79 minutes | Australia | 2026

World Premiere
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
18 July at Cinema Nova, Melbourne

In 2020, seven Australians shared their hopes, dreams and fears and chose a landscape to reflect their experience of isolation. Three years later, they listen back with vulnerability and humour, confronting the universal question: can we use difficult times to become who we hope to be?

Official Trailer

Screenings

The Somewhere After world premiere is on the 18th of July at 3:30pm at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.

The jury has nominated the film as a finalist for the Wildcard Award.

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  • “Issues of isolation, coping strategies, emotional impact...permeate this fine film.”

    —– Peter Krausz, Film Critic, former Chair of the Australian Film Critics Association, FIPRESCI jury member

  • “By creating a conversation between past and present selves, Macindoe captures something many of us rarely have the opportunity to witness: the distance between who we were, who we hoped to become, and who we are now. The result is both intimate and universal — a poignant reminder that growth is often uneven, unexpected, and deeply human. Somewhere After doesn’t offer easy answers; instead, it invites us to reflect on our own capacity for reinvention and the quiet courage required to keep moving forward.” — Susannah Duff, Festival Producer, Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

    —Susannah Duff, Festival Producer, Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

  • "An unforgettable work of documentary filmmaking...the stories offer the reassurance that the difficult moments do not define an entire life."

    –Documentary Drive

  • “Poetic and engrossing...this is a beautiful film that is very timely.”

    —— Frank Newman, Creative Producer and former Sydney Opera House Learning Specialist, Test Audience Member

  • "It lingers in memory after viewing. The film gently reveals human vulnerabilities, memory, honesty — how we make narratives of our lives. It is very intimate and non-judgemental. The film's themes and resonances are universal."

    —Carmel Finegan, Film Studies, University of New South Wales, Test Audience Member