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Carnifex

An aspiring documentarian and two conservationists who venture into the Outback to record the animals displaced by bushfires where they discover a terrifying new species.

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Sean Lahiff

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horror, thriller

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Dancing Road Productions

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So we spend a long time
in the womb, - Carnifex

So we spend a long time in the womb,

But most marsupials are only
pregnant for a few weeks, - Carnifex

But most marsupials are only pregnant for a few weeks,

Marsupials are mostly nocturnal, - Carnifex

Marsupials are mostly nocturnal,

And we have
meat-eating carnivores, - Carnifex

And we have meat-eating carnivores,

It runs head-first
into its tunnel - Carnifex

It runs head-first into its tunnel

The wombat pushes its back up - Carnifex

The wombat pushes its back up

But on a serious note, - Carnifex

But on a serious note,

And if we don't get them help
now, they'll become extinct. - Carnifex

And if we don't get them help now, they'll become ...

It's Ben, master field
biologist. - Carnifex

It's Ben, master field biologist.

They said it might be hard to
find a team that wanted to do it, - Carnifex

They said it might be hard to find a team that wanted to do ...

So if ever you guys
feel uncomfortable, - Carnifex

So if ever you guys feel uncomfortable,

Uh, my name's Matt.
Uh, I'm a park ranger. - Carnifex

Uh, my name's Matt. Uh, I'm a park ranger.

We, uh, we look after
thousands of hectares of forest, - Carnifex

We, uh, we look after thousands of hectares of forest,

We maintain camp grounds,
control feral animals. - Carnifex

We maintain camp grounds, control feral animals.

And then
there's the bloody greenies, - Carnifex

And then there's the bloody greenies,

And then there's you lot,
from the government, - Carnifex

And then there's you lot, from the government,

He's got our coordinates, but we
can activate the emergency beacon - Carnifex

He's got our coordinates, but we can activate the emerg...

We've got the satellite phone,
but if you wanna message anyone, - Carnifex

We've got the satellite phone, but if you wanna message...

So, uh, what were you doing
before you decided to follow us around? - Carnifex

So, uh, what were you doing before you decided to follow us ...

I usually shoot just like corporate
stuff, safety videos and whatnot. - Carnifex

I usually shoot just like corporate stuff, safety videos and...

But then,
after the fires happened, - Carnifex

But then, after the fires happened,

If we play a tiny part in saving
one single species, it'll be worth it. - Carnifex

If we play a tiny part in saving one single species, it'...

Sure. But, I also want
my contribution to be that - Carnifex

Sure. But, I also want my contribution to be that

If I change my mind
about something I say, - Carnifex

If I change my mind about something I say,

Right, that's what you say now
and then later on, you could be, like, - Carnifex

Right, that's what you say now and then later on, you c...

And do you have any tips for
how to be good on camera, or... - Carnifex

And do you have any tips for how to be good on camera, or...

Top tip. Try not to sound like your
idea of how you think you should sound, - Carnifex

Top tip. Try not to sound like your idea of how you think yo...

Yeah, like you're explaining
stuff to your friend, - Carnifex

Yeah, like you're explaining stuff to your friend,

Oh! I mean, that's the best
thing about being a scientist. - Carnifex

Oh! I mean, that's the best thing about being a scienti...

Yeah, I was one of those kids that
was just, like, obsessed with dinosaurs. - Carnifex

Yeah, I was one of those kids that was just, like, obsessed ...

And I had this massive crush
on my biology teacher. - Carnifex

And I had this massive crush on my biology teacher.

So in order to survey the
bushfire regrowth area for wildlife, - Carnifex

So in order to survey the bushfire regrowth area for wildlif...

What kind of animals
are we looking for? - Carnifex

What kind of animals are we looking for?

And another 43 marsupial
species that also live in trees. - Carnifex

And another 43 marsupial species that also live in trees.

I wanted to use science to help
save animals from extinction. - Carnifex

I wanted to use science to help save animals from extinction...

But seeing how bad things are - Carnifex

But seeing how bad things are

So we count them - Carnifex

So we count them

But sometimes, we get
overruled and they log it anyway. - Carnifex

But sometimes, we get overruled and they log it anyway.

You know, then I think, - Carnifex

You know, then I think,

We want to help the animals but
the thing we have to save them from is us. - Carnifex

We want to help the animals but the thing we have to save th...

It's the weight of all of that
that crushes you - Carnifex

It's the weight of all of that that crushes you

We have to make plans for the
future, even if there isn't gonna be one. - Carnifex

We have to make plans for the future, even if there isn'...

We have to keep going
and even when we fail, - Carnifex

We have to keep going and even when we fail,

...from snakes, spiders, ticks, - Carnifex

...from snakes, spiders, ticks,

It could be an extremely rare
swamp wallaby. - Carnifex

It could be an extremely rare swamp wallaby.

