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Primal

Josh REED

Australia2010 85min HD CAM Color Asian Premiere

Synopsis

A group of friends joins anthropology student, Dace, on a journey to study a remote, ancient rock painting. Their excitement vanishes when one of the team becomes delirious after skinny-dipping in the waterhole. Feverish, bleeding and confused, she physically and mentally regresses to a vicious primal state.

 

Diretor

Josh REED

A writer, director, animator and producer. In 1997 he joined his brother and a friend in their production company and produced animations for MTV and Channel [V]. From 2001 to 2003 he was creative director of Australia’s first digital television channel, Fly. Both short films he directed with his brother won awards at Tropfest short film festival.