Adelaide’s Daniel J. Phillips aims to make your blood curdle – a religious cult, a troubled young woman, hallucinogenic therapy, and an evil that refuses to die. Diabolic showcases the cream of local talent to produce what is sure to be a breakout horror success.

The near future. A plague has ravaged the land, anarchy reigns, everyone’s on the run. Mac does delivery runs for an unseen manipulator. Aliah seizes her baby and runs for sanctuary. This stylish thriller from local director Stephen de Villiers uses SA locations as an appropriately harsh backdrop for white-knuckle suspense.

For generations Mongolian herders have protected their horses from winter storms by amassing a herd and nominating young men to protect it. Now two young friends are handed the responsibility of reviving this tradition, battling the deadliest winter on record. In the Iron Winter, nothing can survive alone.

Robert Connolly in conversation with AFF Patron, Sophie Hyde.