Solid Gold Volume 1
Friday 10 October 2025
11.15am to 12.45am
Gympie Cinema, Monkland Street Gympie Qld 4570
Short films that bring the gold to heart of gold. Heartwarming, inspiring, thought-provoking, life-affirming.
We had so many solid gold films to choose from this year we made two special sessions. If you love these films, check out Solid Gold Volume 2 on Saturday 11 October at 9.30am.
The Sax
Australia
14 minutes
Directed by Naomi Fryer
Produced by Denis Curnow
Written by Melissa Jacob
A prodigious young saxophonist discovers a horrifying truth about his teacher, shattering his ideas of his mentor, his music and himself.
APY Ranger Visit
Australia
19 minutes
Directed by Imogen Thomas
Produced by Imogen Thomas
In March 2024 a group of rangers from the APY (Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunyjatjara) lands accompanied by co-ordinators and ecologists travelled to the Snowy Mountains region to meet with Wolgalu and Wiradjuri Indigenous Rangers and their colleagues to explore the work being conducted with the threatened frog species of the region.
Fundbox - A Love Story
Austria (subtitles)
23 Minutes
Directed by Miles Merritt
Produced by Gayle Kemplar
As his 50th wedding anniversary approaches, an elderly man returns to Vienna to honor a promise he and his wife made when they were first married. Sadly, while in Vienna, he experiences a distressing loss. Far from home, his frustration grows until he encounters a sympathetic city employee.
Waiting
Iran (subtitles)
3 minutes
Directed by Amir Rooini
In the world of children, minor changes cause them great anxiety. School is closed and all the children go home with their parents, but in the meantime, Hamid and Navid wait for their parents every day as usual. Hamid is more worried about this than Navid and blames his family for this.
Quarantine Redemption
Iran
13 minutes
Directed by Bahar Dorabadi
Produced by Bahar Dorabadi
Written by Bahar Dorabadi
Pandemic struggles: a misophonia husband, A noisy wife and a small apartment.