Monolith

Monolith is a 2022 Australian sci-fi/thriller film which had its premiered in Australia on 27 October 2022 at the Adelaide Film Festival, and internationally at SXSW in March 2023. It stars Lily Sullivan, the only on-screen actor in the film, as a journalist uncovering a mystery. Described as high-concept science fiction, the film is written by Lucy Campbell, directed by Matt Vesely, and produced by Bettina Hamilton. Plot "A disgraced journalist... turns to podcasting to salvage her career, before uncovering a strange artefact that she believes is evidence of an alien conspiracy". Cast Lily Sullivan as The Interviewer Erik Thomson as Dad (voice) Kate Box as Laura (voice) Terence Crawford as Klaus (voice) Damon Herriman (voice) Ling Cooper Tang as Floramae (voice) Ansuya Nathan as Paula (voice) Matt Crook as Scott (voice) Rashidi Edward as John (voice) Brigid Zengeni as Shiloh (voice) Belle Kalendra-Harding Production Monolith is the first feature film to be produced as part of a joint initiative called "Film Lab: New Voices", by South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) and the Adelaide Film Festival (AFF). A development lab ran for 11 months, in which three teams (chosen for development out of an initial 63 contenders) developed their scripts, and one was chosen for production at this time. Monolith received an initial in funding from SAFC and AFF, and with Mercury CX also helping to fund the film. The whole film was funded on less than .