
JaydonMartin’sfeaturedirectorialdebutcombinesfictionanddocumentarytopresentacompassionateportraitofblue-collarlifeinAustralia.CassCumerfordhasbornemorethanhisfairshareofsetbacksinlife.Nowinhisseventies,hedecidestoreturntohischildhoodhomeofBundaberg,asmallcityfamousforitsrum,inQueensland.Throughconversationswiththestrangersheencountersandthefriendshemakes,Cassgraduallyrevealstheeventsthathaveshapedhislife–themistakeshehasmade,themomentsofjoyandthegriefthatweighshimdown.<br/> DrawingonthelivesandpastofarichpanoplyofcharactersinBundaberg,Martincreatesanenvironmentthatallowsthoseinfrontofthecameratoperform–summoningthefabricoftheirlivestointeractwithothers,withsubjectsthatrangefromaddiction,race,faithandtheforcesthatbindandrepelus.Shotincrispmonochrome,Flatheadtraversesitslandscapeinsearchofacountrythatrarelyappearsintheheadlinesoronscreen.Indoingso,itbecomesavital,spiritedandpoignantportraitofcommunitylife.