The ugly Cronulla race riots in southern Sydney in 2005 may seem an unlikely source of humour but that's the backdrop of writer-director Abe Forsythe's latest film.
Abe Forsythe's black comedy Down Under is set hit Australian cinemas on August 4.
Down Under director Abe Forsythe will talk the two masks of drama - comedy and tragedy - this Friday as part of AFTRS' Friday on My Mind talks series.
Younes has appeared in City Homicide, Love Child, Home and Away and Hiding. IF checks in with him on the publicity tour for his first feature lead, in Abe Forsythe's Down Under.
"If I never get the chance to make another one, I feel good now having made this one," Forsythe told IF
Writer-director Abe Forsythe proved his skill at flicking the switch from black comedy to violence in Down Under, and now he’s embarking on a film which will mash even more genres.
Abe Forsythe’s zombie film 'Little Monsters', French-Australian co-production 'Slam' and an as yet untitled film from the Roache-Turner brothers are among 12 productions recently backed by Create NSW.
Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, 'Beauty and the Beast'’s Josh Gad and 'Offspring'’s Alexander England are starring in 'Little Monsters', Abe Forsythe’s Zombie horror comedy now shooting in Sydney.