FWENDS
FWENDS follows two thirty-somethings adrift in modern Sydney. Em, a junior lawyer, endures an abusive workplace just to afford her sky-high rent, while Jessie, a former stripper and world traveler, wrestles with the void left by a long-term breakup. What begins as a casual reunion unfolds into a spontaneous weekend of city wanderings and late-night confessions, peeling back layers of ambition, loneliness, and existential dread.
Director Sophie Somerville—who co-wrote the film with stars Emmanuelle Mattana and Melissa Gan—infuses the dialogue with spiky, naturalistic repartee that feels partly improvised. Somerville’s playful touch extends to Mike Tilbrook’s lilting piano score and Rizky Pratama’s sound design, which place viewers squarely in the characters’ nocturnal drift. Inspired by early Richard Linklater (SLACKER in particular), Jim Jarmusch, and the anarchic spirit of Broad City, Fwends becomes an ambling, tender portrait of friendship, loss, and rediscovery—celebrating the messy, fleeting connections that give life its quiet meaning.
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