Shadow
The Story
Simon, Scott and Sarah, a trio of activists with intellectual disabilities, hold a town hall meeting about the future impacts of artificial intelligence. Simon, considering himself a saviour for the community, quickly appoints himself the mayor, and Scott reluctantly steps into the role of facilitator, but soon becomes enamoured with his own power and begins to dismiss the experiences of others. Sarah, often overlooked and underestimated by her counterparts, explodes, confronting the self-appointed leaders on their inadequacies.
What begins as a polite discussion quickly descends into bickering and chaos, seemingly provoked by a force within. Sarah acts to unite the group, only to realise the battle to get their message across may be lost already.
Based on their acclaimed stage production The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes, this compelling feature drama from the Geelong-based ensemble Back to Back Theatre, is ground breaking, community cinema at its core.
Back to Back is an award winning theatre company who has toured the world with a primary cast of intellectually and physically disabled peoples. Shadow is their festival lauded feature debut. Make sure you stay after the credits roll for a special behind the scenes featurette that reveals how and why the film was made.
Rating
M
Duration
81 min
Cast
Mark Deans, Scott Price, Simon Laherty, Sarah Mainwaring
Director
Bruce Gladwin
