A powerful and poignant first-time directorial debut. Powerful, heart-wrenching and personal; this story illuminates the darkness of suicide. This was a potent tribute to a lost friend of the director's and a labour of personal salvation on his part.
I'm often pleased with the films I see from Australia, and this one is no exception. The people of that tiny country have an insight into what makes film great, from acting, to shooting film, to directing and writing.
This film used the camera as almost another character. The grittyness and rawness of the techniques used throughout this film draw you in to the lives of the characters in a way that few seasoned directors manage. This was a hard film to watch for the content and the immediacy that you felt regarding the issues, but I think this film speaks profoundly to the confusion and disassociation that the teenage years can cause.