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THE MATRIARCH

OFFICIAL SELECTION | FEATURE FILM

WORLD PREMIERE + Q&A

GENRE: HORROR | YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2024 | LENGTH: 82 MIN | COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA

DIRECTOR: JAYDEN CREIGHTON | PRODUCERS: JAYDEN CREIGHTON

Close-up of a young woman with wide, scared eyes holding a blood-stained knife. Reflection shows an angry woman with red hair and a menacing expression. Title reads 'The Matriarch' with tags 'Hell hath no fury' and credits to Jayden Creighton.

Thirteen year old Missy Taylor lives at home with her addict mother, Annette. When Annette’s boyfriend Trent is released from prison, he takes up residency in the family home. Before long, Trent sets his predatory sights on Missy, forcing her to kill him in a courageous act of self defence. However, when Annette finds the body, she sides with her lost lover, Missy’s abuser, sparking a terrifying chain of events…

SESSION TIMES

  • PALACE BYRON BAY

    Friday 25 October 8pm

    + Q&A

    SOLD OUT
A young woman with long hair is in a dimly lit room with blue and green lighting, looking down with a serious expression, wearing a blood-splattered shirt.
A young woman with long brown hair looking into a fish tank, with an older woman with reddish hair standing behind her in a dimly lit room.
A woman with red hair looks over her shoulder with a serious expression, pointing her finger upwards inside a dimly lit room with a window in the background.
An older man with a bald head and beard, wearing a white tank top, sitting in a dimly lit room with a cigarette in his mouth.
A man and woman face each other in a dimly lit kitchen, their silhouettes illuminated by a warm, low light, creating an intimate atmosphere.