Dan Spielman

Tommy Matisse hears music in everything, from the rhythm of the traffic to the beating heart of his girlfriend Alysse. For him it is all "life's secret symphony". Caught up in his music, the calls from the ones he loves back at home are the only thing Tommy cannot hear. Disaster strikes when his sister experiments with drugs while out partying with Alysse, and suffers a fatal overdose. Alysse, overwhelmed with guilt by the tragedy and Tommy’s pain and anger, tears them apart. The two soul mates embark on solitary journeys. Using his sampled sounds and classical background, he begins to fuse his music with electronic beats, finally finding his place amongst the culture and sound of his time. One Perfect Day is a story of self-discovery. A story that shows how fear and desire can destroy and how hope and love can create.

An Accidental Soldier tells the tale of an unexpected love story set in WW1 France between a young Australian baker who has deserted the front line, and a grieving French woman, who puts her own life at risk by sheltering him from the authorities. The film is based on the book Silent Parts by John Charalambous, and research into the stories of Australian soldiers in Normandy during WW1.