Celebrating their Australian premieres are YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME, arriving direct from its International Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and GODLESS: THE EASTFIELD EXORCISM which was selected for the New Orleans horror fest Overlook Film Festival. BIRDEATER wowed Sydney Film Festival audiences last month scooping the Audience Award for Best Film and will be seen by Melbourne audiences for the first time. Key talent from each of the films will be in attendance at the festival.
Umbrella General Manager and Head of Sales & Acquisitions Ari Harrison said: “Working with limited budgets these three filmmaking teams have all delivered strong and powerful psychological thrillers marked by impressive narratives, strong production and excellent performances. It’s super exciting to see so much talent in our industry and we look forward to working with them through what we foresee as long and productive careers.”
About the films:
BIRDEATER
Australian Premiere = Sydney International Film Festival
Winner – Audience Award for Best Film
Directors and writers: Jack Clark and Jim Weir
Starring Shabana Azeez, Mackenzie Fearnley, Ben Hunter, Georgia Eyers
“This debut feature tackles the evolving debate around gender roles head-on, tangling with the uncomfortable dynamics of relationships – and the menace of unchecked masculinity – through a riveting genre hybrid that fuses anxious domestic drama with the surreal terror of the remote landscape.”
Writers/Director Jack Clark and Director Jim Weir will be in attendance.
View the teaser here.
See MIFF Session Times here.
GODLESS: The Eastfield Exorcism
Australian Premiere = MIFF
International Premiere = Overlook Film Festival, March 2023
Director Nick Kozakis
Stars: Georgia Eyers, Dan Ewing, Tim Pocock
Convinced that his wife is possessed by dark forces, a desperate husband puts his faith in the power of a pitiless self-proclaimed exorcist, who is convinced that salvation can be found only through his hands. Inspired by true events, this is a disturbing tale of misplaced faith and destructive zealotry.
“Toxic masculinity, the dangers of zealotry and the hypocrisy of institutions that believe in the Devil much more readily than they would believe a woman come under fire in this bracing film.” MIFF
Director Nick Kozakis and actors Georgia Eyers, Dan Ewing and Tom Pocock will be in attendance.
View the trailer here
See MIFF Session Times here.
YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME
Australian Premiere = MIFF
International Premiere = Tribeca Film Festival, June 2023
Directors: Indianna Bell, Josiah Allen
Starring: Jordan Cowan, Brendan Rock
Patrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated caravan park. After a violent thunderstorm erupts, a mysterious young woman appears at his door, seeking shelter from the weather. The longer the night wears on and the more the young woman discovers about Patrick, the more difficult she finds it to leave. Soon she begins to question Patrick’s intentions, while Patrick begins to question his own grip on reality.
“From the first frame, audiences are excited for the dam to burst in this thrilling study of holding tension. Yet the journey to get there is even more sumptuous, with dynamic performances from leads Jordan Cowan and Brendan Rock .In their feature directorial debut rising indie talents Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen explore the authenticity of desire and the tricks people play on themselves and others just to get by. – Casey Baron, Tribeca Film Festival.
Writer/Director/Producer Indianna Bell, Director/Producer Josiah Allen and the film’s stars Jordan Cowan and Brendan Rock will be in attendance for the Australian Premiere of their debut feature film.
See Session Times here.
