THEY’RE NOT PSYCHO KILLERS… THEY’RE JUST SMALL BUSINESS OPERATORS

100 Bloody Acres is the creepy yet hilarious story of brothers Reg and Lindsay Morgan’s struggling organic blood and bone fertiliser business. The use of dead car crash victims in the mix has been a huge boon to business but it’s been months since their last find and an important new customer is waiting on a delivery.

When Reg (Damon Herriman: House of Wax), the junior partner in the business, comes across two guys and girl stranded on a remote country road, he sees a radical solution to their supply problems and a way of finally gaining the respect of his bossy big brother Lindsay (Angus Sampson: Insidious). But things don’t quite go to plan when Reg starts to fall for Sophie (Anna McGahan: Underbelly).

In the vein of Shaun of the Dead, the Australian writer-director team of Colin and Cameron Cairnes (Hamish & Andy, Real Stories) offer a satisfyingly gruesome and wondrously funny mix of horror and comedy that will make you laugh and squirm in equal measure.

The Cairnes brothers won the 2010 Slamdance Screenplay Competition with this fun film, which was released theatrically in Australia, US and UK. In October 2013, the film was awarded the prestigious Best Most Picture Award in the Midnight X-Treme category at Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival – a film festival devoted to the horror and fantasy genre. 100 Bloody Acres is also featured on the Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Movies of 2013 list. Available on DVD & Blu-Ray & Digital HD now.

A HEARTFELT, SPIRITED AND UPLIFTING AUSTRALIAN STORY

Director Catriona McKenzie’s (Redfern Now) feature debut is a heartfelt, moving and uplifting story about a young boy’s journey to save his home and ultimately himself.

Satellite Boy follows Pete, a 12-year-old Aboriginal boy who lives with his elderly grandfather, Old Jagamarra (David Gulpilil: Australia, Rabbit-Proof Fence). Home is the abandoned outdoor cinema in the outback town of Wyndham.

When it is threatened with demolition, Pete sees his world in jeopardy and sets off for the city joined by his best friend, Kalmain. The boys travel through epic and stunning Kimberley country and when they get lost in the bush, Pete has to remember some of the old Aboriginal bush skills his grandfather taught him for them to survive.

Fable-like in its storytelling, it shows a world torn between old and new, tradition and progress, nature and technology. Celebrating the importance of family, true friendship and cultural and spiritual identity, Satellite Boy is captivating and affecting, resonating alongside the likes of Ten Canoes and Samson and Delilah.

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