Hell Has No Fire Escape
2026

Hell Has No Fire Escape

World Premiere.

In a world where the internet is slowly replacing faith, a lonely South African pastor, who guides similarly lost addicts, believes she’s found true love online with a man posing as ‘Jason Momoa’. But when financial disaster follows, the bedrock of her faith crumbles in this thoroughly modern musing on addiction and belief.

Director

Georgina Savage
Matthew Bate

Runtime

90 Minutes

Country

Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom

Classification

Unclassified 15+

What can we hold onto when the old Gods fail us, and are replaced by TikTok, fantasy TV and an online romance with a man posing as “Jason Momoa”? If you’ve ever looked for guidance, meaning and love in the wrong places, Georgina Savage and Matthew Bate’s intimate, verité documentary will hold up a mirror to the danger of your own desires.

South African Pastor Ina Dry, 63, embraces a new lease on life, following the death of her domineering husband. Loosening his strict rules over the evangelical rehab clinic they ran together, deep in the remote Karoo Desert, it seems that the vulnerable addicts in her charge also flourish anew. But without qualified staff at the helm, is Ina doing more harm than good? And what happens when Ina’s attention becomes consumed by social media, and she falls for a man claiming to be Jason Momoa? As filmmaker Georgina watches Ina’s beliefs crumble, she’s forced to question her own, in this thoroughly modern musing on addition and belief.

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Film Credits

Director

Georgina Savage & Matthew Bate

Year

2026

Country

Australia, South Africa & United Kingdom

Language

English

Type

Feature Documentary

Program Strand

Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund

Producer

Rebecca Summerton, Sorcha Bacon & Matthew Bate

Writer

Matthew Bate & Georgina Savage

Cinematographer

Georgina Savage

Editor

Emma McGavisk

Composer

Michael Darren

Original Music

Merryn Jeann

Film Source

Closer Productions

Genre

Crime, Documentary, Religious, Romance & Women

Pink Carpet

Pink carpet and photos — 5:15 pm
Premiere Screening — 6 pm

When: Sunday, 25 October
Where: Capri Theatre, Goodwood

Filmmakers in attendance, 25 October

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