Rock The Boat Film Festival

Rock The Boat Film Festival Supporting aspiring, emerging and independent filmmakers in Western Australia.

HOLIDAY EMAILDirected & Animated by: Ben NixonWritten by: Rupert WilliamsonProduced by: Matt NixonA man recites a holida...
08/09/2026

HOLIDAY EMAIL
Directed & Animated by: Ben Nixon
Written by: Rupert Williamson
Produced by: Matt Nixon

A man recites a holiday to France via email, describing his distaste and approval of certain photos.

Screening
OPENING NIGHT
Saturday, 12th September

To book your ticket to Opening Night, click here: https://events.humanitix.com/rock-the-boat-film-festival-2026

Rock The Boat Film Festival 2026 is proudly presented by RHB FILMS and supported by Rotary Club of Rockingham (Western Australia) and Rockingham Centre

SPARKWritten, Directed & Produced by: Indiah ClarkAlso Produced by: Alison Scott & Rebecca Owens23 year old pianist Lott...
08/09/2026

SPARK
Written, Directed & Produced by: Indiah Clark
Also Produced by: Alison Scott & Rebecca Owens

23 year old pianist Lottie is up for a life-changing audition, but must confront her grief for the recent loss of her mother to reignite the spark she lost.

Screening
Sunday, 20th September
SESSION 4: RESILIENCE

To book your tickets to this session, click here: https://events.humanitix.com/rock-the-boat-film-festival-2026

Tickets to our STUDENT SESSION have SOLD OUT!We're set for an amazing session and we can't wait! For those who missed ou...
08/09/2026

Tickets to our STUDENT SESSION have SOLD OUT!

We're set for an amazing session and we can't wait!

For those who missed out, in the event that a ticket is relisted, you may like to be on the waiting list. We'll contact the first in line.

Email [email protected] or go through the contact page of our website.

Pop in the subject heading: Student Session Waiting List.

Jot down your name, mobile and email, and should a ticket become a available, we'll contact you right away.

Who's excited for this weekend!!

Rock The Boat Film Festival 2026 is proudly presented by RHB FILMS and supported by Rotary Club of Rockingham (Western Australia) and Rockingham Centre

THROUGH THE LENSCreated by: Zeke Morgan-HindCo-Produced by: Lucinda SpenceA quirky roadside icon holds within it the lar...
08/09/2026

THROUGH THE LENS
Created by: Zeke Morgan-Hind
Co-Produced by: Lucinda Spence

A quirky roadside icon holds within it the largest collection of cameras in the Southern Hemisphere. This is the story of how it exists and why it matters.

Screening
Saturday, 19th September
SESSION 3: CONNECTION

To book your tickets to see this session, go to: https://events.humanitix.com/rock-the-boat-film-festival-2026

ONE DECISIONWritten and Directed by: Kade EspirituA young man has to decide whether or not he wants to take some illicit...
08/09/2026

ONE DECISION
Written and Directed by: Kade Espiritu

A young man has to decide whether or not he wants to take some illicitly-obtained pills.

Screening
STUDENT SESSION
Sunday, 13th September

Only a few tickets remain for this session. You can find the link to book here: https://events.humanitix.com/rock-the-boat-film-festival-2026

Rock The Boat Film Festival 2026 is proudly presented by RHB FILMS and supported by Rotary Club of Rockingham (Western Australia) and Rockingham Centre

Dale Christian College

NATIVE GARDENCreated by: Craig ClitheroeThe story of how Leda resident Behrooz tore up his lawn and planted over 200 pla...
08/09/2026

NATIVE GARDEN
Created by: Craig Clitheroe

The story of how Leda resident Behrooz tore up his lawn and planted over 200 plants on his 550m² property in a bid to bring back local wildlife.

Screening
OPENING NIGHT
Saturday, 12th September

To book your tickets to Opening Night, click the booking link here: https://events.humanitix.com/rock-the-boat-film-festival-2026

Rock The Boat Film Festival 2026 is proudly presented by RHB FILMS and supported by Rotary Club of Rockingham (Western Australia) and Rockingham Centre

City of Kwinana

MOTHER TREEDirected and Produced by: Keina SugiyamaAn adventurous tree-kid separated from their mother discovers that al...
07/09/2026

MOTHER TREE
Directed and Produced by: Keina Sugiyama

An adventurous tree-kid separated from their mother discovers that allowing themself to be vulnerable will help them find their way home.

Screening
SESSION 4: RESILIENCE
Sunday, 20th September

To book your tickets to see the 'super short' animated film MOTHER TREE, you'll find the booking link here: https://events.humanitix.com/rock-the-boat-film-festival-2026

RAZAAWritten & Directed by: Pooja TolaniProduced by: Radhika Sawhney & Suresh TriveniA young woman and her mother have a...
07/09/2026

RAZAA
Written & Directed by: Pooja Tolani
Produced by: Radhika Sawhney & Suresh Triveni

A young woman and her mother have an argument while waiting at an abortion clinic.

Through Rock The Boat Film Festival’s collaboration with Yellowstone International Film Festival, our Festival Director, Renae Hardie Braovich, will select three short films from our Official Selection to be screened at Y.I.F.F. in India, giving WA filmmakers a chance at international recognition and opportunities that may otherwise be out of reach. In return, we are screening three short films from , offering international filmmakers the same.

A huge shoutout to Sunil Sadarangani, Tushar Tyagi and Renae Hardie Braovich for helping make this collaboration possible. We're so exciting for the future!

RAZAA is one of three international short films selected for our first-ever exchange and is showing:
SESSION 3: CONNECTION
Saturday, 19th September

We hope the Perth community joins us in supporting these outstanding international short films.

To book for this session, click here: https://events.humanitix.com/rock-the-boat-film-festival-2026

THREADSWritten, Directed & Produced by: Noah DuncanA young investigator goes out into the field chasing up leads after a...
07/09/2026

THREADS
Written, Directed & Produced by: Noah Duncan

A young investigator goes out into the field chasing up leads after a string of murders.

Screening
STUDENT SESSION
Sunday, 13th September

To secure your tickets to our under 18s filmmakers session, click here: https://events.humanitix.com/rock-the-boat-film-festival-2026

LITTLE WANDERERDirected by: Veronika Vitlov, Georgiana LockerbieWritten by: Georgiana LockerbieProduced by: Sophie Oakey...
07/09/2026

LITTLE WANDERER
Directed by: Veronika Vitlov, Georgiana Lockerbie
Written by: Georgiana Lockerbie
Produced by: Sophie Oakey

An exploration of friendship and empathy.

Screening
STUDENT SESSION
Sunday, 13th September

To book your ticket to our under 18s filmmaker session, click here: https://events.humanitix.com/rock-the-boat-film-festival-2026

Rock The Boat Film Festival is proudly presented by RHB FILMS and supported by Rotary Club of Rockingham (Western Australia) and Rockingham Centre

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
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