Lucrum
2026

Lucrum

World Premiere.

Summoned to the secluded estate of a celebrated pianist, young adoptee June discovers a world of beauty and artistic brilliance sustained by a terrifying covenant. A haunting work of folk horror where refinement masks something far more insatiable.

Director

Johanis Lyons-Reid

Runtime

80 Minutes

Country

Australia

Classification

Unclassified 18+

When young adoptee June (Tahlia Sturzaker) arrives at an isolated estate, she falls under the care of renowned pianist Anna (Sophie Lowe), whose elegant world conceals unsettling rituals and carefully buried secrets. As the intermittent arrival of quietly menacing visitors deepens the estate's unease, June uncovers a terrible bargain hidden beneath opulence and artistic brilliance.

Marking the feature debut of a compelling new creative team emerging from South Australia's Film Lab: New Voices initiative, Lucrum is an intimate chamber piece that transforms familiar domestic spaces into a landscape of mounting dread.

Accompanied by haunting piano music, painterly imagery and a timeless aesthetic, this meticulously composed work of folk horror exposes the insatiable forces that can lurk beneath refinement, privilege and legacy.

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Film Credits

Director

Johanis Lyons-Reid

Year

2026

Country

Australia

Language

English

Type

Feature Fiction

Program Strand

Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund

Producer

Lilla Berry

Writer

Piri Eddy & Pearl Berry

Cinematographer

Michael Tessari

Editor

David Scarborough

Cast

Nathan Page, Sophie Lowe & Tahlia Sturzaker

Music

Justin Pounsett

Film Source

Maslow Entertainment

Genre

Drama, Horror & Mystery

Pink Carpet

Pink carpet and photos — 7:15 pm
Premiere Screening — 8 pm

When: Friday, 23 October
Where: Odeon Cinema, Semaphore

Filmmakers in attendance, 23 October and 25 October

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