He Died with a Felafel in His Hand

Aspiring writer Danny (Taylor, Shine, SFF 1996; Almost Famous) bounces between a succession of ramshackle sharehouses in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Danny and a revolving cast of eccentric housemates somehow find themselves dodging thugs and dirty cops, all while navigating the familiar trials and tribulations of twenty-something life – unpaid rent, bad relationships and cleaning rosters. Director Richard Lowenstein’s (Mystify: Michael Hutchence, SFF 2019; Dogs in Space) offbeat style perfectly captures the absurdity of coming-of-age, the frustration of figuring out where you fit in the world, and the fleeting, dysfunctional friendships that quietly sustain and define young adult lives.