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ASCENDANT (2021)
Starring Charlotte Best, Jonny Pasvolsky, Alex Menglet, Susan Prior, Justin Stewart Cotta, George Burgess, Tahlia Sturzaker and Karelina Clarke. Directed by Antaine Furlong.
Young environmentalist Aria Wolf finds herself kidnapped and held hostage in a high-speed elevator in a 120-floor building in Shanghai. Aria holds a secret that makes her a valuable asset to many. However, she has no memory of her past, who her captors are or what they want from her. While being pushed to her physical and psychological limits, she begins to discover that what has been hidden within her for so long is what will ultimately be her salvation.
Starring Charlotte Best, Jonny Pasvolsky, Alex Menglet, Susan Prior, Justin Stewart Cotta, George Burgess, Tahlia Sturzaker and Karelina Clarke. Directed by Antaine Furlong.
Young environmentalist Aria Wolf finds herself kidnapped and held hostage in a high-speed elevator in a 120-floor building in Shanghai. Aria holds a secret that makes her a valuable asset to many. However, she has no memory of her past, who her captors are or what they want from her. While being pushed to her physical and psychological limits, she begins to discover that what has been hidden within her for so long is what will ultimately be her salvation.
BOOK WEEK (2018)
Starring Alan Dukes, Rose Riley, Rhys Muldoon, Susan Prior, Airlie Dodds, Toby Schmitz, Nicholas Hope, Khan Chittenden, Steve Bastoni and Tiriel Mora. Directed by Heath Davis.
When it looks like his novel is going to be published, high school English teacher and once famous novelist – Nicholas Cutler - thinks his luck has finally changed. But what promises to be the best week of his life professionally, spirals into seven days of hell personally. A pregnant girlfriend, student in trouble with the law, a gravely ill brother in law and the prospects of living a life of unfilled dreams, force Mr Cutler to re-examine just what’s most important in his life.
Starring Alan Dukes, Rose Riley, Rhys Muldoon, Susan Prior, Airlie Dodds, Toby Schmitz, Nicholas Hope, Khan Chittenden, Steve Bastoni and Tiriel Mora. Directed by Heath Davis.
When it looks like his novel is going to be published, high school English teacher and once famous novelist – Nicholas Cutler - thinks his luck has finally changed. But what promises to be the best week of his life professionally, spirals into seven days of hell personally. A pregnant girlfriend, student in trouble with the law, a gravely ill brother in law and the prospects of living a life of unfilled dreams, force Mr Cutler to re-examine just what’s most important in his life.
JASPER JONES (2017)
Starring Levi Miller, Aaron L. McGrath, Angourie Rice, Toni Collette, Dan Wyllie, Hugo Weaving, Kevin Long, Matt Nable, Myles Pollard and Susan Prior. Directed by Rachel Perkins.
Over one eventful summer in 1965, bookish 14-year-old Charlie Bucktin navigates small-town racism, hypocrisy and the trials of teenage love to discover what it means be truly courageous.
Starring Levi Miller, Aaron L. McGrath, Angourie Rice, Toni Collette, Dan Wyllie, Hugo Weaving, Kevin Long, Matt Nable, Myles Pollard and Susan Prior. Directed by Rachel Perkins.
Over one eventful summer in 1965, bookish 14-year-old Charlie Bucktin navigates small-town racism, hypocrisy and the trials of teenage love to discover what it means be truly courageous.
THE ROVER (2014)
Starring Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy, Susan Prior and David Field. Directed by David MichÔd.
Eric has left everything, everyone and every semblance of human kindness behind him when a gang of desperate criminals steals his last possession. Eric sets off on a ruthless mission to track them down, forced along the way to enlist the help of Rey, the naïve and injured junior member of the gang who was left behind in the chaos of the gang's most recent robbery.
Starring Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy, Susan Prior and David Field. Directed by David MichÔd.
Eric has left everything, everyone and every semblance of human kindness behind him when a gang of desperate criminals steals his last possession. Eric sets off on a ruthless mission to track them down, forced along the way to enlist the help of Rey, the naïve and injured junior member of the gang who was left behind in the chaos of the gang's most recent robbery.
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