A love story like no other, THE CYCLE OF LOVE is an inspiring, heart-warming, epic true-life adventure about the search for self-belief and risking everything for what your heart tells you.

When PK was still a baby, an astrologer made a prophecy: “You will marry a girl who is not from the village, not even from this country, she will be musical, own a jungle and be born under the sign of the ox.”

In 1977, PK, a 23-year-old Delhi street artist from a poor, ‘untouchable’ family, picked up a handful of paintbrushes and a second-hand bicycle and set off on a 6000-mile cross-continent mission - to find Lotta, the woman who had captured his heart. PK’s epic bike ride would take him along the hippie trail, through northern India, Afghanistan, Iran, and across Turkey into Europe.

From Academy Award-winning director and the founder of award-winning UK creative house Grain Media, Orlando von Einsiedel.

**Festival Favourite **

Accompanying Short: OUR CHOIR HAS ALWAYS BEEN TRAVELLING

Directors: Judith Pungarta Inkamala, Marjorie “Nunga” Williams & Nelson Armstrong | Year: 2025 | Rating: G | Runtime: 9 mins | Country: Australia | Genre: Animation / Documentary / Comedy | Language: English, Western Aranda & Pitjantjatjara

This animated story charts the international legacy and intergenerational impact of the Ntaria Choir, formerly known as the Hermannsburg Choir, from the Northern Territory.

Created with six Central Australian artist-choristers — Judith Inkamala and Anita Ratara from Hermannsburg Potters, and Marjorie Williams, N. Donald, Betty Conway and Lizzie Jako from Tangentyere Artists.

Winner – Best Australian Short Film, MIFF 2026. Central Australian production.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers should be aware that this film contains images, voices or names of deceased persons.

Doors Open: 1:30 pm | Screening Starts: 2:00 pm