PENINSULA darklands
By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni & Alistair Johns
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crane camera descends through gum leaves to reveal a Tyabb cemetery sunrise, setting the scene for what is to follow: a taut, pacy, deadly psychological thriller. Darklands, a feature film written and produced by Mount Eliza couple, Christopher Gist and Sarah Mayberry, is shot entirely on the Mornington Peninsula, yet it’s not the peninsula we know and love; it’s somewhere much darker. continued next page ...
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28 | PENINSULA
November 2022