Flathead
Jaydon Martin
Australia | 2024 | 89 | M
NSW Premiere

Jaydon Martin’s feature directorial debut combines fiction and documentary to present a intimate and compassionate portrait of small town life in Bundaberg.

Cass Cumerford has borne more than his fair share of setbacks in life. Now in his seventies, he decides to return to his childhood home of Bundaberg. Through conversations with the strangers he encounters and the friends he makes, Cass gradually reveals the events that have shaped his life – the mistakes he has made, the moments of joy and the grief that weighs him down.

Shot in crisp monochrome, Flathead traverses its landscape in search of a country that rarely appears in the headlines or on screen. In doing so, it becomes a vital, spirited and poignant portrait of community life.

This gorgeously shot portrait of regional life was awarded with the prestigious Special Jury Award at the 2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam.

“A beautiful meditation on life in rural Queensland. Jaydon Martin makes an outstanding feature debut with this absorbing, moving and visually beautiful docufiction.” - Guardian

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