Em is a young woman under pressure hurtling through the night on the road to nowhere. Someone is out to kill her, but who? Journey into a dark night of the soul as this psychological thriller keeps you guessing right up to the final unsettling twist.

It was definitely an ambitious script for an independently funded short film. From the coast to the city, to the suburbs and the mountains, Lost Soul was always going to require meticulous planning to pull off Director Sarah Hatherley’s vision of a cinematic gem. Tony Roger’s network of talented film technicians and suppliers was critical. In particular his ability to secure a very special camera kit from Lemac. Having previously shot exclusively on film, it had taken Hatherley a long time to get over the soullessness of early digital. Shooting with the talented and artistic DP Joel Betts on the Alexa XT & Cooke anamorphic lenses was a revelation, an absolute joy.

A script largely stripped of dialogue, gave Amelia Bishop the challenge of communicating her character’s struggle through performance. With a dissolving sense of reality, her character’s emotional state becomes progressively unstable. Strength and vulnerability seesaw precariously throughout in a riveting display. Newcomer Violetta Capanni  was able to channel the capricious nature of The Child. Curious, fearless and playful one moment, vulnerable or angry the next. Each of the actors embraced the mind-bending nature of their characters role in this ethereal thriller.