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.

Dependent

Australia

14 Minutes

Directed by Joseph Chebatte

Produced by Julian Maroun, Luke Maroun, Lena Albin, Tristan Tringali

Written by Marcus Khoudair

Set in present-day Western Sydney, Dependent centres on Julian, a dedicated carer, who’s grappling with his own physical limitations and emotional strain while caring for his younger brother Luke, who has Down syndrome and cerebral palsy. As Julian faces a testing medical diagnosis, the weight of responsibility begins to overwhelm him.

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.