Heart & Soul Connections
Saturday 11 October 2025
11.30am to 1.00pm
Gympie Cinema, Monkland Street Gympie Qld 4570
Explore the relationships and dynamics of family and the connections that run deep.
Little Light
Australia
7 minutes
Directed by Lionel Seah
Produced by Catherine van der Rijt
Written by Rachel Storey
Being raised in 70s Australia by her loving but exhausted single, migrant mother and her older sister who is ready to begin her new life, Silvia must decide whether she is ready to grow up and help take care of her family.
Finding Jia
Australia
13 minutes
Directed by Alice Yang
Produced by Maisie Fabry
Written by Alice Yang
Mei, an 8-year-old immigrant, longs for the Western life she sees so often on her television.
Loose Strands
United Kingdom
17 minutes
Directed by Panayiota Panteli
Produced by Lesley-Anne Macfarlane
Written by Panayiota Panteli
A neglected young woman must find a way to reconnect with her mother before she loses her entirely to her declining mental health.
Eat Up!
Australia
17 minutes
Directed by Yuxin Cao
Produced by Denis Curnow, Neisha Dallamora
Written by Roslyn Zhang
In a future of synthetic food, a prodigious flavour designer, whose new portable food printer promises to launch her career, discovers the lost art of cooking and a human connection science cannot simulate.
Call Yor Mom
United Kingdom
12 minutes
Directed by Ravenna Tran
After a painful divorce, a woman moves to London, struggling with loneliness and depression. She begins visiting a small, family-run restaurant that serves the comforting flavors of her homeland.