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LONG STORY SHORT (2021)
Starring Rafe Spall, Zahra Newman, Ronny Chieng, Noni Hazlehurst, Dena Kaplan and Josh Lawson. Directed by Josh Lawson.

Serial procrastinator Teddy thinks he has all the time in the world, but after an odd encounter with a stranger, he wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that he's jumped forward a year in his life to his first anniversary. His wife Leanne is now heavily pregnant, with a full year of marriage behind them that he doesn’t remember living. Trapped in a cycle of time jumps, transported another year ahead every few minutes, Teddy is faced with a race against time as his life crumbles around him. With the help of his best friend Sam, Teddy tries to piece together where it all went wrong and, as his life flashes before his eyes, Teddy must learn how to live life in the precious moments to win back the woman he loves, even if it’s just for a second.

REVIEWS Long Story Short - The short story is this movie's mediocre

OCCUPATION: RAINFALL (2021)
Starring Ken Jeong, Temuera Morrison, Daniel Gillies, Dena Kaplan, Dan Ewing, Vince Colosimo, Katrina Risteska, Jet Tranter, Erin Connor and Jason Isaacs. Directed by Luke Sparke.

Two years into an intergalactic invasion of Earth where survivors in Sydney, Australia are fighting back in a desperate ground war. As casualties mount by the day, the resistance and their unexpected allies uncover a plot that could see the war come to a decisive end. With the alien invaders hell-bent on making Earth their new home, the race is on to save mankind.

DANCE ACADEMY (2017)
Starring Miranda Otto, Xenia Goodwin, Keiynan Lonsdale, Jordan Rodrigues, Dena Kaplan, Thomas Lacey, Alicia Banit and Tara Morice. Directed by Jeffrey Walker.

The much-loved characters have moved on from the Academy and are living very different lives. Tara was destined to become one of the top dancers of her generation but suffered a devastating injury that crippled her career… Can she make a comeback when she discovers what being defined by a dream really means?