“We aim to tell compelling and complex stories that shed light on issues and say something meaningful about the human experience. Stories with impact.”

- Belinda Dean, Producer

 
 

Brilliant Monkey

feature film  Writers: Alan Dukes, Warwick Young Director: Warwick Young         Executive Producer: Timothy White, Southern Light Films

Supported in development through Screen NSW and Screen Australia, Brilliant Monkey is set to be the debut feature film from award-winning AFTRS directing graduate Warwick Young (Stuffed, Refuge). A road-trip comedy based on the successful stage play of the same name that was co-developed and performed by Alan Dukes and Warwick Young across two sold out seasons, Brilliant Monkey tackles themes of family and forgiveness, showing that no matter how hard we try to break free, the indelible bonds of family always prevail!

 

We Come From the Dark

feature film  Writer: brien kelly director: mike green

Continuing on from their collaboration across on the successful survival thriller Outback (Madman/Lionsgate) Brien Kelly & Mike Green have teamed up once more for this genre bending horror that will make you question what’s real in this world. We Come From the Dark was a semi-finalist in the 2022 Page International Screenwriting Awards, the 2022 Austin Film Festival Screenplay competition and the 2023 ScreenCraft Horror Competition and is a film that promises to keep audiences guessing.

 

CODE SWITCH

FEATURE FILM  WRITER/DIRECTOR: ROSIE LOURDE

After her successful debut feature, rom-com Romance on the Menu (Netflix AU) and shortlisted VR project Breach for Sundance New Frontiers, Rosie Lourde taps into her intersectional roots in this tech-fuelled comedy that examines power and privilege and the masks we wear to access them.

 

Witching Hour

feature film  WriterS: MIKE GREEN & BRIEN KELLY DIRECTOR: MIKE GREEN

Taking another step into the elevated genre space, this time with the supernatural horror Witching Hour, Mike Green together with long-time collaborator Brien Kelly have crafted a gripping tale steeped in folklore about a horror that only comes at night. Supported in development by Screen NSW.

 

Fruit

8 x 1/2hr LGBTQ+ RELATIONSHIP dramEDY Creator: DYLIN Hardcastle

Created by trans author, artist and screenwriter, Dylin Hardcastle (Below Deck, Breathing Underwater), Fruit is a heartfelt and uplifting dramedy that challenges prejudices and preconceptions at the intersection of class, race, gender and sexuality in regional Australia.

 

Rez’s Fortune

8 x 1/2hr LGBTQ+ MYSTERY/RoMANCE Creator: SHASH LALL WRITERS: KODIE BEDFORD & BEN LAW

This dynamic, glossy and adventure filled mystery romance created by British & Indian / Australian writer Shash Lall weaves cryptic clues and a journey of self-discovery into a funny and heart-warming series designed to celebrate and elevate diversity.

 

Rejecting Elle

6 x 10mins comedy/drama Creator: Lauren Rowe Writers: Lauren Rowe, Mansoor Noor, Steve Anthopoulos

Rejecting Elle is inspired by the life of creator Lauren Rowe, a two-time double lung transplant recipient, organ donation advocate and actor. Infused with the pragmatic gallows humour that has defined her life living with cystic fibrosis, Rejecting Elle looks at the choices faced by those in the chronic illness community and what would have happened if one day, Lauren had just said “enough!” Supported in development by Screen Australia.

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