FLATHEAD FLATHEAD JAYDON MARTIN

  • AUSTRALIA

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  • ENGLISH

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  • 2024

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  • 89 mins

Cass Cumerford has endured more than his fair share of setbacks. Now in his seventies, he returns to Bundaberg, the Queensland town of his childhood, famous for its rum. As he engages with strangers and new friends, Cass slowly unveils the defining moments of his life—mistakes, joys, and lingering grief. Woven with the stories of Bundaberg’s diverse residents, FLATHEAD captures the richness of everyday existence while exploring addiction, race, faith, and the forces that connect and divide us. Through Cass’s journey, the novel reveals the weight of the past and the hope found in human connection.

ಎಪ್ಪತ್ತರ ಗಡಿದಾಟಿರುವ ಕ್ಯಾಸ್‌ ಕುಮರ್‌ಫೋರ್ಡ್‌, ದುರದೃಷ್ಟವಂತ. ಅವರು ಹಿನ್ನಡೆ ಕಂಡದ್ದೇ ಹೆಚ್ಚು. ಅವರು ತಮ್ಮ ಬಾಲ್ಯ ಕಳೆದ ಕ್ವೀನ್ಸ್‌ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್‌ ನಗರದ ಬುಂಡಾಬರ್ಗ್‌ಗೆ ವಾಪಸಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಈ ನಗರ ರಮ್‌ಗೆ ಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾತಿ. ಅಪರಿಚಿತರೊಂದಿಗೆ, ಹೊಸ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕ್ಯಾಸ್‌, ಮಾತಿಗೆ ಕುಳಿತಾಗ ತಮ್ಮ ಜೀವನದ ಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ. ತಾನು ಮಾಡಿದ ತಪ್ಪುಗಳು, ಸಂತೋಷದ ಕ್ಷಣಗಳು, ಮತ್ತು ದುಃಖಕರ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಬುಂಡಾಬರ್ಗ್‌ನ ವೈವಿಧ್ಯಮಯ ನಿವಾಸಿಗಳ ಕತೆಗಳಿಂದ ಹೆಣೆದ ಫ್ಲಾಟ್‌ಹೆಡ್, ದಿನನಿತ್ಯದ ಬಾಳಿನ ಜಂಜಾಟವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Patrick McCabe, Jaydon Martin

Screenplay :

Jaydon Martin

Director of Photography :

Brodie Poole

Editor :

Patrick McCabe

Music :

Lachlan Harris, Angharad Van Rijswijk

Sound :

Lachlan Harris

Cast :

Cass Cumerford, Miguel Angel Jitale D'Amico, Hayden Rimmington, Rob Sheean

Awards - Winner :

Melbourne IFF (Australian Innovation Award), IFF Rotterdam (Tiger Competition - Special Jury Award)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

Gijón IFF (Best Film), São Paulo IFF (Best Fiction), Warsaw (Crème de la Crème Award), Australian Screen Editors (Best Editing in a Feature Film)

JAYDON MARTIN

Filmmaker Jaydon Martin from Australia worked as a camera operator on narrative and documentary films before becoming a director. Growing up in a low-socioeconomic area shaped his interest in exploring marginalized cultures, everyday life, and working-class expressions. FLATHEAD (2024), selected for IFFR 2024, marks his directorial debut.

  1. 1. THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE
  2. 2. DROWNING DRY
  3. 3. SALVE MARIA
  4. 4. THREE KILOMETRES TO THE END OF THE WORLD
  5. 5. MEMORIES OF A BURNING BODY
  6. 6. UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
  7. 7. CAUGHT BY THE TIDES
  8. 8. FAMILIAR TOUCH
  9. 9. THE SECOND ACT
  10. 10. GRAND TOUR
  11. 11. HOLY COW
  12. 12. THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
  13. 13. GOOD ONE
  14. 14. POOJA, SIR
  15. 15. ALL SHALL BE WELL
  16. 16. QUEENS
  17. 17. BLACK DOG
  18. 18. LIONESS
  19. 19. DYING
  20. 20. ARMAND
  21. 21. SHAMBHALA
  22. 22. WAVES
  23. 23. OUR LOVELY PIG SLAUGHTER
  24. 24. THE HYPERBOREANS
  25. 25. ARCADIA
  26. 26. THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
  27. 27. TO A LAND UNKNOWN
  28. 28. ALGIERS
  29. 29. TO KILL A MONGOLIAN HORSE
  30. 30. BREATHING UNDERWATER
  31. 31. LA CASA
  32. 32. THE LAST ROMANTICS
  33. 33. STEALING ANGEL
  34. 34. THE EXILES
  35. 35. SHEPHERDS
  36. 36. GLIMMERS
  37. 37. LILIES NOT FOR ME
  38. 38. ANORA
  39. 39. QUIET LIFE
  40. 40. SEPTEMBER SAYS
  41. 41. THREE DAYS OF FISH
  42. 42. KYUKA: BEFORE SUMMER'S END
  43. 43. A HOUSE ON FIRE
  44. 44. LITTLE LOVES
  45. 45. DON’T YOU LET ME GO
  46. 46. NAWI
  47. 47. THE TIES THAT BIND US
  48. 48. THROUGH ROCKS AND CLOUDS
  49. 49. MY FRIEND AN DELIE
  50. 50. ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN HEMME DIES
  51. 51. YOUNG HEARTS
  52. 52. JANUARY 2
  53. 53. AN UNFINISHED FILM
  54. 54. FOUR MOTHERS
  55. 55. ON FALLING
  56. 56. BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY
  57. 57. AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE
  58. 58. THE PARTY’S OVER
  59. 59. THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE
  60. 60. MEASURES FOR THE FUNERAL
  61. 61. MOON
  62. 62. IVO
  63. 63. HAPPY HOLIDAYS
  64. 64. SIMA’S SONG
  65. 65. FLATHEAD
  66. 66. WINDLESS
  67. 67. MISERICORDIA
  68. 68. MONGREL
  69. 69. ACROSS THE SEA
  70. 70. THE DOG THIEF
  71. 71. PAYING FOR IT
  72. 72. FREWAKA
  73. 73. CROCODILE TEARS
  74. 74. THE GREAT YAWN OF HISTORY
  75. 75. FARUK
  76. 76. THE SHAMELESS
  77. 77. RED PATH
  78. 78. YASHA AND LEONID BREZHNEV
  79. 79. RICKERL
  80. 80. SLEEPING WITH A TIGER