Colac

IN DEVELOPMENT - PORT ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Colac

Five interconnected stories unfold across Port Adelaide, where ordinary lives quietly collide to form one larger story.

ABOUT THE FILM

Six stories,
one harbour.

Colac brings together six different stories unfolding across one unforgettable day in Port Adelaide.

A kidnapped dog, a dying pianist searching for her first piano, a young man lost in his own dream world, a mother and daughter recovering from a serious accident, a policeman with dreams of comedy, and an antique shop encounter over an old vase — each story moves through the streets, buildings and hidden corners of the Port.

By the end of the day, their paths lead to the Colac Hotel, where these separate lives collide in one shared finale.

It is a film about proximity. About how close strangers live, and how rarely they look up.
THE FIVE STORIES

01

The Missing Dog

THE SEARCHER

02

The First Piano

THE LISTENER

03

The Dreamer

THE OUTSIDER

04

After the Crash
THE WITNESS

05

The Policeman Who Wanted to Be Funny

THE PERFORMER

05

The Vase

THE KEEPER
“The locations are not a backdrop. They are the sixth character.”
VISUAL MOOD

What it feels like.

Concept photography, finished stills, teaser frames and location work – gathered as the project finds its eye. Documentary in spirit, lit only by what is already there.
Realistic / Human / Observational / Quiet tension / Everyday poetry / Industrial beauty / Natural light / Working-class authenticity / Environmental storytelling
TEAM

Who's making it.

Eleni Vasos

DIRECTOR & WRITER
Grew up three streets from the wharf. Makes quiet films about the people she knows.

Tom Beck

PRODUCER
Keeps small films alive on small means. Believes in the long take and the long lunch.

Marlow Reid

CINEMATOGRAPHER
Shoots only in available light. Will wait all afternoon for one cloud to move.
CASTING

The faces.

Jonah Pike

as the dockworker

Della Frost

as the shopkeeper

Ruby Sang

as the girl who stayed

Aaron Voss

as the harbourmaster’s son

Mara Cole

as the woman who returned
Further casting ongoing. Local and first-time performers encouraged.
CONTACT

Say hello.

hello@colacfilm.au
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