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Monolith (2022 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Monolith' is a 2022 Australian sci-fi/thriller film due for release on 27 October 2022. It stars Lily Sullivan, the only on-screen actor in the film, as a journalist uncovering a mystery. Described as high-concept science fiction, the film is written by Lucy Campbell, directed by Matt Vesely, and produced by Bettina Hamilton.
Plot
"A disgraced journalist... turns to podcasting to salvage her career, before uncovering a strange artefact that she believes is evidence of an alien conspiracy".
Cast
*Lily Sullivan
Production
'Monolith' is the first feature film to be produced as part of a joint initiative called "Film Lab: New Voices", by South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) and the Adelaide Film Festival (AFF). A development lab ran for 11 months, in which three teams (chosen for development out of an initial 63 contenders) developed their scripts, and one was chosen for production at this time. 'Monolith' received an initial in funding from SAFC and AFF.
Lucy Campbell wrote the script; it is directed by Matt Vesely (development manager at Closer Productions) and produced by Bettina Hamilton. The cinematographer is Michael Tessari and Tania Nehme edited the film.
Filming took place in the Adelaide Hills from late May 2022. It is described as a high-concept science fiction thriller.
Release
'Monolith' will have its world premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival on 27 October 2022.
Bonsai Films will distribute the film in Australian and New Zealand, and strong interest had already been shown in the film by the time filming was under way.
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