Discover CDoc 2025…

STEP into a world where real-life stories are wilder than fiction—right in the heart of Castlemaine this July.

The Castlemaine Documentary Festival isn’t your usual cinema trip. Think jaw-dropping data conspiracies in Human Algorithm, a performance artist literally turning his body into living art in Stelarc – Suspending Disbelief, poetic laser-lab voyages in Tracing Light, and three generations of Hazara women forging resilience in Writing Hawa.

When night falls, we crank it up: silent-film masterpiece Man With a Movie Camera gets a live electronic music score with beloved Melbourne band, Underground Lovers Moda Discoteca, and on Saturday, the boundary-blurring hybrid doco-musical Reas transforms a Buenos Aires women’s prison into a stage of song and dance, followed by the local glam-pop band, Sugar Fed Leopards.

You don’t have to be a film buff—or even a film fan—to get hooked. These films are high-voltage adventures.

There are stories of espionage, cosmic marvels, and encounters with the unexpected. Plus, Friday and Saturday end with a late-night disco—because who says documentaries can’t conclude with a dance party?

Swap your usual weekend on the couch for a festival that blends mind-blowing visuals, real-life drama, and live music.

Tickets are on sale now—single sessions, Day Passes, or go all-in with a Full Festival Pass complete with prize-draw entry and exclusive food and drink deals. To see the full program, head to cdocff.com.au.

Ready to swap scripted drama for actual wonder? Discover CDoc 2025—where truth is stranger, funnier, and more thrilling than any blockbuster.

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