DavidWenham’sfeaturefilmdirectorialdebutisatouchinglovelettertoSydney.ThisWorldPremiereisanimprovisedexperimentabouttherandommeetingoftwostrangers.Conceived,workshoppedandshotinjusttendays,EllipsisbeginswithanaccidentalmeetingbetweenViv(EmilyBarclay;PrimeMover,2009)andJasper(BenedictSamuel)onthestreetsofSydney.Thetwoliterallybumpintoeachother,leadingtoconversation,acoffeeandanightlongadventure.TheytravelthroughthecityfromBonditoKingsCross,fromasexshoptobarsandparksrevealingmoretoeachotherandgrowingcloser.ReminiscentofRichardLinklater’sBeforeSunrise,Ellipsisisrefreshingandagreatdealoffun,takingfulladvantageofitsimprovisational,loosenature.It’sanaffectingandlonginglovelettertoSydneyatitsmostseductive:atnight.
