Locusts (film)

Locusts is an upcoming independent feature film written and produced by radiologist Dr Angus Watts and directed by Heath Davis starring Ben Geurens, Jessica McNamee, Nathaniel Dean in lead roles. It will be distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Bonsai Films.

It also marks the acting debut of South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL rugby league player George Burgess. The title is a metaphor for the human propensity to consume everything without fear of consequences, and was inspired from the writer’s upbringing in NSW. It has Chris Bland as DOP, Rick Beecroft as Assistant Director, Tiare Tomaszewski as Line Producer, Jason King as Associate Producer, and Carlo Crescini as Production Designer.

The film is the final onscreen role of AACTA nominated Australian actor Damian Hill who died in September 2018.

Plot
The plot is set in a fictional post mining boom town where drugs, unemployment, and desperation have become rife. A tech entrepreneur, Ryan Black, returns reluctantly to his hometown for his father’s funeral. He gets reunited with his ex-con brother, Tyson. A gang of criminals from their father’s shady past shows up with whom they get entangled in a deadly extortion racket which exposes the dark underbelly of the sleepy town. The plot also includes Isabella, a single mother played by Jessica McNamee. George Burgess plays a bouncer.

Cast

 * Ben Geurens as Ryan Black
 * Nathaniel Dean as Tyson Black
 * Jessica McNamee as Isabella
 * Justin Rosniak as Benny
 * Steve Le Marquand as Cain
 * Damian Hill as Davo
 * Andy McPhee as Jake
 * Alan Dukes as McCrea
 * Kenneth Moraleda as Aristotle
 * Carolyn Brazier as Dr Matheson
 * Ryan Morgan as Caleb