An Indefinite Life is a provocative experimental work, which examines the indefinite detention of asylum seekers on remote islands, a practice maintained by the Australian government for many years.

Two story worlds exist in An Indefinite Life: the ‘real’ detention centre (shot with a conventional camera) and the 360˚ ‘fantasy’ of an imagined Sydney – hallucinations caused by the protagonist ZPR 359’s hunger strike. The form resulted from several challenges: the desire to create distinct environments, and the difficulty in finding credible for scenes set on a remote island when shooting with an omnidirectional 360˚ camera.

Director:

Liam Branagan

Liam Branagan and Eve Spence have collaborated on a number of award-winning short films, and are currently developing feature projects. Liam produced their short film “Playground”, which premiered at Berlin... Read More