

Two kids, one bus stop, fifteen minutes that'll wreck you.
A teenage couple are leaving the mission on their way to new lives. As they walk to the bus stop, they discuss their reasons for leaving.
Cinematography
Bleached-out Australian light that somehow feels claustrophobic.
Writing
Dialogue so natural you'll think you're eavesdropping.

Director
Ivan Sen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ivan Sen shot this while still at film school — it's essentially the seed of his entire career exploring Indigenous displacement.
Made during the Bringing Them Home aftermath, this short captures a generation's quiet reckoning without a single mention of policy.