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Love Road

Directed by Ulysses Oliver

2023

Australia

85 minutes

Unclassified 15+

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Ulysses Oliver’s feature directorial debut is an intense relationship drama, jumping across three time periods, detailing the highs and lows of a tempestuous relationship.

Early one morning Jaz (Shalane Connors) flees her fractured relationship with Daniel (Ishak Issa), taking her mother's ashes with her to return them to the family's country property. Daniel is utterly confused by Jaz’s departure, feeling that their difficulties could be resolved. He sets off in pursuit, determined to talk it over despite her steadfast refusal to engage. Jaz, along her journey, reflects on their shared moments, and with the distance between them begins to re-evaluate elements of their relationship. Traversing three time periods of this complex romance, and remarkably shot in just two weeks in the middle of the NSW bushfires, Love Road is an incisive and moving drama of love and loss.

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Ulysses Oliver

Director

Ulysses Oliver has over 20 years experience in the development of media productions. He is a founding director of Breathless Films, a production company that has produced five features to date: Lonesome (SFF 2022), The Longest Weekend (SFF 2022), Tennessine (SFF 2023), Love Road (SFF 2023) and Birdeater (SFF 2023). Love Road is Oliver's feature directorial debut.

Shalane Connors

Cast

Shalane (She/they) is a Sydney based actor/musician originally hailing from country NSW. A graduate of UOW Performing Arts, she can often be found treading the boards or gigging original music, though her main focus lies in film. She currently has two features in post-production, with plans to record in late 2023.