Closing Night: Splitsville
Bid farewell to the Sydney Film Festival at the Closing Night Ceremony at the State Theatre. Find out which films take out SFF's top prizes at our awards ceremony, then enjoy the Australian Premiere of SPLITSVILLE.
Not long into their marriage, Ashley (Arjona) informs Carey (Marvin) that she wants a divorce, and has in fact already been seeing other people. He is utterly devastated. Seeking solace, Carey repairs to the luxurious house of his best friend Paul (Covino) and his wife Julie (Johnson). The happily married Paul and Julie reveal the secret of their longevity: having an open relationship. Carey is surprised, then titillated – and soon he initiates an intense sexual relationship with Julie, to her husband’s utter rage. The hilarious, extended fight scene that ensues is sure to go down in cinematic lore. As the two couples deal with their new realities, Splitsville takes unpredictable, joyous and moving paths. With winning performances by the leads, and a fabulous and very funny turn by Nicholas Braun (Succession) as a melancholic mentalist, this is a witty, stylish and risqué rom-com about sex and love in modern times.
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Michael Angelo Covino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. His debut feature, The Climb premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section and went on to screen at Sundance, TIFF, SXSW, and Telluride Film Festival. Covino recently acted alongside Tom Hanks in News of the World. His career as a producer has been marked by films such as Hunter Gatherer (2017), which was awarded the Special Jury Prize at SXSW and was nominated for the John Cassavettes Award; his Tribeca Film Festival-selected adventure Kicks; and SXSW-selected coming-of-age drama Babysitter. Convino's second film, Splitsville, had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
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