A struggling Hollywood actress returns home to beautiful Kangaroo Island where she confronts some ugly family truths.
Kangaroo Island
Closing Night Gala
Guest in attendance.
Red Carpet.
Director
Runtime
113 Minutes
Country
Australia
Classification
Unclassified 15+
A struggling Hollywood actress returns home to ruggedly beautiful Kangaroo Island and confronts the love triangle that tore her family apart.
In a feature debut imbued with emotional depth and natural humour, South Australian Timothy David explores the fragile balance between the destructive and healing powers of family. Actor Lou Wells (Rebecca Breeds) has hit rock bottom after a promising start to a career in Hollywood. Her ex needs her to move out, her friends are distancing themselves from her and her talent agency “just isn’t excited by her anymore”. Truth is, Lou Wells isn’t excited about Lou Wells either. Broke and aimless, she reluctantly accepts a ticket from her estranged father, Rory, to return home to South Australia’s ruggedly beautiful Kangaroo Island. But what begins as a reunion to foster reconciliation turns complicated when Lou and her sister Freya (Adelaide Clemens) learn their father’s secret. Years of tension come to the surface, and Lou must decide whether she will continue to run away from her problems or confront the traumatic events that tore her family apart.
Film Credits
Director
Timothy David
Year
2024
Country
Australia
Language
English
Type
Feature & Fiction
Program Strand
AFF Investment Fund, Guest in attendance & World Cinema
Producer
Peter Hanlon, Timothy David, Bettina Hamilton, Daniel Rosenberg & Leona Cichon
Writer
Sally Gifford
Cinematographer
Ian McCarroll
Editor
Jamie Rusiti
Cast
Rebecca Breeds, Adelaide Clemens, Erik Thomson & Joel Jackson
Music
Ariel MARX
Film Source
Pouch Potato Productions Pty Ltd
Genre
Drama, Family & Women
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