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We're super excited to have debut screening and live Q&A with C.O.F.F.I.N and the director on August 12th!

A short documentary following C.O.F.F.I.N from their beginnings as teenagers on Sydney’s Northern Beaches to becoming one of Australia’s most respected contemporary rock’n’roll bands.

Told through over 20 years of archival footage, interviews, unseen material and life on the road, the film explores how persistence, friendship and the surrounding culture of the Northern Beaches shaped the band’s identity, music and worldview.

At the centre of the story are the decades-long friendships that built C.O.F.F.I.N, from founding members Ben Portnoy and Abijah Rado, who began performing together at age 12, to the later additions of Aaron Moss and Steven ‘Kosty’ Kostogiannis. Together, the film explores their deep personal bonds and shared history that shaped the band long before the music itself.

Featuring commentary from family, collaborators and figures across the Australian music community, alongside live in-studio performances and early previews of unreleased music, the film offers an intimate inside view into who C.O.F.F.I.N is.

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The sixth in a year-long series of feature and short film screenings presented by Obscure Film at Cultplex in 2026!

Each of the Genre Identities programmes will feature two hours of short films by local and international filmmakers, exploring the relationship between themes and concepts of a wide variety of film genres and the identities of the filmmakers and their communities.

This screening features characters and plots involving intersectional aspects of trans and q***r lives, steeped in familiar genre trappings. With some exclusive premieres, the programme includes mystery, experimental film, drama, romance and comedy. This screening also features a special collaboration with the Swedish Archive for Q***r Moving Images (SAQMI), bringing five short films by Swedish q***r and trans filmmakers to UK audiences.

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