A rugged cliffside overlooking the ocean, once a sanctuary of peace, now holds the weight of a painful past for a family that has been torn apart by a web of secrets and silence. They discover that silence is the greatest enemy of the truth and that a conversation that was not had for too long might have been the real problem.

This film fuses the Australian landscape with Klimt inspired visual images and palettes, alongside the interplay between a contemporary and an original Shakespearean sonnet. It invites audiences to question perception itself, revealing that what first appears to be one set of circumstances is, in truth, something entirely different.



At its heart, the work explores the act of listening with intention rather than assumption. It examines how meaning is lost when words are heard but not truly received, both in conversation and in poetry. Through the tension between passive and active listening, the film reveals how silence, misunderstanding, and unexamined interpretation can cause damage equal to, or greater than, spoken conflict.



Music and sound become emotional guides within the film, shaping perception and deepening understanding. They move beneath language, supporting what is heard, revealing what is felt, and giving voice to the spaces where words fail.



Blending poetry, cinema, visual art, and sound, the film moves beyond conventional narrative to create a new storytelling form we describe as a Cinematic Poem.