IN VITRO
8:30pm Friday 11 July 2025
@finsburyparkph
LONDON PREMIERE
2024 d. Will Howarth + Tom McKeith
1h 29m + short film / Sci-fi thriller / Rating: Unclassified 15+
Cast:
@ashzukerman , Talia Zucker (teezucks), Will Howarth
Writer: Will Howarth, Talia Zucker, Tom McKeith
Producers: Will Howarth,
@bec.janek , Lisa Shaunessy
“A masterstroke in nerve-shredding cinema. Its timely, unsettling and thrilling narrative will burrow deep into your mind and stay there for days.” – Matthew Eeles (
@cinemaaustralia )
The London Australian Film Festival‘s ‘future cult classic’ slot returns with the rural sci-fi thriller, IN VITRO, a tense and unsettling exploration of biotechnology from the filmmaking team of co-writer/directors Will Howarth and Tom McKeith, and star and co-writer, Talia Zucker (Lake Mungo).
On a struggling cattle farm some years in the future, a life of isolation is taking its toll on young couple, Layla (Zucker) and Jack (Ashley Zukerman - Succession, Fear Street). With their son away at boarding school, Jack spends his days tending to the livestock and experimenting with new biotechnology, while Layla pines for her son and the life she once had. One night, everything changes when a storm knocks out power to the property, as unknown forces are unleashed, Jack’s behaviour turns increasingly controlling, and the mysteries of life on the farm begin to unravel.
Rural Australia takes a dystopian turn in this gripping thriller, which is masterfully crafted, beautifully shot, and draws on two brilliant central performances. More proof that independent cinema is alive and well down under!
Australian snacks and sweets will be on sale, and a raffle will be held before the screening. With thanks to Will Howarth.
“punches above its weight…an interesting exercise in imagining the future of rural life” - Jennie Kermode (Eye For Film)
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