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A Super Progressive Movie
Official release poster
Directed bySebastian Peart
Written byMark Nicholson, Sebastian Peart
Based onPauline Hanson's Please Explain
Produced byJames Ashby, Sean Bell, Alex Jones
StarringPauline Hanson, Mark Nicholson, Sebastian Peart
Production
company
Stepmates Studios
Release date
  • 26 January 2026 (2026-01-26)
Running time
86 minutes[1]
CountryAustralia

A Super Progressive Movie is a 2026 Australian animated anti-LGBTQ satirical comedy film directed by Sebastian Peart. It is a feature-length version of the Pauline Hanson's Please Explain animated series produced by Stepmates Studios for One Nation,[2] an Australian far-right populist political party founded and led by Pauline Hanson.

Plot

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The film follows four progressive Australians living in a world where Pauline Hanson is prime minister,[3] who set out on a quest to reclaim a powerful weapon "the Victimhood".[4]

Release

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The film was released on 26 January 2026, in line with Australia Day.[5]

Parliament of Australia cancelled an event which was to include a showing the film trailer, never-before-seen scenes, and a Q&A with the film development team.[6] The event was considered likely to cause offence and therefore failed to meet the requirements outlined in the Australian Parliament House events policy.[5] The event was then booked at an alternate location.[3]

Music

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On 26 January 2026, Australian singer and right-wing political commentator Holly Valance released the single "Kiss Kiss (XX) My Arse" after seeing a rough cut of the film.[7] Within hours of the song's release, it reached the number one position on the Australian iTunes songs chart,[8] which has no bearing on charts such as Top 100 or radio plays.

Reception

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The film was panned by critics.[9][10][11] Rob Harris of The Sydney Morning Herald opined "[t]he same points are hammered again and again until the satire starts to feel less like comedy and more like a very long argument with cartoons attached."[12] Bianca Farmakis of The Australian stated in her review: "[w]hat could've been a sharp, entertaining satire quickly collapses into repetitive quips that feel lifted directly off the Facebook comments of a tinfoil-hat conspiracist"[13] Michelle Sheppard of QNews described the film as "[a] tantrum animated in bright colours, mistaking volume for insight".[14] The film's poor animation quality was also criticised.[15][4]

The Australian Classification Board published a report critical of the film's subject matter, stating: "The entire film is full of crude humour, which trivialises the fight for equality and issues, including the rights of minority groups and those facing discrimination, including First Nations people, the LGBTQIA+ community, differently abled people, etc." The report also denounced the film's mockery of topics such as generational trauma, body dysmorphia, gender transition, and animal cruelty.[16][11]

References

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  1. ↑ "A Super Progressive Movie [M]". Australian Classification Board. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Comino, Nicholas (26 November 2025). "Pauline Hanson accuses Parliament of 'censorship' after showing of her new One Nation movie is axed". www.msn.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 Hannaford, Patrick (25 November 2025). "Parliament House bans screening Pauline Hanson-produced 'A Super Progressive Movie' trailer". Sky News Australia. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Australian senator's anti-LGBTQ+ cartoon looks so bad, parliament banned it". PinkNews. 26 November 2025. Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  5. 1 2 Maiden, Samantha (25 November 2025). "Pauline Hanson's 'Please explain' movie banned at Parliament House". News.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Jupp, Lydia (26 November 2025). "Pauline Hanson 'Please Explain' Movie Event At Parliament House Cancelled". Star Observer. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Pauline Hanson teams up with Holly Valance to mock trans people". Out in Perth. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Keszler, Sarah (26 January 2026). "One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's 'anti-woke' song hits number one ahead of launch of controversial movie". 7 News. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  9. ↑ Zucco, Alex; Grace, Emily (30 January 2026). "We went to Pauline Hanson's cancelled-then-uncancelled propaganda movie premiere so you don't have to". Crikey. Archived from the original on 30 January 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "THE SUPER PROGRESSIVE MOVIE - Reviews". Screen-Space. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  11. 1 2 James, Michael (26 January 2026). "Pauline Hanson In Hot Water Again Over Controversial New Anti-Woke Movie". Star Observer. Archived from the original on 26 January 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Harris, Rob (3 February 2026). "'Comedy poison': I watched the Pauline Hanson movie so you don't have to". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 8 February 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  13. ↑ Farmakis, Bianca (29 January 2026). "Inside the controversial One Nation film where Pauline Hanson saves Australia". The Australian. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  14. ↑ Sheppard, Michelle (2 February 2026). "I Can Take a Joke. This Just Isn't One: A Super Progressive Movie". QNews. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  15. ↑ Eisen, Jason (31 May 2026). "A Super Progressive Movie: Reception vs Reality". Partisan!. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026. Unfortunately, there isn't much to comment on about the artistic expression of the film. It was clearly produced in the cheapest way possible, where all characters were only drawn from two or three angles. Even the climactic invasion of Naarm is animated in the same boring and flat style, which can be assumed to be inspired by South Park or Rick and Morty, but at least Rick and Morty do try and give each season a few set-pieces.
  16. ↑ "Pauline Hanson's A Super Progressive Movie: Chaos erupts outside Melbourne premiere". News.com.au. 30 January 2026. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
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