19 MIN | 2025 | DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: HADLEY PERKINS | AUSTRALIA | WORLD PREMIERE
In a dystopian future Australia, the harshness of the natural world mirrors the fractured society left in its wake. Lyll, a formidable figure known as nature’s hard-man, emerges as both guide and disruptor, breaking into the insulated lives of three unsuspecting victims. Their comfortable domestic enclosures are upended, forcing them to confront a reality they had long ignored. Pulled from safety into the raw, untamed expanse of the Australian outback, they are drawn into an ancient rite of passage that challenges their perceptions of survival, resilience, and humanity. Through this journey, the film explores the tension between civilization and the primal forces of nature, weaving together suspense, ritual, and self-discovery in a starkly beautiful, unforgiving landscape.
