THE SECOND
Australia / 2018 / 94 min / DCP / Thriller
Director : Mairi Cameron
Script : Stephen Lance
Cinematography : Mark Wareham
Editing : Steve Cooper
Music : Ryan Walsh
Production : Leanne Tonkes & Stephen Lance
Cast : Rachael Blake, Susie Porter, Vince Colosimo, Marty Sacks, Susan Prior
Introduced by Leanne Tonkes, Mairi Cameron & Stephen Lance
A successful author riding high on the international acclaim of her first book, a sexually explicit autobiography, has everything - money and critical acclaim. Everything is perfect, except she's struggling to produce a second novel. She has writer’s block. Attempting to meet her deadline, the author and her publisher and boyfriend, take a long summer weekend at her family’s country estate. The grandeur of the property is breathtaking, but it conceals a dark secret that remains unwritten. When a beautiful friend from the past, arrives out of the blue, the secret becomes a deadly problem.
Mairi Cameron
Mairi Cameron is a graduate of the Australian Film and Television Radio School (AFTRS). Her first short film Milk was selected for official competition at Cannes, won prizes at Palm Springs and Bilbao and was pre-selected for an Academy Award. She’s directed clips for some of Australiaʼs premier music artists, including Triple Jʼs ʻMusic Video of the Yearʼ, Washingtonʼs Sunday Best. She directed short films Push Bike and Seersucker which screened at Flickerfest. She has a slate of long form projects in development including an adaptation of American novel, The Secret Lives Of Dresses. The Second is her first feature film as director, and will have an Australian theatrical release and distribution on STAN in 2018. Mairi is also passionate about education, and is currently the Film Department Coordinator and Lecturer at SAE Creative Media Institute in Brisbane.