TAHLIA STURZAKER

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.

I AM MOTHER
Starring Hilary Swank, Clara Rugaard-Larsen, Rose Byrne, Luke Hawker, Tahlia Sturzaker, Maddie Lenton, Hazel Sandery, Summer Lenton, Jacob Nolan and Clara Rugaard. Directed by Grant Sputore.

Born of test tubes in a nuclear bunker, a lonely teen is the first of a new generation of humans raised by Mother – a kindly robot designed to repopulate the Earth following the extinction of humanity. When a blood-drenched woman inexplicably arrives, beating at the shelter door, the teen is put upon to take in the stranger and, consequently, finds herself at odds with her gear-and-piston parent. Overnight, the stranger casts doubt on Mother’s claims about the outside world and begins to unravel the fabric of their insular family. Unsure who to trust, the girl begins to probe into Mother’s dubious nature and uncover the truth of her greater mission.

REVIEWS I Am Mother - Finally, a great Netflix sci-fi film