Kangaroo Island

This film screened on July 2nd, 2025 for the Chicago Film Festival Summer Screening, at the Museum. The 270+ audience was surveyed afterwards, where it received a 9.2/10 score. Earlier a 100+ New York audience was surveyed for an 8.7/10 and 100% saying "yes" they would recommend to others.

The film explores themes of life and death and how humans seek meaning from a world that appears to have none. It's about relationships of all kinds - friends, lovers, family, loss, gain and hope. At 110 minutes the film moves very fast and is often described as an emotional rollercoaster with genuine laugh-out-loud moments throughout - even during the moving of scenes.

From the very first scene of this spectacular South Australian film 'Kangaroo Island', I was hooked. It offered everything! Wonderful acting, authentic characters, love and family challenges, as well as picturesque scenery, ideal accompanying music and spot-on Aussie humour. I laughed, I cried and I rode the bumpy ride of the Wells family. A heart-warming, realistic insight into love and loss for a close-knit family, so perfect in their imperfections. Superbly directed and so well written, this is a must see film for all.

Kangaroo Island delivers the perfect blend of heart and humour 🍿 Visually stunning, with standout performances that bring the story to life, this film is a triumph for South Australian cinema. A heartfelt and beautifully crafted piece of storytelling, it's one not to be missed.

Proudly South Australian!