Winner - Special Jury Prize - 2016 Cannes Film Festival

The revered Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away) joined forces with London-based artist Michaël Dudok de Wit to create this stunning, dialogue-free, animated fable set on a desert island.

A shipwrecked sailor washes ashore and explores his new home. He finds a sandy beach fringed by palm trees, a swaying bamboo forest, limpid freshwater pools and a rocky incline. It’s an earthly paradise that our lanky castaway is desperate to leave, but his escape plans are mysteriously thwarted. It’s a simple story, akin to fairy tales or myths, illustrated in exquisite line and colour, with spectacular dream sequences.

The visuals are mesmerising, symbolic, and charming – look out for the cute sand crabs – and invite the audience to interpret this timeless cycle of life story at their own pace. This unique feature, which premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes last month, demands to be seen on the big screen.

NSW: Palace Chauvel  Dendy Newtown & Riverside Parramatta

ACT: Dendy Canberra

QLD: Dendy Portside

VIC: Cinema Nova, Palace Como & Brighton Bay & Sun Theatre

SA: Palace Nova Eastend

TAS: State Cinema