Mandarin Peel

Mandarin Peel is a haiku Through a lens of memory and dreams two girls explore their friendship and the joy of a juicy mandarin in the dry Australian landscape An evocative montage the film evokes tactile experiences and revels in the visceral Its a musing on childhood kinship instincts violence and forgiveness The children of Mandarin Peel serve as metaphors for Australia itself its exploration of identity forging relationships inventing history and future