The Turning Trailer

In 2005, Australian author Tim Winton collected a series of 17 short stories and published them under the title 'The Turning'. The stories revolve around the character Vic Lang (Dougie Baldwin, Richard Roxburgh, Josh McConville, Casey Douglas and Dan Wyllie), with themes involving companionship, sentimentality and drug abuse. The book received multiple awards for the stories, and went on to become a part of the Western Australian English curriculum in schools. In 2013, the book was turned into a movie, nominated for numerous awards at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards.  

In an incredible cinematic event, 17 directors came together in order to adapt each short story in the collected book. Amongst these were Jonathan auf der Heide ("Fog"), Tony Ayres ("Cockleshell"), Jub Clerc ("Abbreviation"), Robert Connolly ("Aquifer"), Shaun Gladwell ("Family"), Rhys Graham ("Small Mercies"), Justin Kurzel ("Boner McPharlin's Moll"), Yaron Lifschitz ("Immunity"), Anthony Lucas ("Damaged Goods"), Claire McCarthy ("The Turning"), Ian Meadows ("Defender"), Ashlee Page ("On Her Knees"), Stephen Page ("Sand"), Simon Stone ("Reunion"), Warwick Thornton ("Big World"), Marieka Walsh ("Ash Wednesday"), Mia Wasikowska ("Long, Clear View"), David Wenham ("Commission"). The film opened theatrically in the UK on 6th February 2015.