Plastic

Synopsis

To what extent do we define ourselves and others by the things we do?

'Plastic' is a new music video which explores these questions through the story of a break down in a relationship resulting in a profound moment of purpose. The video is a real and surreal story of love, loss and construction, which counterpoints the minimalist electronic music of Micra.

This work is a collision of emotionally rich psychological drama and cerebral construction, think 'Before Sunrise' meets ‘Inception'.

Director's Biography

Samuel Lucas Allen Director

Samuel Lucas Allen has been involved in theatre and film since before he was born, appearing in Sidetrack Theatre and SBS-TV productions while still in utero. A founding member and resident director of Tough Kids Productions, Sam was nominated for the Best Director at Sanford International Film Festival for his film ‘Only The Beautiful’ and nominated for a Robin Anderson Film Award for his film ‘School Night’. He has directed over 25 productions for stage and screen, including the premiere of ‘The Teaching of Darkness’ at Chester St Theatre, ‘The Viagra Monologues’ at the Blood Moon theatre, and 'Blood Wedding’ at the Lendlease Theatre. In 2018 he attended NIDA to complete a Masters in Directing, before that he undertook a double degree in Media Arts and Production/Creative Intelligence and Innovation at the University of Technology, Sydney. At NIDA, Sam directed ‘Fool for Love’ by Sam Shepard with the Actors Centre Australia; devised ‘SEX DEATH AND THE INTERNET’ with the Queensland University of Technology; and co-directed ‘The Invisible Bird’, a new opera for Sydney Chamber Opera’; directed and adapted ‘Wake in Fright’ for his graduation show; and wrote and directed a music video for MICRA, which has just been accepted in to the CLIPPED Music Video Festival in Sydney. Most recently Sam has just finished filming a new work which he directed and devised called ‘Missed You’. Samuel aims to continue making work in theatre and film with a particular focus on devised film work and the development of new and established theatre work.