Synopsis
When Detective Robbie Green is called in to investigate the murder of his colleague Jason Pearson, he discovers at the crime scene a SD video data card. The card contains footage shot by two runaway teenagers, Rachel and AJ, who were making a documentary about the death of Rachel’s sister, Abbie, who died in an unsolved hit and run. Robbie and his new partner Detective Jane Pearson start to retrace the teen’s journey and soon the pair are uncovering a trail of the dead. Video footage reveals Jason as a drug dealer’s protector, and he gives up Robbie as the driver who killed Abbie. Robbie is discharged and sent home, only to find his two daughters being held hostage by AJ and Rachel. With police approaching the home, she takes Robbie up onto the roof at gunpoint with nothing but revenge on her mind.
Filmed and Post Produced in Western Australia
on the Traditional Country of the Yamatji Badimia, Yamatji Nanda & Noongar Whadjuk peoples
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Production Information
Director
John V. Soto
Producers
Deidre Kitcher
Co-Producer
John V. Soto
Associate Producer
Jonathan La Paglia
John McPherson
Louise Wilson
David Cavanagh
Andrew Gotti
Lee Chambers
Diane McGee
Executive Producers
David Calvert-Jones
Greg Coote
Robert Lundberg
Roger Savill
Kim Savill
Malcom Rudd
Kate Rudd
Key Cast
Jonathan LaPagila
Luke Hemsworth
Viva Bianca
Hanna Mangan-Lawrence
Alex Williams
Tom O’Sullivan
Rebecca Davis
Igor Sas
Katie Dorman
Kelsie Anderson
Distributor
Incubate (ANZ)
Key WA Crew
Director of Photography
Jason Thomas
Editor
Regg Swarko
Production Designer
Monique Wajon
Costume Designer
Colleen Sutherland
Production Coordinator
Mandina Oh
Casting Director
Jacqueline Alliss
1st Assistant Director
Michael Faranda
2nd Assistant Director
Genevieve Martin
3rd Assistant Director
Hayden Fortescue
Second Unit Director
A.J. Carter
Catering
Mark Rhodes
Phillip Orr
Gaffer
Key Grip
Travis Davis
Unit Manager
Vivienne Rintoul-Atkins
Hair & Make Up Designer
KT Crocker
Director of Post Production
Grady Habib
Visual Effects Producer
Clint Logan
VFX Supervisor
Jaemie Manners
Supervising Sound Editor
Ric Curtin
Sound Editor
Glenn Martin
Sound Recordist
Scott Montgomery
Composer
Thomas Rouch
Hear from the Director
“Writing and directing are both difficult and challenging disciplines.”
“Hardships with writing is getting halfway through a draft and realizing that a character has to go, but you’ve included him/her in every second scene. Directing gets hard when there are time constraints. I want to stay til every shot and scene is perfect, but on low budget films, we just never have the luxury.”
– John V. Soto, Writer and Director
Photo credit Justin Griffiths, VG Productions Pty Ltd.Shooting in Perth
“Perth, Western Australia is my favorite place to film”
Because we have a similar climate to LA, with great (unpolluted) rivers, beaches, parks, towns, cities, etc, plus it’s close to my home. As mentioned before though, I’d like to shoot in the US too. I’ve got my US passport handy.
– John V. Soto, Writer and Director
Production Gallery
Justin Griffiths, VG Productions Pty Ltd.
Justin Griffiths, VG Productions Pty Ltd.
Justin Griffiths, VG Productions Pty Ltd.
Justin Griffiths, VG Productions Pty Ltd.
Justin Griffiths, VG Productions Pty Ltd.
Justin Griffiths, VG Productions Pty Ltd.
Justin Griffiths, VG Productions Pty Ltd.
Justin Griffiths, VG Productions Pty Ltd.
Justin Griffiths, VG Productions Pty Ltd.
Justin Griffiths, VG Productions Pty Ltd.
Justin Griffiths, VG Productions Pty Ltd.