A 13-minute explosion of family tension that'll make YOUR Christmas look functional.
When her rebellious older sister returns to their Australian coastal town for Christmas, Marianne is torn between her mother's conservatism and a new idea of womanhood.
Direction
Phoebe Wolfe packs a feature's worth of tension into 13 minutes.
Cinematography
Australian coast as beautiful prison—gorgeous and suffocating.
Acting
Annabel Wolfe's silent rebellion speaks volumes.
Director
Phoebe Wolfe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real-life sisters Annabel and Phoebe Wolfe collaborated here, adding layers of authentic sibling tension.
Part of a wave of Australian short cinema exploring queer identity in rural spaces—think The Babadook's coastal cousin.
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