On the frontier of the 19th century gold rush, two miners are caught in a daring heist to avoid ruin. They must risk everything to escape their harrowing mythic vengeance.
Esperance is an epic, lyrical period adventure set against the harsh and violent backdrop of the Victorian Gold rush. It is a meditation on hope, violence, colonialism, and the moral cost of survival. The story follows two Irish miners: Thomas Callahan, disillusioned and cynical over years of toil, and his …
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Robert Frantzeskos (BA, MA) is a writer, editor and assembly editor. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and went on to study a master’s degree in Directing at the Victorian College of the Arts. His recent feature assembly editor credits... View Robert Frantzeskos's Bio
Thomas Moody is a Melbourne-based screenwriter and short story writer, shortlisted for the 2026 Emerging Writer Award for his co-written feature screenplay Esperance. A pharmacist by trade, Thomas has always been a writer at heart, winning several awards for his... View Thomas Moody's Bio
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