This could also be
a swamp-dwelling rodent. - Carnifex

This could also be a swamp-dwelling rodent.

We record the distribution
of species since the fires. - Carnifex

We record the distribution of species since the fires.

And then we use the baseline
data to track any gradual changes. - Carnifex

And then we use the baseline data to track any gradual chang...

If you find animals
in new places, - Carnifex

If you find animals in new places,

And that means that they have
to move to other animals' territory. - Carnifex

And that means that they have to move to other animals'...

And these other animals
may want to eat them. - Carnifex

And these other animals may want to eat them.

I mean, they are coming back. - Carnifex

I mean, they are coming back.

It's just that the forest is a
lot smaller, so they're hungry. - Carnifex

It's just that the forest is a lot smaller, so they...

It's like everyone's going to the
same restaurant at the same time, - Carnifex

It's like everyone's going to the same restaurant ...

He's just waking up
from a little 20-hour nap. - Carnifex

He's just waking up from a little 20-hour nap.

When he grows up, he'll eat for
three-and-a-half hours and then, he might - Carnifex

When he grows up, he'll eat for three-and-a-half hours ...

It was like a little
God-complex thing, - Carnifex

It was like a little God-complex thing,

When I was a kid, - Carnifex

When I was a kid,

I'm, like, looking down, with
all these kids and families. - Carnifex

I'm, like, looking down, with all these kids and famili...

We see this little furry
creature about the size of a cat. - Carnifex

We see this little furry creature about the size of a cat.

I guess somehow it just escaped
wherever it lives in the zoo - Carnifex

I guess somehow it just escaped wherever it lives in the zoo

And all the kids are like, "Oh",
like, "Look at that little fluffy thing!" - Carnifex

And all the kids are like, "Oh", like, "Look ...

And then he just starts
fucking beating it - Carnifex

And then he just starts fucking beating it

Like, the kids are screaming, - Carnifex

Like, the kids are screaming,

And then he holds up
the little dead animal, - Carnifex

And then he holds up the little dead animal,

It was like,
he was saying, like, - Carnifex

It was like, he was saying, like,

My heart was
pounding out of my chest - Carnifex

My heart was pounding out of my chest

"You gotta do something.
This is... This isn't right." - Carnifex

"You gotta do something. This is... This isn't rig...

I'm sorry.
What's... what's that? - Carnifex

I'm sorry. What's... what's that?

Uh, it's a brushtail. - Carnifex

Uh, it's a brushtail.

Thanks. Sorry. - Carnifex

He's like a kid who wants
to show you all his tricks. - Carnifex

He's like a kid who wants to show you all his tricks.

It's none of my business,
but how do your partners feel - Carnifex

It's none of my business, but how do your partners feel

And Ben hasn't had
a relationship since... - Carnifex

And Ben hasn't had a relationship since...

He sounded like his head
was going to explode. - Carnifex

He sounded like his head was going to explode.

Are you in need of
some short-term pair bonding? - Carnifex

Are you in need of some short-term pair bonding?

I mean, I am kind of amazing
at whistling, so... - Carnifex

I mean, I am kind of amazing at whistling, so...

So what's going on today? - Carnifex

So what's going on today?

Ah, we're retrieving some cameras
that were left behind by another team. - Carnifex

Ah, we're retrieving some cameras that were left behind...

Okay, should be
somewhere around... - Carnifex

Okay, should be somewhere around...

All right, let's find the others
and see what we've got. - Carnifex

All right, let's find the others and see what we'v...

I'm always
desperately hoping that we find - Carnifex

I'm always desperately hoping that we find

I mean, I try not to
think of any animals as bad. - Carnifex

I mean, I try not to think of any animals as bad.

One of the least endangered
species, unfortunately. - Carnifex

One of the least endangered species, unfortunately.

We could probably
just move it, no? - Carnifex

We could probably just move it, no?

He has to use all of his tools
every trip or he feels ripped off. - Carnifex

He has to use all of his tools every trip or he feels ripped...

These old growth
forests are getting rarer and rarer. - Carnifex

These old growth forests are getting rarer and rarer.

If we don't find something endangered
soon, we could lose this whole forest. - Carnifex

If we don't find something endangered soon, we could lo...

A hollow-bearing tree just like this
one supports a diverse range of animals. - Carnifex

A hollow-bearing tree just like this one supports a diverse ...

If the tree is removed, - Carnifex

If the tree is removed,

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An aspiring documentarian and two conservationists who venture into the Outback to record the animals displaced by bushfires where they discover a terrifying new species.

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Director: Sean Lahiff

Writer: Shanti Gudgeon

Production: Dancing Road Productions

Genre: horror, thriller

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 4.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Dec 2022

Awards: N/A

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