TY - ADVS AU - Vaughan,James AU - Rennick,Lucy AU - Lamond,Rebecca AU - Conway,Amelia AU - Diaz,Emma AU - Wilson,Fergus AU - Zimbulis,Greg AU - Gannon,David ED - Leitourgia Films, ED - Grasshopper Film (Firm), TI - Friends and strangers PY - 2022///] CY - [New York, NY] PB - Grasshopper Film KW - Youth KW - Australia KW - Drama KW - Ambition KW - Comedy films KW - lcgft KW - Feature films KW - Fiction films N1 - Originally released as a motion picture in 2021; Special features: International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021: introduction video by James Vaughan; audition tapes; theatrical trailer; Director of photography, Dimitri Zaunders; Amelia Conway, Emma Diaz, Fergus Wilson, Greg Zimbulis, David Gannon, Jayden Muir, Victoria Maxwell, Poppy Jones, Steve Maxwell; Rating: Not rated N2 - Part of absurdist comedy, a part deep-seated satire of contemporary Australia as experienced by the young and affluent, the show follows twenty-somethings Ray and Alice as they navigate a series of increasingly awkward and comedic situations, from limp romantic encounters to bungled opportunities for professional growth. Once they have tacitly buried their vague ambitions, all that remains are half-hearted attempts with equally indeterminate results ER -