FACTOTUM

A regional worker shortage summons Cass to his forsaken childhood home of Bundaberg, where he finds himself on a spiritual search for redemption. On this unwitting journey of self-discovery, Cass crosses paths with a local fish and chip shop worker, Andrew. Andrew is a second generation Chinese Australian who is suddenly confronted with the death of his father. Cass and Andrew’s stories of loss intertwine, seeing them exchange emotional comfort during their most turbulent times.



“Jaydon Martin makes an outstanding feature debut with this absorbing, moving and visually beautiful docufiction...The film’s poetry resides in its thoughtful inactivity, its vernacular spirituality and its gentleness."
- Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian ★★★★



"Jaydon Martin’s Flathead, an Australian directorial debut shot in luminous black-and-white, was a real standout and Special Jury Award winner. The docufiction, with its distinctive vision of spiritual questing in a poor part of Queensland, maximised absurdist detail and laidback sardonic wit while still conferring dignity on its subjects…"
- Carmen Gray, Sight and Sound's Weekly Film Bulletin

 
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