Max, a struggling actor living in South Africa, has flown into Sydney, Australia for the audition of his life. As soon as he lands things start to go horribly wrong when his girlfriend Sallie disappears. Frustrated with the police’s lack of progress in finding her, Max embarks on a desperate search for Sallie with the help of childhood friend Richard. The pair’s search pushes them to both external and internal extremities in their desperate plight to find Sallie.
Acting
Simon Lyndon's unraveling — method-adjacent chaos that blurs real and performed.
Production
Sydney-shot on shoestring — the city becomes claustrophobic, then vast, then hostile.
Director
Shane T. Hall
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Shane T. Hall was primarily a music video director; this was his narrative feature debut after two decades in promos.
The South Africa-to-Australia pipeline reflects real migration patterns, but the film weaponizes Max's outsider status — he's disconnected from both homes.
US
AU
