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In Vitro

Directed by Will Howarth, Tom McKeith
2024
Australia
89 minutes
Unclassified 18+
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Ashley Zukerman (Succession) stars in a gripping Australian sci-fi mystery thriller set on a remote cattle farm in the near future.

With cattle production devastated by ecological disasters, Jack (Zukerman) and his wife Layla (Talia Zucker) are conducting biotechnology experiments at their isolated property. While Layla longs for the return of their son from boarding school, Jack carries out research he hopes will save his family from financial ruin. This meticulously written and brilliantly performed feature from Aussie directors Tom McKeith and Will Howarth (Beast, SFF 2016) takes unpredictable turns as gloomy skies gather and the couple’s relationship begins to strain. Strikingly filmed on the eerily dry Monaro Plains of NSW, In Vitro is claustrophobic, suspenseful and scarily believable.

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Special Guests

Will Howarth
Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Will Howarth an Australian filmmaker and actor who co-founded the production company Fictious. He is alumnus from the Sundance Screenwriters Lab and Screen NSW’s Aurora Program, and was also shortlisted for the Inside Film Award for Rising Talent. As an actor, Howarth is also a two-time nominee and runner-up for the Health Ledger Scholarship.
Tom McKeith
Director, Screenwriter
Tom McKeith is an Australian director and screenwriter based in Sydney. An alumnus from the University of Sydney and AFTRS, McKeith’s debut feature Beast premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2015, where it received a Dropbox Award nomination for Best First Feature. His films have also screened across Berlin, Telluride and Busan.

Tickets

Thu 6 Jun
6:30pm
Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 5
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Sat 8 Jun
8:30pm
Ritz Randwick - Cinema 5
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Sun 9 Jun
6:30pm
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1
Assisted Listening
Audio Description
Wheelchair
Close Captioned
Past Event Cancel
Wed 19 Jun
6:15pm
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3
Assisted Listening
Audio Description
Wheelchair
Close Captioned
Past Event Cancel
Program Strand
Features, Back By Popular Demand
Year
2024
Classification
Unclassified 18+
Country
Australia
Language
In English
Director
Will Howarth, Tom McKeith
Producer
Will Howarth, Lisa Shaunessy, Bec Janek
Cast
Ashley Zukerman, Talia Zucker, Will Howarth
Screenwriter
Tom McKeith, Will Howarth, Talia Zucker
Cinematographer
Shelley Farthing-Dawe
Editor
Paul Murphy, Will Howarth, Tom McKeith, Luca Cappelli
Premiere
World Premiere
Genre
Thriller, Australian Films, World Premieres, Animals & Creatures, Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Science & Technology
Company Credits
Australian Distributor: Madman Entertainment
Production Company
Fictious
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