The Tumbler

Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Duration:	75 minutes
Distributor:	Mondayitis/ZTudio
Director:	Gary Sweet / Hazem Shammas / Louise Crawford
Genre:	Drama

This tightly wound political thriller shot in outback South Australia is about people looking for a way to reconcile their hidden pasts.

Stumbling through the desert are Hurtle Hamilton (Gary Sweet), an old-school ace safe cracker looking for one last shot at the big score, and Afghan-Australian Tahir (Hazem Shammas), a man with a plan. They’re looking for British gold, buried on an abandoned military base during World War II.

The base was once part of the Brisbane Line, a secret government plan to defeat the Japanese if they ever invaded, but is now guarded by lone American soldier Private Jen O’Leary (Louise Crawford) who has her own past to wrestle with.

Can she afford to risk one more screw-up to help them? Is the gold even there? And is that really why they came?

MASTERCLASSES

Sat 8 Nov: 2-3 pm

The Writer-Director Relationship

Marc Gracie and Chris Thompson worked together as director and writer of the Australian thriller The Tumbler, starring Gary Sweet. They talk about how to best manage the writer/director relationship in cinematic storytelling.

Q & As & PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Free following the screening:

Saturday 8th November

The Tumbler: 4.30pm Dendy Cinemas

Q & A by director Marc Gracie and writer Chris Thompson

What the Critics say!

WINNER: Best screenplay – Victorian Premier Literary Awards 2007