Media Release
23rd July 2009
Edge of Your Seat Thriller ‘Storage’ to be released 13th August
Storage is directed by Michael Craft, and is his first big screen movie.
Produced by Gregor Drugowitsch, Michael Craft and Elizabeth Symes
from a screenplay written by Michael Craft, with script editing by David
Caesar. It is based on an original idea by Michael Craft and is Executive
Produced by David Lightfoot.
The film was originally inspired by a visit to an underground self-storage
facility. ‘Having experienced first hand how spooky a storage facility can
be, I was very excited about the possibility of using that environment as
the setting for our film” says Craft. Helping his fiancé move house, Craft
came upon a suitably eerie place to set his debut film. Storage facilities
have hundreds of rooms and each one stores an accumulation of
possessions, often reflecting different personalities. Craft decided that this
would be an interesting angle to explore.
The film was made in Craft’s hometown of Brisbane and he was glad he
had the opportunity to make Storage locally. “It has been a wonderful
process being able to make the film in Queensland. We have an
enormous depth of talent in this state and Gregor, Elizabeth and I all felt
very passionately about keeping the film in Brisbane.”
Storage stars Matt Scully, Damien Garvey, Saskia Burmeister and Robert
Mammone. Cast also includes Robert Price, Sally McKenzie, Mark Bullos
and Elise Greig.
Director of Photography Tony Luu came on board lured by the interesting
ideas at play in Michael Craft’s screenplay ‘as the film progresses and
terrible things occur to the characters, the film get darker and moodier.
This is reflected in the cinematography,’ says Tony Luu.
SYNOPSIS
Jimmy is bereft and alone after the brutal murder of his father. Burdened
by grief, he goes to live with his uncle an ex SAS officer, who runs a below-
ground storage facility in the city. While exploring the maze of corridors
Jimmy comes across a deeply disturbed man who seems to be hiding
evidence of a crime in his storage unit.
Jimmy's curiosity takes over and he ignores the golden rule of the storage
facility, customer privacy. What he discovers in a red drum barrel at the
back of this unit will start him down a very dark road.
When suspicion take over there's no turning back
STORAGE will be screening at the St George Brisbane International Film
Fesitval on Friday 31 July at 8.30pm.
STORAGE will be in cinemas from 13th
August in Adelaide, Brisbane, and
regional areas around Australia.
For further information:
Niki White
The Lantern Group
T: 02 9383 4038
M: 0403 176 988
niki@lanterngroup.com.au
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