year-old Ali lives in a refugee detention centre with his mother and little sister Fatima. When his mother's precious knitting needles are confiscated, Ali is forced to take action. Desperate to save his family, he hatches a plan using a ball and the help of a girl on the other side of the razor-wire fence.

A portrait of environmental folk hero & gay icon Bob Brown, who took green politics to the center of power. His story is interwoven with the life cycle of the ancient trees he's fighting for.

Two young man in love, Barney and Dimi, are on a trip to visit Dan, Barney's dying father. Dan is planning his suicide and wants Barney there.

Two young man in love, Barney and Dimi, are on a trip to visit Dan, Barney's dying father. Dan is planning his suicide and wants Barney there.

Set among the turquoise waters and lethal wildlife of Australia’s Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait, The Straits is an exotic, darkly humorous crime drama. The Montebellos are not your average Australian family. Modern day smugglers, their family business is transporting drugs into Australia and guns and exotic wildlife out, making use of ties of blood and loyalty in the Torres Strait Islands.

Lors d'une sortie découverte avec le lycée, quatre lycéens se perdent en forêt et passent la nuit dans les bois. Lorsqu'ils rentrent enfin chez eux, le lendemain, leur famille ne les reconnaît plus. Que s'est-il passé dans cette forêt, cette nuit-là ? Entre incompréhension et stupeur, les quatre adolescents décident de mener leur propre enquête.

Ted McCabe, a retired cop, and Lennie Cahill a retired crim, get together to solve crimes, unravel scams and make some cash, while avoiding the wrath of the police and the underworld.

Courtier dans la haute finance, Joe Marin doit récupérer son fils Sam, 7 ans, à la sortie de l’école. Sur place, il apprend que le garçon aurait quitté les lieux avec un inconnu. Pris de panique, Joe avertit immédiatement son épouse, Anna. Après une brève enquête, l’enfant est retrouvé sain et sauf par la police. Ses parents découvrent alors l’identité du ravisseur : Simon Heywood, un ancien petit ami d’Anna, arrêté en compagnie d’une jeune femme prénommée Angela. Malgré le traumatisme, Joe se sert du battage médiatique dont sa famille fait l’objet pour approcher un gros investisseur. Mais lorsque son lien caché avec Angela menace d’être révélé, il commence à perdre pied…