DNFF: The Dead Thing
Australian Premiere
A young woman lost in a series of meaningless connections falls in love with a charismatic man, who hides a dark secret that turns her affair into a dangerous obsession.
In his narrative-feature solo debut Kane (podcaster of Pure Cinema, Colors of the Dark, Shock Waves) tackles unhinged behaviour and the perils of app dating with a deft directorial touch, eliciting one of the performances of the year from Blu Hunt as a complex, modern Gothic lost soul. It’s the darkest of romances, the creepiest of erotic thrillers, a haunting parable on the risky influence of interactive technology wrapped around the modern dating culture, and its potentially ruinous effect on our fragile psyches and base desires.
Official Selection – Fantasia 2024
Screens with
GET AWAY (Dir: Michael Gabriele/US/15m) Three girlfriends spending the weekend at a remote vacation rental in the desert, play a mysterious VHS tape, and realise there are too many strange and terrifying coincidences. NSW Premiere.
Rating
Unclassified 15+
Duration
93 min
Director
Elric Kane
