We're like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it's forever.

​Set in the foreboding beauty of a snow-covered rural Tasmanian landscape, DARK SKY ISLAND is the story of park ranger Taylor Bridges, a father who, struggling with the guilt of losing his eight-year-old daughter, finds himself at the centre of the disappearance of another little girl a year later and must race against time to find her in order to redeem himself.

Redemption is born of guilt, and weighs heavy on even the strongest man.

​Traumatised by the disappearance of his daughter, Taylor has since become a chronic sleepwalker, unable to establish his own whereabouts and uncertain of what happens when he sleepwalks.

If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream.

Epic in its setting – the vastness of the Tasmanian wilderness, and intimate in its concerns – a quest for redemption, DARK SKY ISLAND is at heart about a father’s love for his daughter.

There’s something raw and animalistic about the love one has for their children.

A thriller amidst a very human story, DARK SKY ISLAND is ultimately about how far you’d go for the people you love and about the triumph of the human spirit.

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.





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It’s every parent’s nightmare to have their child go missing, regardless of nationality, language or culture. DARK SKY ISLAND is quintessentially Australian yet international. Its themes of guilt and redemption transcend national boundaries. Its protagonist’s quest for redemption is something that global audiences can relate to, while its showcase of Tasmania’s stunning vista is something that they can marvel at.


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