Harmony (2018 film)

Harmony (subtitled The Five Frequencies: Part One) is an Australian fantasy thriller film, released on 4 October 2018, and the sole film appearance of Jessica Falkholt, who was killed in a car accident while the film was in post-production.[1]

Harmony
The Five Frequencies: Part One
Directed byCorey Pearson
Produced by
  • Peter Drinkwater
  • Corey Pearson
  • Abi Tabone
  • Gemma Knight
  • Carly Bojadziski
Written byCorey Pearson
Starring
Music byTai Rotem
CinematographyBrendan Gribble
Edited byScott Keanie
Production
companies
  • Cowlick Entertainment
  • Film Grit
  • Rhythmic Films
Release date
  • 4 October 2018 (2018-10-04) (Australia)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Written and directed by Corey Pearson, the film is the first of a planned five-part saga, entitled The Five Frequencies, which follow five orphans as they learn to develop their own unique powers in order to save humanity.

Plot

Harmony centers on the titular 21-year-old homeless woman, played by Jessica Falkholt, who can absorb fear from anyone that she comes in contact with.[2] Manifesting within her as a black liquid, the fear can then be washed off, but absorbing too much fear can kill her.

Harmony meets Mason, played by Jerome Meyer, a socially awkward man who is seemingly void of fear. Relieved that she can feel no pain with him, she falls in love. However, she soon crosses paths with Jimmy, played by Eamon Farren, whose evil presence exudes fear. After a near-death experience, Harmony and Mason must unite to balance the growing negative energy.

Cast

Production

Filming for Harmony began in August 2016 around Sydney and the Illawarra region.[3] Before filming, producers had a read-through with several focus groups to get feedback from the public. Filming reportedly took five weeks.[2]

Reception

Harmony received negative reviews. Prior to Harmony's release on 4 October 2018, Jake Wilson of The Sydney Morning Herald said of the film that "this amateurish local try at a fantasy for teenagers is a transparently bad movie, but bad in a disorientating, vaguely psychedelic way, obeying laws peculiarly its own."[4] David Stratton of The Australian described it as "one of those irritating local films in which all the Australian actors adopt American accents."[5]

See also

References
  1. Bond, Nick (8 August 2018). "Jessica Falkholt's final film set for release 10 months after her death". news.com.au. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. "Filming begins on Harmony with Jacqueline McKenzie, Eamon Farren". if.com. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. Savage, Desiree (12 August 2017). "Illawarra director Corey Pearson is making his film debut with two films Message Man and Harmony". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. Wilson, Jake (2 October 2018). "Harmony review: Home-grown fantasy thriller fails to conjure any magic". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. Stratton, David (5 October 2018). "First Man, The Seagull, Harmony: film reviews". The Australian. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

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