Strange Attractor
In a future dystopian Australia, nature's hard-man Lyll disrupts the domestic enclosures of three unsuspecting victims, connecting them with an ancient rite of passage deep within the outback.
A short film and proof of concept for the debut feature, Jack Russell: We never talk about the mongrels — currently in development.
With Joel Faulkner, Will Hearn, Dean Perrin,
Bonnie Caine & Allegra Monk
Jack Russell: We never talk about the mongrels
Something with a necklace
Filmbakers — small projects
Murphed
Murphy is on an open road adventure with his love, Murphette, when he finds himself drawn into an infinite pursuit to fix his broken-down bus. The road is paved, the future is in sight, and it's a race to the finish line.
Starring Dean Perrin
Selected work, upcoming & released.
About.
Hadley Perkins is a writer and director — investigating the unfolding mystery of the nature of things.
His debut short Murphed (2023) won Best Director and Best Editor at the Far South Film Festival, and the SAE Creative Media Institute Award for Emerging Talent at Byron All Shorts. His latest short, Strange Attractor (2025), is a proof of concept for his debut feature — Jack Russell: We never talk about the mongrels — currently in development under his independent banner, Filmbakers.
He works with a tight collaborative crew including DP Nolan Verheij, production designer Jess Lee Foote, and producer Jasper Sharpe. Beyond film, he runs writing groups, designs locally-made clothing, and runs discussion groups.
Press & honors.
Murphed is a comment on our striving lives and our linear focus upon the ever unreachable horizon.Hadley Perkins · BBFF interview, 2023
There are many unwalked paths but we do not recognise them, as they have never been walked and do not look like a path at all.Hadley Perkins · on Murphed, 2023