Monolith

64th TIFF: Greek Premiere

A disgraced journalist finds shelter in her parents’ luxurious home and turns to clickbait investigative podcasting in a helpless effort to rebuild her career. But her rush to generate headlines soon uncovers a strange artifact, an alien conspiracy, and the lies at the heart of her own story. A bold science fiction thriller featuring one woman, one location, and a mystery uncovered through audio, immerses the viewer in a pitch-black rabbit hole of 'reality,’ challenging them to reconsider truth as an immutable fact in a world so easily manipulated. As he blends science fiction and thriller in a gripping feature debut, and builds dramatic tension from the purest materials, presenting a different view on confinement in our post-pandemic era, the filmmaker reminds us that “truth is no longer the great monolith that underpins the world – power is.”

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Matt Vesely

Script: Lucy Campbell

Cinematography: Michael Tessari

Editing: Tania M Nehme

Sound: Leigh Kenyon

Music: Benjamin Speed

Actors: Lily Sullivan

Production: Black Cat White Rabbit Productions, The South Australian Film Corporation, Adelaide Film Festival

Producers: Bettina Hamilton

Costumes: Renate Henschke

Production Design: Jonah Booth-Remmers

Make Up: Karen Gower

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Australia

Production Year: 2023

Duration: 94'

Contact: Blue Finch Film Releasing

Matt Vesely

Matt Vesely is a South Australian writer and director. Often combining his love of science fiction with a sincere view of human relationships, Matt has directed a number of successful shorts and worked as a writer across TV & film. Matt’s latest short, the sci-fi comedy System Error, was selected for the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival and opened the 2021 St Kilda Film Festival. Matt works with award-winning collective Closer Productions. He was the story producer for Closer’s four-part drama for SBS, The Hunting, and a writer for hit ABC comedy series Aftertaste.