Steven Tandy

Talking Back at Thunder

Melanie Zanetti, Kerith Atkinson

All is good for Jacob. A plumber by trade, he has a job he enjoys, and a fiancé whom he loves. He’s the quintessential, everyday man living his life in a provincial coastal Queensland town. A veritable bomb soon shatters his path by way of an old demon from his childhood. Surrounding lush cane fields turn to icy tundra, as Jacob tries to cope with the crippling anxiety and haunting trauma that he’s managed to suppress over the years. Facing his biggest task yet, he is forced to tackle these issues before they swamp his soul and ruin his life. How will he cope with his mental demons? Can he hide them from his loved ones, and continue on with his life unabashed? Will he choose to confront the very source of his anguish head on? Set with northern Australia’s cane country as its backdrop, Talking Back At Thunder delves fearlessly into the barely- lit cavern that is anxiety, trauma, and rage in the everyday Aussie male.

The Boggabilla Bus

Mitch Kennedy

Mackenzie Little, Callum Aston

When Oscar realises he might have missed his final chance to say goodbye to his best friend Ashley, he decides to hijack the dusty old country school bus and go after her.

Reef 'n' Beef

Nana Asomani-Poku

Aaron Davison, Tai Hara

Greg decides he needs a change of vocation. He calls upon his best mate Bass, the common sense of the pair, to join him in his quest to become a professional shark wrangler. Greg soon realises that the mission requires funds to get them started. Fortunately, Bass reluctantly agrees to outlay his money set aside for his fiancé's wedding ring and honeymoon, in the hope that the investment will pay dividends. Greg's mum, Barb, is all for the change, and even supplies the boys with stock from her beloved abattoir. The boys' respective other halves, Sharon and Darlene, although not so supportive, have bigger and more pertinent issues on their mind... Darlene and Bass' impending wedding! Add to the clan Greg's younger sister Shell, a uni student and budding left wing extremist, and things are prone to go very, very south! Will the boys be successful in their epic quest to prove to researchers they can tag a large shark? Will Barb keep her abattoir open, despite formidable opposition and ...

Gettin' Square

Jonathan Teplitzky

Sam Worthington, David Wenham

Gettin' Square is about starting over, keeping clean and going straight. Barry Wirth is fresh out of prison and determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But like his mate Johnny 'Spit' Spiteri and reformed gangster turned restaurateur Dabba, he finds out the hard way that there are old scores and a few new ones that'll make getting square a lot harder than he thought.