FLATHEAD
Sun
27
Sun 27 Oct 1:00 PM
Angelika Film Centre Premium 5
Allocated Seating
90 Mins
Late in life, Cass is drawn to his long-forsaken childhood home of Bundaberg, where he finds himself on a spiritual search for redemption.
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.
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.
