Plot

Desperate to make the film that will crown him the next Tarantino, young filmmaker Kurt Michaels travels 8000 miles to the outback of Tasmania.

Desperate to make the film that will crown him the next Tarantino young filmmaker Kurt Michaels travels 8000 miles deep into the lost outback of Tasmania to retrace the voyage of his ancestor. Guided by a cryptic handwritten journal Kurt, his buddy and producer Brian and their entourage search for the dark secret his ancestor determined never to reveal. Lost, haunted and terrified they discover themselves pawns in an ancient vendetta.—Paul Kolsky

The film makers wish to emphasize that "The Screaming Silent" is entirely a fictitious work set in a period of unfathomable tragedy for Indigenous Tasmanian people. Contrary to the voiced opinions of certain fictional characters we affirm that Indigenous Tasmanians survive to this day and into the future.—Hypshot Pty Ltd