Unless you’re a film being made within the MCU, it’s getting increasingly difficult for films to find financing.

This scenario is only likely to worsen, especially with the recent announcement by that Trump fella to slap tariffs on anything that moves, as he has done with films that are made outside of the US.

Unless you’re a film being made within the MCU, it’s getting increasingly difficult for films to find financing.

This scenario is only likely to worsen, especially with the recent announcement by that Trump fella to slap tariffs on anything that moves, as he has done with films that are made outside of the US.

But where there’s a will, there’s a way, and debutant Australian filmmakers Jack Clark and Jim Weir found it via crowd funding for their first film.

Getting ready to attend his bucks (bachelors) party is Louie (Mackenzie Fearnley). He’s decided to break with convention and actually invite his fiancée Irene (Shabana Azeez), a young British woman, which doesn’t go down too well with his friends, but he doesn’t care.

Although the gathering in a rural locale is guy heavy, Louie’s friend Charlie (Jack Bannister) has also invited his fiancée Grace (Clementine Anderson).

It’s a party that is fuelled by plenty of alcohol, and some drugs for a few of them, that leads to some startling revelations about all there, but especially Louie’s and Irene’s relationship, that certainly causes some shock among those attending.

This directorial debut by Clark and Weir, also written by the pair, is a fine example of making a film any way possible. Its low budget certainly gives it an indie sheen, but there’s absolutely nothing amateurish about it.

It’s undeniably unsettling, and although it borrows a lot of tropes from the horror genre – like a group of young people having a party in the woods could be anything but – the horror it conveys is more of an internal emotional one, which still brings with it a great sense of unease.

The narrative slowly reveals itself to be one that focuses on the relationship between Louie and Irene, who on the surface appear happy enough, but we soon discover that Irene is taking sedatives on a daily basis, which begs the question – why? Also, why does Louie have a sizable visible scar on the side of his head?

And it’s not only their relationship that comes under scrutiny, with something off-kilter about everyone else attending, especially Louie’s friend Dylan, played by Ben Hunter, who comes across as one beer away from turning full serial killer.

This quietly disturbing debut is an impressive start for the duo, made more so by their passion to get it made, which is truly encouraging during these uncertain times within the film industry.