The Moogai

When it comes to the way diversity and stories in first nation culture are told we realise after seeing this film that we have barely begun to scratch the surface. Notions of dreamtime spirits and superstition are touched on and embellished in which a new horror genre unique to Australia is born. Soft edge shots and emotionally intense close ups will have you jolting from your seats as Shari Sebbens and Moyne Wyatt (The Sapphires, Redfern Now) play on our fears from the moment they bring their newborn baby Jacob home. There's definitely something here that is yet to be fully exploited with the promise of 40,000 years of history to draw from in this kind of horror story.