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Flathead

Directed by Jaydon Martin
2024
Australia
90 minutes
Unclassified 15+
This acclaimed Australian debut combines social realism and an immersive documentary feel, to tell the story of an elderly man returning home to Bundaberg on a spiritual quest. Winner of Special Jury Award at the 2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award at MIFF 2024.
Shot in striking black-and-white, Jaydon Martin’s directorial debut is part documentary about day-to-day life in coastal Queensland – with a cast playing themselves – and part dream-like narrative. A former drug addict whose life has been marked by tragedy, the frail Cass leaves Sydney and heads back to Bundaberg to take stock of his life. Religion helps console him, while drinking and partying help pass the time. Most touching of all is a budding friendship with Andrew, a Chinese-Australian chip-shop owner who is dealing with his own grief. Observational and contemplative, heartwarming and eerie, Flathead is a memorable portrait of regional Australia.

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Sat 2 Nov
3pm
BCC Cinemas Toowoomba Strand
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Year
2024
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Language
In English
Director
Jaydon Martin
Producer
Patrick McCabe
Company Credits
Australian Distributor: Bonsai Films
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