Emotion Is Dead

Mon Oct 30, 8:30 PM

Director: Pete Williams

Australia

93 minutes

MA 15+

In the years following the Holden factory closing, a young emo skateboarder from Elizabeth comes up with a scheme to make money that embroils him in something far bigger than he ever considered. Scored with early 2000s emo bangers.

Pete Williams

Pete grew up in Elizabeth, South Australia. His grandfather was an amateur cameraman and Pete loved to borrow his equipment for school projects from a young age. Pete moved to London in 2006 to attend Met Film School (Ealing Studios) and had immediate success after graduating, first in commercials; winning three consecutive Mofilm awards at Cannes Lions and then with docs. Pete's debut feature documentary 'THE NEW BREED' (2020) premiered at the Sustainable Living Film Festival (Istanbul, Turkey) and was broadcast on SBS Australia. Other recent projects include: FEARLESS (Disney+), MAKING THEIR MARK (Amazon Prime Video), ALL TOO HUMAN (Fox/Kayo) & MAKERS (CH4, UK). EMOTION IS DEAD is Pete's dramatic feature film debut.

Pete Williams

Pete Williams

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