Suburban Wildlife
Suburban Wildlife is a 2019 Australian independent coming-of-age drama film directed by Imogen McCluskey in her feature film debut. It was written by McCluskey and Béatrice Barbeau-Scurla. The film stars Maddy McWilliam, Hannah Lehmann, Priscilla Doueihy, and Alex King. It had its world premiere on 9 March 2019 at the Cinequest Film Festival in California. Plot. Nina, Louise and Alice are recent university graduates living in Sydney. They celebrate their graduation with Kane, their high school friend who didn't attend university. The mood is dampened as the group struggles to come to terms with  Louise's impending move to London for two years. Louise convinces the others to join her on a road trip into regional New South Wales before she leaves. Tensions continue to rise as the friends question what their relationships will be like after Louise moves away. Production. "Suburban Wildlife"'s production budget of AU$4,000 was raised through crowdfunding efforts. Principal photography took place in February 2017 and lasted fourteen days. Release. "Suburban Wildlife" had its world premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival on 9 March 2019. It later had its Australian premiere at the Sydney Film Festival on 8 June  2019. In 2020, US film distributor Gravitas Ventures picked up the film for digital distribution. It became available internationally for video-on-demand rental on 1 December 2020.